Rays-R-Us!: Pictures!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Pictures!

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Brandee said...: Enjoy your time! Micah is a doll! I am lifting your time to the Father, praying you are home soon and you get all the grace you need to get back to the US.; June 23, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Annalien said...: He looks like such a happy chappie :-).; June 24, 2011 at 1:09 AM

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Adoption Timeline for Micah

Friday, 11/5/10 - Committed to adopting sweet Micah! :)
Monday, 11/8 - Mailed applications to RR and homestudy agency.
Thursday, 11/11 - Partners for Adoption approved our application!
Tuesday, 12/7 - Physicals
Wednesday 12/8 - Passport appointments
Monday 12/20 - First visit with social worker
Wednesday 12/22 - Mailed 13 pages to Secretary of State to get apostilled.
Friday, 12/24 - Received passports!
Tuesday, 12/28 - Final visit with SW (we love her!)
Thursday, 12/30 - Kids' physicals
Wednesday, 1/5/11 - Homestudy report completed by SW
Thursday, 1/6 - FedEx'd first set of apostilled papers to EE! :)
Monday, 1/10 - CSPs and POAs arrived safely in EE! :)
Tuesday, 1/11 - Homestudy approved by PfA
Wednesday, 1/19 - Homestudy approved by RR
Thursday, 1/27 - Received notarized HS reports and licenses!!! :)

Friday, 1/28 - FedEx'd the I-600A application to USCIS.
Monday, 3/7 - Biometrics appt set for 4/4
Monday, 3/14 - Walked in to the ASC and had biometrics done three weeks ahead of appointment schedule :)
Tuesday, 3/22 - "GOLDEN TICKET" received!
Thursday, 3/24 - Went to Sacramento to get final apostilles and FedEx'd the "beast" to EE.
Monday, 3/28 - Dossier arrived in EE.
Thursday, 3/31 - Annie and Fischer's passport appointments.
Friday, 4/8 - Received Annie's passport in one week!
Thursday, 4/14 - Dossier submitted to SDA :D
Wednesday, 4/27 - Received SDA appt for May 19 at 11am.
Monday, 5/16 - Left for Micah's country.
Thursday, 5/19 - SDA appt.
Friday, 5/20 - Received SDA referral to meet Micah :)
Monday, 5/23 - Met another boy who we were told was Micah... (read http://rays-r-us.blogspot.com/2011/05/it-would-only-happen-to-us.html), and then got to hold Micah for a few minutes since he was outside too.
Thursday, 5/26 - 2nd SDA appt at 3pm, Micah's 3rd birthday
Friday, 5/27 - Received referral and got paperwork started at orphanage (learned all about Micah's history)
Saturday, 5/28 - Officially met Micah, visited with him for four hours :)
Monday, 6/6 - Found out court date.
Friday, 6/10 - COURT!
Saturday, 6/11 - Headed home for 10-day waiting period.
Monday, 6/20 - Shelly returned to Micah's country.

Tuesday, 6/21 - Micah is officially our son!
Thursday, 6/23 - Court decree obtained late in the day.
Friday, 6/24 - Got Micah's new birth certificate and tax ID#
Saturday, 6/25 - Passport office, attempt number 1
Monday and Tuesday - UA Holidays
Wednesday, 6/29 - Passport office, attempt number 2 (success)
Thursday, 6/30 - GOTCHA DAY! Embassy intake appointment
Friday, 7/1 - Medical appt & picked up passport late in the day
Monday, 7/4 - USA Holiday (Embassy closed)
Tuesday, 7/5 - Final embassy appointment (got his visa!)
Wednesday, 7/6/11 - ARRIVED AT HOME, FINALLY!!

Rays-R-Us!

Ray Family

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Pictures!

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