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Our M & m.
5/27/09
Eating out of his hand since 1994. For more on 'Gursha' click the picture.
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Ethiopian Adoption Timeline
- 11/10/07-Filled out placing agency application.
- 11/10/07- Filled out local homestudy agency application.
- 11/14/07- First Fingerprinting Done.
- 11/30/07-First homestudy interview.
- 12/06/07-Second homestudy interview.
- 12/10/07-Third homestudy interview.
- 12/11/07-Filled out I-600a @ USCIS.
- 12/11/07-Got clearance letters from scary police department.
- 12/12/07-Second Fingerprinting done.(CIS)
- 12/14/07-Fourth, and final homestudy interview @ our house.
- 12/21/07-Homestudy Approved!
- 1/10/08-Dossier accepted, officially waiting.
- 1/18/08-Received form I-171H in the mail from CIS.
- 5/27/09- Oh Happy Day.
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Perfect!
ReplyDeleteawwww, so beautiful....all of you! Welcome home!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home!!! The beginnings of a family! I love it!
ReplyDeleteloooooove!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAAAAAALELUJAH!
ReplyDeleteYou look like different people. All still so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is heartwarming! Welcome home and welcome to mornings filled with little plates and spoons...giggles, pitter-patter feet, and playtime in the California sun. A beautiful family! What joy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!
ReplyDelete-beka
At last.....
ReplyDeleteSO wonderful to see you in there arms and them in yours.
This is just the beginning
Cori
Now that's a good-looking family if I ever did see one.
ReplyDeleteJulie—you did it!
Forever!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLook at you guys! Awesome! I love little girl-M's smile on this picture. It is all so beautiful. It makes me cry. You've made me cry so much! In a good way, though... Welcome home. Get some rest, if possible!
ReplyDeletelove.
ReplyDeleteWelcome!! Sweet!!
ReplyDeleteChristine
Happy family. Welcome to forever!
ReplyDeleteHands down the best picture you have ever posted on your blog! WELCOME HOME!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home. What a beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteKaren
welcome home, what a beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteCindy
What a beautiful sight!!
ReplyDeleteand now you all of each other! welcome home!
ReplyDeleteSo happy for all of you!
ReplyDeleteAmazing. The picture is perfect. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteLooks like 10 years was worth the wait! CONGRATS!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeen thinking and praying for all of you all week long! -and missing your blog too!:)
Welcome home- can't wait to hear all about the trip.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn
Now that was worth waking up early on a Sunday for!!! Beautiful picture :)
ReplyDeleteHarmony
Love those smiles! Welcome home to your beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteI could stare at this photo forever, such happiness!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home! We have all been waiting for your return. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home!!! you are radiant!
ReplyDeletewonderful family photo! I've been waiting so long to see you two with your kiddos. FANTASTIC!
ReplyDeleteCannot wait to hear all about your amazing trip.
A happy picture! how beautiful
ReplyDeleteA beautiful family. Welcome home!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful family. Welcome home!
ReplyDelete...and they lived happily ever after.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for this post FOREVER!!!! A gorgeous family! Can't wait to hear more!
ReplyDeleteWELCOME HOME. We are really excited for the whole family to be together at home. Can't wait to meet the children more. HUGS to you all
ReplyDeleteLovely! Welcome Home!
ReplyDeleteYahooo!!! Welcome home family!
ReplyDeleteYou all are beaming!!
Welcome Home!!! What a beautiful family. So happy for you.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome Home you guys. Hope your first days are good, and enjoy having your kids home!! Yeah
ReplyDeleteI knew it! I blinked and you are home! 40th to comment, which has no bearing on how happy I am for you all! Welcome home!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet!
ReplyDeleteWOOOOO HOOOOOOOO! I agree with Katy's comment: You look different already. Delirious, happy parents. It's amazing. We are all holding our breath for more details about your trip!
ReplyDeleteMan it's like a miracle. I keep coming back to see this beautiful picture and get tears every time.
ReplyDeleteBlessings all around! You are all so beautiful! And look at all the love that went into their rooms! ....."The first day of the rest of your lives"....!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove to the family.
Alice and Phil Farrell
Beautiful!!! Welcome Home!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are there! Sweet Julie, you are there!!!
ReplyDeletehooray!!!!!!!!! they are precious. everyone looks so happy to be home.
ReplyDeleteThose kids just look so gosh-darned happy! I love it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! :)
Aaaaah!
ReplyDeleteFuture. Love. Paradise.
The perfect family...
Sigh!
Congratulations!!!!!!!
Amy
Wonderful!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!!!
ReplyDeletewelcome home. welcome m & m. love!
ReplyDeleteSeeing this makes me so happy!!
ReplyDeleteYipppeeee, mom, dad, M & M!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome home!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd there it is - the miracle we have all been waiting to behold. Welcome home.
ReplyDeletebeautiful! :) Welcome home!
ReplyDeleteFinally! And as a family of four....
ReplyDelete"
ReplyDeletei thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
"
which is yes
which is yes
yes
Love Big M's smile..she looks the same, but different than her social report photos. So beautiful to see this picture. You all look so very happy. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteYAY! Welcome home! And now the real journey begins...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteOMG, beautiful family! Welcome home!!
ReplyDeleteSo perfect!!! So wonderful!!!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome Home M & m!!!!!
THIS. This. Is what I have been waiting for. A perfect picture of family.
ReplyDeleteoh, this makes me happy...enjoy cocooning mama and papa
ReplyDeleteWelcome home! You have absolutely GEORGEOUS children!
ReplyDeleteNow the reality of the last few weeks hits. HANG ON! It gets easier- I promise. Jet lag will pass and it WILL get easier. Just remember to be patient with one another and breathe A LOT!
Sesame Street, Baby Einstein sign language, video baby monitors.... use things you didn't want to use, didn't think you'd use, or swore you'd never use! It's for a short time and only for now.
Sorry, I'm writing a book, I am just remembering being there and the exhaustion!
All the congrats in the world to you and your precious family,
Beth
HAHAHAHA - you all made it in the same clothing. I lost my shirt, undershirt, ergo, and Sprout's pants in Dubai. The women's restroom, Dubai airport, will never recover. Neither will I. :)
ReplyDeleteWelcome home!!!!
So how open are your eyes these days??
ReplyDeleteOf course you don't need to use TV or baby monitors! Just pile everyone into bed and snuggle close. Sleep when they sleep. Let housework pile up around you. Use fluff n fold. Order in or let your community know that you need meals delivered. Hold hold hold those babies!
ReplyDeleteThis is a crucial time in terms of attachment. Yes you are exhausted. But happy exhausted is so much easier than waiting exhausted. This too shall pass.