Let us Drink and Share from the Well, deep with Life and Love: Graham's 4th Birthday Celebration, went on and on....

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Graham's 4th Birthday Celebration, went on and on....

Chef hard at work on the Cake and Cupcakes

Graham had a wonderful couple of weeks of 4th Birthday celebrations!

Birthday Boy

Artists at work

Pumpkin Masterpieces

Graham's Pumpkin Cake

Graham's Spider Web Cupcakes for Preschool

Party Nannie

Pirate Scoundrel

Birthday Lunch with the Princesses at the Castle

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Our Adoption Journey

January 27, 2011 Return to the USA! We're now officially a family of Six!
January 17, 2011 Gotcha Day with Nara Josette Lin Thornton
January 12, 2011 Travel to China to Bring Home Nara Josette, Our Daughter
December 31, 2010 TA Received!!
December 2010 Waiting for TA - Travel Approval
December 6, 2010 Article 5 Submitted
November 2010 Awaiting Art. 5 and TA
November 2010 Received I-800 Approval
October 2010 Waiting for I-800 Approval and TA
September 2010 Waiting...
September 2010 1-800 Extension & Supp. 3 Submitted
August 2010 Home Study Updated
July 2010 Received a wonderful update of pictures and videos of Nara Josette
June 2010 Sent Nara Josette a Care Pkg. and Lady Bugs in Love cake
June 2010 Waiting to update new I-800 and NBC Forms
June 8, 2010 LOA Arrived!
June 2, 2010 Waiting for LOA
May 29, 2010 Completed new state clearances and SN paperwork
May 28, 2010 Received Pre-Approval for Yun Lin
May 20, 2010 Received Referral for Nan Yun Lin
May 18, 2010 Return Home to USA
May 5, 2010 Depart for Beijing, PRC
April 12, 2010 TA Received
March 22, 2010 Article 5 Received!
March 2, 2010 Waiting for Art. 5 and TA
February 3, 2010 Received our I-800 Approval from Homeland Security
February 1, 2010 Received our Chinese VISA's
January - February 2010 Waiting for TA
January 13, 2010 LOA Arrived!
January 2010 Sent care package for New Year's
January 2010 Waiting for LOA
December 11, 2009 China Travel Mtg.
November 18, 2009 Working on I-800, 864W, DS230 Forms for Immigration & Visas
November 17, 2009 Received a Written & Picture update!!!
November 13, 2009 Sent Nara Josette a LadyBugsInLove care package for her 2nd Bday
November 2009 Waiting for our T.A. (around Jan. or Feb.)
November 5, 2009 L.I.D. - FINALLY!! : -)
October 22, 2009 Received an update about Qin Ji Hong!!
October 21, 2009 D.T.C. (Hopefully a L.I.D. soon)
October 10, 2009 I-800 Approval Notice!
October 1, 2009 Homeland Security Fingerprinting/Clearance
September 21, 2009 I-800 Sent to PRC Consulate
September 19, 2009 AL DHR Clearance
July 27, 2009 Meeting with LCS
July 2009 Waiting...
June 22, 2009 Pre-Approved by CCAA to precede forward with adoption of Qin Ji Hong
June 4, 2009 Have to have some of our documents re-done again (4th time, the charm?)
June 3, 2009 Submitted our Acceptance of Referral and related documents to CCAA for Pre-Approval
June 2, 2009 Received our Referral for Qin Ji Hong
May 22, 2009 We're finally 'on the list' - so we could receive our Referral any day, or months from now...
May 2009 Still Waiting for our file to receive immigration clearance
May 2009 Waiting for FBI appt. and authentications to be done
April 2009 Waiting for clearances to be sent to U.S. Immigration
April 2009 Updated DHR and Physicals paperwork
April 2009 Declined for Taiwan program (2 days later)
April 2009 Moving forward with China Special Needs program
March 2009 Waiting...
January - February 2009 Submit more paperwork for pre-approval application
December 2008 Apply for pre-approval for Taiwan program
October - November 2008 Wait and Pray about program
September 2008 Wait...
August 2008 Submit more paperwork for new requirements
May - July 2008 Wait for DHR/FBI approval, and visits
April 2008 Physicals, Update Passports, Visits
March 2008 Began Homestudy process
February 2008 Offically submitted appl. and began gathering Paperwork!
November 2007 Applied for basic pre-approval from Chinese court
October 2007 Contacted Lifeline to begin adoption process
2003 - Present Attended adoption seminars and education
March 2003 We both felt a call to orphans and adoption

You Could be an Adoptive Parent If:

1. The fact that there are 150 million children without a parent to kiss them goodnight, has truly made your heart sleeplessly ache.
2. You realize that DNA has nothing to do with love and family.
3. You had no idea how you would afford to adopt, but stepped out in faith and God provided.
4. The fact that IF 7% of CHRISTIANS ADOPTED 1 CHILD, THERE WOULD BE NO ORPHANS IN THE WORLD!
5. It drives you crazy when people assume that your adoptive child, "is not your own".
6. You spend free time surfing blogs about families who have experienced the blessing of adoption.
7. You have been 'pregnant' with an adoptive child, longer than it takes an elephant to give birth (2 yrs.).
8. You believe God's heart is for Adoption!
9. You have/will take a LONG airplane ride with a child you just met.
10. You realize that welcoming a child into your heart and family is an eternal legacy for heaven and earth.
11. You have gladly received 5 or more immunization shots in one day at the travel clinic.
12. You have welcomed a social worker into the private parts of your life.
13. You know what Dossier means and you can correctly pronounce it!
14. You pause when people comment that your child is so lucky that you adopted them, knowing well that you are the blessed one to have them in your life.
15. The word Adoption puts a smile on your face.

Let us Drink and Share from the Well, deep with Life and Love

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Graham's 4th Birthday Celebration, went on and on....

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Graham's 4th Birthday Celebration, went on and on....

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