9/19/10 - United as a Forever Family with brothers, Garrett and Ryan!
9/17/10 - Leave Addis with our baby girl!
9/15/10 - Embassy Appointment
9/14/10 - Gotcha Day!!!!
9/1/10 - Paperwork submitted to Embassy.
8/5/10 - We passed court! Ella Woyneshet Thomas is an orphan no more!!!!
8/3/10 - Meetcha Day!!!
8/2/10 - Arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
8/1/10 - Flying from Albuquerque to Houston to Frankfurt, Germany to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!
7/31/10 - Driving to Albuquerque so we can fly to Houston, Frankfurt, Germany and then onto Addis Ababa on 8/1/10! Baby girl we are coming!
7/26/10 - Notified our court date was moved up to 8/5/10 and we needed to be in Ethiopia by 8/2/10! Needless to say - this created a whirlwind of activity!
7/22/10 - Notified we had a court date of 10/1/10 but that AWAA was going to try to get it moved up.
7/12/10 - Paperwork submitted to receive a court date.
6/24/10 - Referral received for a beautiful 6 month old baby girl!!!!!!!!
6/12/10 - Have officially been on the adoption journey for one year!
6/11/10 - Six months waiting and one month on deck!
5/11/10 - Five months waiting and we are ON DECK!!!
4/11/10 - Four months waiting! We are half way there!
3/11/10 - Three months waiting! Celebrating with cake after baseball practice!
9/17/10 - Leave Addis with our baby girl!
9/15/10 - Embassy Appointment
9/14/10 - Gotcha Day!!!!
9/1/10 - Paperwork submitted to Embassy.
8/5/10 - We passed court! Ella Woyneshet Thomas is an orphan no more!!!!
8/3/10 - Meetcha Day!!!
8/2/10 - Arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
8/1/10 - Flying from Albuquerque to Houston to Frankfurt, Germany to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!
7/31/10 - Driving to Albuquerque so we can fly to Houston, Frankfurt, Germany and then onto Addis Ababa on 8/1/10! Baby girl we are coming!
7/26/10 - Notified our court date was moved up to 8/5/10 and we needed to be in Ethiopia by 8/2/10! Needless to say - this created a whirlwind of activity!
7/22/10 - Notified we had a court date of 10/1/10 but that AWAA was going to try to get it moved up.
7/12/10 - Paperwork submitted to receive a court date.
6/24/10 - Referral received for a beautiful 6 month old baby girl!!!!!!!!
6/12/10 - Have officially been on the adoption journey for one year!
6/11/10 - Six months waiting and one month on deck!
5/11/10 - Five months waiting and we are ON DECK!!!
4/11/10 - Four months waiting! We are half way there!
3/11/10 - Three months waiting! Celebrating with cake after baseball practice!
2/11/10 - Two months waiting! We wanted to celebrate with cake but were in Albuquerque at the hospital with Grandpa instead.
1/11/10 - One month waiting! We celebrated with cake just because it was something different. :)
12/11/09 - Officially DTE!!!
12/9/09 - AWAA took paperwork to US Embassy and State Dept to be certified
11/30/09 - Sent dossier to AWAA
11/27/09 - Received I-171H (Best Black Friday bargain ever)
11/17/09 - Sent copy of social worker's license to USCIS
11/12/09 - Received notice that USCIS needed a copy of our social worker's license.
11/6/09 - Did fingerprints for USCIS
11/5/09 - Received letter stating we could do fingerprints - we were on our way to Lubbock that afternoon
10/19/09 - Received Receipt that USCIS in El Paso had our application
10/10/09 - Received I-600A back from USCIS telling us to mail it to Lewisville, TX
10/8/09 - Took Dossier Cover Sheet and Power of Attorney to Secretary of State's office to have them certified
9/29/09 - Overnighted I-600A to USCIS in El Paso, TX
9/24/09 - HS sent to us from agency
9/21/09 - HS approved by AWAA
9/17/09 - Went to the doctor for physical exams and bloodwork
9/14/09 - HS completed
9/11/09 - Went to Adoptions Plus for final HS visit
9/10/09 - Heather met us at the hotel in Albuquerque to have another HS visit
8/31/09 - Submit Informed Consent and Release of Liability to Utah Child and Family Services for background screening
8/31/09 - Heather came to our home to interview us and daddy separately for the HS
8/30/09- Met Social Worker, Heather Wayne, at our home to start HS, mommy had her individual interview at this time
8/27/09 - Completed Hague Adoption Training
8/26/09 - Received passports (it took us 10 days to get them) Go God!
8/18/09 - Submitted financial statement for HS
8/11/09 - Requested birth certificates and marriage license
8/11/09 - Registered for Hague Adoption Training
8/10/09 - Signed Weapons Safety Agreement for HS (Daddy was not happy about this but I said to sign it anyway)
8/10/09 - Submitted fingerprints to NM CYFD for background clearance for HS
8/5/09 - Received Medical Report from doctor for HS
8/4/09 - Requested Life Insurance Verification
8/09 - Gathered reference letters for HS and Dossier
7/22/09 - Submitted more paperwork (Questionnaires) to Adoptions Plus for HS information
7/20/09 - Obtain Police Background Clearance for HS
7/19/09 - Mailed Family Service Plan and Dossier Guidelines Agreement to AWAA
7/19/09 - Submitted initial paperwork and application to Adoptions Plus for HS
7/6/09 - Submitted initial agreements and first payment to AWAA
6/25/09 - Received phone call from AWAA approving us for the Ethiopia program
6/12/09 - Submitted initial application to AWAA
5/25/09 - Had photo shoot for family photo by Penny Rodgers (we didn't even have a current family photo to submit)
10/08 - 5/09 - Talking and praying and researching adoption countries and agencies
