Everyone is doing great...more soon i promise!! But for now...Praising the Lord for answering our prayers: OUR SON IS HOME!!! Happy Thursday to you all, kj
YAY!! I thought about you all this morning on my way into work, thinking I hope all went well with the flights and hoping there were pics this morning. What a beauitful family!! Welcome Home Wes :)
Kristi, You and your husband are very special people to adopt children. They are both so beautiful! Congratulations to you and your family. I am very happy for all of you.
Greetings to you and your family of 8. God is Great! Congratulations - catch your breath and later you can catch us up on all the newness. Love across the miles :)
You have no clue how much of an inspiration you have been for our family! Praise the Lord that you are home safe with your entire family! Blessings sent your way!
I'm a blessed Momma of 6 that's out to share our adoption experience and to encourage others to CARE FOR THE ORPHANS of our world!!
"...once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."(Proverbs 24:12)
June 19th, 2009- We'll be arriving back home with Lucy Lane in our arms...Super yeah!!!
June 13th, 2009 - We'll be flying out to get our baby girl..yeah!!!
May 26th, 2009 - Received call that WE PASSED COURT..she's ours!!
April 20th, 2009 - Received NEW COURT DATE for May 25th.
March 30th, 2009- Received re-referral for Baby "M".
March 10th, 2009 - Julie, our caseworker, calls and delivers the sad news: We lost our referral. Baby Kalkidan's birth mother came back for her.
March 6th, 2009 - Julie calls and gives us court date of May 13th.
February 16th, 2009 - AGCI receives referral packet at 10 am.
February 13th, 2009 - Finish all paperwork and over night referral packet back to AGCI.
February 12th, 2009 - Receive packet and start small paper chase.
February 11th, 2009 - AGCI overnights referral packet to us.
February 10, 2009 - Received "the call" our referral came for our precious 9 month old baby girl. Yeah!!!
February 5th, 2009- Received email stating we're #2 on the wait list...Which meant we were really #1!
January 6th, 2009 - Received call that we're officially #6 on wait list, but really #3.
December 5th, 2008 - Received call that we're officially #9 but really #6 on the wait list!!
November 7th, 2008 - Received email that we're #13 on the wait list.
October 8th, 2008 - Received email that we're #19 on the wait list.
September 4th, 2008 - Received call that we're #23 on the wait list.
July 25th, 2008 - Received notice that we're #27 on the wait list!!
July 22nd, 2008 - Mailed off our Dossier!!! Yeah!!!
July 12th, 2008 - received final completed copy of homestudy
June 18th, 2008 - Fingerprints were taken.
June 17th, 2008 - received dossier packet
May 29th, 2008 - Phone Conference with AGCI (our adoption agency)
May 27th, 2008 - Had final Home Study where Julie walked through our home and met all our kids.
May 13th, 2008- Had 2nd Home Study appt. with Julie B. and scheduled final meeting at our home.
April 22nd, 2008 - Had first Home Study Appt. with Julie B., our homestudy person.
April 14th, 2008 - We mail application to All God's Children International for an adoption from Ethiopia.
April 2008 - We decide to adopt from Ethiopia.
March 18th, 2008 - My sisters and I have lunch with Tracy and her family and ask lots of ethiopian adoption questions
February 29th, 2008- I email Tracy M. from the Utube video and ask to meet her and Levi sometime.
February 26th, 2008 - Nicole G. sends me Utube Video about local adoption
Yay! So wonderful to see all of you together. Enjoy your sweet new little guy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a BEAUTIFUL family!!! Congrats and PRAISE God!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Kristi! I am so glad you made it home safely. What a beautiful family of 8!!!
ReplyDeleteRest up...and Enjoy!
Linda @ Truthful Tidbits
and now you get to change your blog header!!! no longer waiting, but even busier and bursting with joy!!!
ReplyDeleteso happy for you ALL!
YAY!! I thought about you all this morning on my way into work, thinking I hope all went well with the flights and hoping there were pics this morning. What a beauitful family!! Welcome Home Wes :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you all are home safe and sound. It must feel wonderful:) Your family is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteAbby
YAY!! So exciting! BEAUTIFUL family photos!
ReplyDeleteKristi,
ReplyDeleteYou and your husband are very special people to adopt children. They are both so beautiful! Congratulations to you and your family. I am very happy for all of you.
Greetings to you and your family of 8. God is Great! Congratulations - catch your breath and later you can catch us up on all the newness. Love across the miles :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful to see you all together! Oh my ... Lucy Lane looks like a BIG sister next to baby Wes! So sweet!
ReplyDeletePraising Him from Hong Kong,
Kim
Such a beautiful family :)
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful family!! so thrilled for you!
ReplyDeleteyahooooo! welcome home! gorgeous family, miraculous story... doesn't get any better :).
ReplyDeleteSo very happy for your family. May God bless you as you transition into life at home. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be a fly on your wall today ;)
I'm so happy for you all!
Oh how unbelievably wonderful!!!! Praise the Lord for your beautiful family! Soooo happy for you!!
ReplyDeleteYou have no clue how much of an inspiration you have been for our family! Praise the Lord that you are home safe with your entire family! Blessings sent your way!
ReplyDeleteYAY, Kristi!!! Love seeing your family of EIGHT all together!!! So beautiful! Rejoicing with ya'll!!!
ReplyDeletePRAISE GOD!!! WOO HOO!!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home baby Wes!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great family picture! Congratulations!
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