WE RECEIVED OUR TA!

Journey to Jonathan



Hi All,

Tonight when we came home I checked our email once again to check for travel approval. (Travel Approval is China's way of saying that they have all of our information and that David and I are cleared to travel to China and get our little one.) Once again I clicked on the inbox and there it was is bold letters, YOUR TA HAS ARRIVED. Now we wait for Holt to schedule our appointment with the US consulate in Guangzhou and then we receive travel dates. This whole process has moved so fast that I can almost feel the wind in my hair. Most families wait two years to cover as much ground as David and I have in ten months.

Just because I am amazed at the speed of the process, I want to share with you our milestones and the date they occurred.

Jan. 8, 2008 We applied with Holt
May 21, We applied for our I-800A
May 30, We were the first family in the USA to have our I-800A approved.
June 16 We sent our dossier to Holt
June 17 We received our referral of Jonathan
June 18 We accepted the referral
June 27 Dossier sent to China
Sept.25 Holt received Letter of Confirmation from China
Sept.26 We received LOC from Holt
Sept.29 Sent LOC back to Holt
Oct. 17 Received Travel Approval

WOW What a busy year!

Well, I better sign off the kids are in bed and David and I can finally work on things without interruption.

Jennifer

Journey to Jonathan

Journey To Jonathan

Here is another update on our process. After seeking advice of others who have adopted from China and those that are just a step ahead of us, it looks as though we will be traveling sometime late November or early December. David and I can't wait. I am already planning freezer meals and activities for Amelia, Josh and Abbey while we are gone. The thought of leaving them for 12 days already makes me miss them. To help them, we are going to video tape us reading bed time stories, write love notes and leave little presents for them etc. They are also going to be given a disposable camera so that they can capture picutures of things they did while we were in China. We will put these in Jonathan's book too. Well I guess I better go. The kids are up from nap and I need to put my mom hat back on.

Jennifer

Funny Pictures

Hi All,

In my searching one day I came across these pictures. Enjoy! I think they are really funny.



Good idea for Disney!



Why David and I plan on eating a lot of rice.





This poor guy. And I thought pulling Joshua and Abigail in the trailer was hard.

Secret to a healthy marriage.

I hope that my title got your attention. I want to write more on this, but like many things in my life, the moment I start something a child is in need and I need to stop. I will write more about this, but you can start by reading Ephesians 5:33.

Write Again Soon,
Jennifer