Daphna and Grace: March 2012

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Sam is 13!

I thought having a teenager in the house would mean we were past buying large pieces of bright colored plastic. Guess I was wrong. Check out Megan's "Eye of Sauron" cake she made for the celebration.

Our Adoption Process

2/19/08 - We decide to pursue domestic adoption
2/26/08 - Unknown to us, Daphna is brought to HIS Home for Children
4/22/08 - Doors to domestic adoption close
5/12/08 - We begin international adoption process
6/16/08 - Daphna is put "on hold" for us
6/19/08 - Receive first picture of Daphna
7/03/08 - Meet Nungesters, who run HIS Home for Children orphanage, in MI
7/31/08 - We turn in homestudy paperwork
9/02/08 - Homestudy complete
9/04/08 - Daphna officially referred to us
9/03/08 - Immigration paperwork sent out
9/10/08 - Take dossier to Great Seal
9/22-9/25/08 - Visit Haiti. Celebrate Daphna's 1st birthday with her.
9/28/08 - Decide to adopt Grace
9/29/08 - Translation complete, but done in wrong language
9/30/08 - Fingerprinted
10/24/08 - Dossier sent to consulate in Chicago
10/27/08 - Dossier authenticated and on it's way back
10/28/08 - Grace offically referred to us
10/29/08- 11:30 am. Dossier is sent to Haiti. Feels like a huge victory. Thank you Jesus!
10/31/08 - Dossier arrives in Port Au Prince. Approved I-171 form arrives at home
11/20/08 - Amended I-171H form arrives
Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved our paperwork!
1/12/10 - 7.0 Earthquake shakes Haiti damaging the orphanage
1/22/10 - Daphna and Grace are granted humanitarian parole and are issued visas to come to the U.S.
1/25/10 - Daphna and Grace fly to Orlando then Miami
1/26/10 - Gotcha Day!
3/20/2010 - We begin to pursue domestic adoption of Daphna and Grace
10/20/2010 - Complete 6th and final home visit. Thanks Joy!
11/09/10 - Adoption Finalized!!!
11/30/10 - Birth certificates issued
3/07/2011 - File I-485 (green card) with USCIS
4/06/2011 - Biometrics for Daphna & Grace
6/30/11 - Grace granted Permanent Resident status
8/16/11 - Daphna granted Permanent Resident status.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Sam is 13!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Splash Bouncing on March 21!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Our Amazing Goose Dog

Daphna and Grace

H.I.S Home 300 Michigan Route

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Fox 17 interview

We are on WCSG!

Wilbur Swieringa's obituary

Red Cross video of kids arriving in Miami

HIS Home on the Wall Street Journal

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The beginning of Grace's story

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