The Smith Family: Sweet Sweet Girl

I dropped Kaylee off at kamp yesterday! She is super excited and I know that she will have a great time. This is a great kamp that puts God first. Here she is with two of her counselors.

No word from our agency on the Rwandan Embassy approval. Hopefully it will be any day!

Our Adoption Timeline

June/July 2008 - Ashley got the adoption bug

August/September 2008- Ryan & Ashley did some serious praying about adoption

October 2008- We decided to adopt!

October 18, 2008 - Mailed our adoption application to AWAA

November 3, 2008 - Received approval from AWAA to adopt!

November 19, 2008 - 1st Home study meeting

November 25, 2008 - 2nd Home study meeting

December 2, 2008 - 3rd Home study meeting

December 16, 2008 - 4th & Final Home study meeting

December 29, 2008 - Home study approved by AWAA

December 31, 2008 - Send I-600a to US Dept of Homeland Security

January 15, 2009 - Receive fingerprint appointment

January 29, 2009 - Fingerprinting done and all of our dossier documents authenticated

February 12, 2009 - Received our I-171H approval in a record 2 weeks!

February 18, 2009 - Completed Dossier and sent to AWAA

March 20, 2009 - Dossier Approved by the Rwandan Embassy and sent via Fedex to Rwanda

March 26, 2009 - Dossier lands in Rwanda!

April 2009 - Waiting for Rwandan Approval

May 2009 - Another month waiting

May 22, 2009 - sent new/updated documents to AWAA

June 2009 - waiting continues

July 2009 - more waiting (month 4)

August 2009 - more waiting (month 5)

August 20, 2009 - received approval (approval was dated August 12) 21 weeks complete waiting time for approval

Sept & Oct, Nov 2009 - waiting for referral

November 9, 2009 - received our referral

November 16, 2009 - received our medical info

November 23, 2009 - successful court date

November 26-Dec 16, 2009- traveled to Rwanda

December 16, 2009 - home with Grace!

Summer 2010 - knew we would adopt again

November 2010 - started the required dhs training

December 2010 - finished training/started homestudy

January 2011 - finished homestudy/started waiting

February 11, 2011- our adoption resource file is open
March-Oct 2011 - waiting, wondering, praying

Oct 2011 - failed private adoption

Nov-Dec 2011 - reevaluation

January 2012 - decided to adopt from Uganda, started the process!

February 2012 - Paperwork complete! Sent off for our fingerprinting.

March 2012 - waiting for fingerprinting appointment.

April 5- Fingerprinting done!

April 29 - Got our referral for son

May, June, July, August 2012 - waiting and court date(s)!

September 22, 2012 - leave for Uganda

September 25, 21012 - met Deacon

October 28, 2o12 - back Home!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Sweet Sweet Girl

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