Let the vacation begin!!

A little over two weeks ago, we hopped a space 'a' flight to Ramstein, Germany for Spring Break!! 

It was a LONG overnight flight filled with screaming babies all around.  It honestly made me shudder at the idea of a flight that is more than twice that long- our flight to China!!!  LOL

From Germany we train hopped until finally getting on our speed train to Paris.

Katelynn was sooooo tired by the time we made it onto the speed train!!  We all were...

The sights along the way were beautiful!  We even saw what we now refer to as trufella trees!! :)

Finally, after a 3 hr drive to Baltimore, 8 hr red eye flight to Germany, 3 hr train hop to Paris, and 1 1/2 hr metro train hop to get to our hotel- we made it!!! 

First stop: Disneyland Paris!!

Thanks for stopping by,
Fannie

China said yes!

On Friday, we submitted our letter of intent to China.  Today, we received word, China said yes!  We have PA!!  So without further delay, allow us to introduce you to our son...

Ben

Social Welfare Center of Longgang District

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

His referral photo caught our eye immediately compared with more recent photos.  Turns out he was first put up for adoption more than TWO years ago.  For two years this precious little boy has been waiting for a family to make him their own.  We are now that family and we couldn't be prouder!!

More details to come, but let me tell you that on his 5th birthday he is going to have a wonderful birthday present- a family!

Thanks for stopping by,

Fannie, Matt, & Big Sister Katie

Feeling very blessed...

We received big news today! We qualified for a grant that will go a long way to bringing our child home! But... Since we don't have PA yet, we still can't show you who our kiddo is yet!! :(

In other great news, we were able to get free seats on a military flight to Europe!! :) Our next post will be from Europe and will hopefully tell you all about our new child!!!

Things are moving fast!!

Today I checked the mail, hopeful, but realistically not expecting to see our USCIS approval until we get back from vacation.

God may be up to something because we got this approved from delivery to approval in 30 days!!  It has taken 45-60 for most people I've seen!

Looks like all we have left is authentication of this over in DC and then our dossier should be complete!  Yea!!!

Thanks for stopping by,
Fannie