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The essence of cuteness
Alex 5 Erika 3 Sebastian 4 Luisa 2
at a shower for us at Damon and Tamara's house.
The essence of cuteness
Alex 5 Erika 3 Sebastian 4 Luisa 2
...and the two shall become...........six!
The most amazing phone call that we ever received came on September 11, 2007. Our social worker in Overland Park, KS had a conference call with Rena in Salina, KS and myself, Nate, in Kansas City, MO, about four siblings in Bogota, Colombia, South America. We got a referral that ended our deferred hope.
It had to be a God-thing; I think it happened inside of five seconds. We looked at their picture and they went from being strangers to being the most beautiful children in the world! They immediately stole our hearts! We were hooked for life. We were theirs and they were ours. What seemed like countless hours of preparation and years of prayer became flesh and fabric.
From Start to Gotcha Day!
- October 16,2007 - We met our children!!!
- October 13, 2007 - Flew to Bogota', Colombia
- September 13, 2007 - Submitted our letter of acceptance
- September 11, 2007 - "WE GOT THE CALL!!!"
- July and August - waiting on the call for the "official" referral
- June 15, 2006 - Dossier sent to ICBF (Colombia's Child Welfare Bureau)
- May 29, 2007 - Dossier sent to Colombia for translation
- May 28, 2007 - Dossier sent in to agency for approval
- May 23, 2007 - Paperwork apostilled in Topeka, Kansas
- May 21, 2007 - Received I171H (International Adoption Approval through INS)
- May 11, 2007 - Received "unofficial" referral of 4 children, ages 5,3,2,1, from the Bogota Region
- April 16, 2007 - INS Fingerprints and I600A Application sent off.
- April 12, 2007 - Home Study and Home Visits Finished
- February 20, 2007 - Application Approved and had our first meeting with our social worker
- December 17, 2006 - First informational meeting with CHI
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- This morning Jaun guided us thru the Salt Cathedra...
- We got to video conference with both Rena's parent...
- Erika's birthday party
- Today the priorities finally got straight. I got ...
- Seeing the town
- Tonite's log
- More footage
- Sebastian laugh
- Mamacita
- Out and about
- Please pray
- More pictures
- Did you know?
- More pictures
- It was the best of times...
- The amazement continues
- Fun day
- Some pictures
- Well..........It's a new life!
- One...Happy Family
- Two...families to become one by God's design
- Three...three boys and three girls in this new family
- Four...Precious Children!
- Five...What would go good here? I dunno.
- Six...The new number of our family
- Eight...More Hands in the Family
- Nine...Days to Destiny
- TEN...The countdown is on.
- God speaks
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at a shower for us at Damon and Tamara's house.
Pigeons at the square
14 comments:
WOW oh WOW oh WOW! What a beautiful family. We can't take our eyes off the photos! Isn't being a parent just the greatest thing. We are so happy for you! God Bless. Beth
?Como estas? Yo muy buen! Erika has to be the cuttest little girl ever! i bet shes so cute when she speaks spanish. cant wait til you guys come home to talk to them in espanol :) moms says they are soooo beautiful and she told you they wouldnt all be potty trained (i told her the same thing about my dog angel when i brought her home but that was a different story) when you come home we will have to come over and have a largo fiesta....bueno por y por nite bueno
A perfect fit! Congratulations!
Oh goodness...I checked out your blog one last time before going to bed to see pictures and Yeah!! they are here!!!!
Oh gosh they are beautiful!!!!! Chills and tears again!!!
Steph, Rod and parker
The cousin are excited! They are ready to play with their new friends. Your kids are perfect and so full of excitement. I love their smiles. These next four weeks will be an eternity at this house. Tell them Auntie Tamara is the best aunt of all. Can't wait to ask for a table for twelve with 8 kids menues. Love you. You can never hug too much.- The Stelting 6
It looks like your holding little pieces of heaven. Congratulations!
The Ruffs
Oh Wow! Unbelievable! I love the look of awe on Nate's face...
I can't form the words that express how amazing they are! Love you guys!
Aloha to the 4 new Duewels!
Congrats Nate & Rena...praying for y'all. The Lord is Great! We are excited for you all. Welcome to the fab world of training kids - whew...lots of hard and heart work but all worth it for His Kingdom!
with joy and love,
Rod & Beckie
Oh My Goodness...They are beautiful. Blake is so excited. When I read him your Blog he said "Hey the Boys are Active like me" hee hee. Well we can't wait to hug and kiss on them to. Christmas is going ot be so Fun. We need to have a big Cousins playdate when you get back. Hope you are feeling better. And it is ok for your Cup to runneth over. :) Love you both. Staci, Scott and Blake.
Aren't they just the cutest things ever!! Sor adorable. Congratulations to your new family.
Laura & Andres
Pat, Lesa, Jenny, Jennifer, Anne and Beth have been in my office oohing and ahhing about your kiddos. They are all beautiful. I think of you all the time, and can't wait to see your next blog! Congratulations!
Oh my goodness!!! Have you been blessed!!! I stumbled upon your blog from another blog I visit and am in awe of your family! I have two from Colombia as well (Medellin), they are 6 and 3. Congratulations and enjoy Colombia! You will miss it when you leave.
Michelle Newman
Mom to Jacob & Sara
Hi Rena! The kids are so cute! Seeing you guys at El Refugio made me homesick for there! Hope you have a great time.
I love to check your blog everyday and see all the smiling faces. Hope they are as good as they are cute because it would be hard to tell them no. It's pretty obvious they already have you both wrapped around their little fingers! Can't wait until you're all home.
Love you,
Leslie
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