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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
at a shower for us at Damon and Tamara's house.
Pigeons at the square
4 comments:
lov'n all the pics. Keep them coming.
Can we say beautiful? They are gorgeous!!! I could just "eat them up!" as they say in the south...and little divas...watch out Papi, grab your bats, you're gonna have to beat off the boys!!! Your sons are very handsome as well!
I waited to read your update report in the noticero when I saw your post earlier. I am glad I waited! It was funny how I anticipated it as I scrolled down. I thought I'd never get to it, and then ta-dah! As I read it, I laughed! You guys are hilarious, and love how you describe the changes in the house! I'm sure you guys are fabulous parents! Gotta be, right, a dad with a harley, hello!
Thanks for sharing your story with us! And continuing to post...Rena, I think you're awesome! Have a great week!
Your children are absolutely adorable!!!!! =) I can only imagine how much more beautiful their personalities are! What a blessing and thanks so much for sharing them with your blog community!
Much Love,
David & Sheila Derr
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/adorable
I'm still waiting for them to add "Duewel Family" to the list of synonyms for adorable. (:
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