Is today going to be the day?

UPDATE: We did not get our TA today. I am very disappointed, but our agency is hopeful that we may get it later this week or next.

Come on TA....

We will be at home all day today, as Caelan and Garrett are sick with a stomach bug. What a fun way for Caelan to spend her spring break:(

I am hoping that we will hear something today about our TA and will be able to start planning our trip!

Very Funny

I love The Office. This is too funny. And for all of you (Mom and Julie, especially!) who don't think the show is hilarious, maybe this will change your mind!

Check out this video: The Office: Top 10 Jim and Dwight moments



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Still Waiting...

There is a good possibility that our TA is on its way- maybe we will hear something on Monday! I am still not sure what this means for our travel plans, but I would love to go in April. When we get our TA, our agency will discuss possible travel dates and then try to get our Consulate Appointment. Then tickets will be purchased! Yeah! We are so ready to bring Lia home!

In the meantime, here is a picture of Garrett pushing his friend Amelia around on his green tractor. They go to preschool together, and are just so adorable!


Here are a couple of Easter Egg hunt pictures of Caelan and Garrett.

St. Patrick's Day/ Tea Party/ State Project

I have some pictures. The first couple are from the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Bay City. I had to work, so I wasn't there. Garrett has little tolerance for waiting, and they stayed for only about 30 minutes of the parade. I am pretty sure that the plane ride to China will be fun.




Superman, I mean Garrett, and I have been having frequent tea parties. We have to refill the tiny tea pot 20 times before we actually consume a cup of tea.


Caelan did a project for school on Illinios. I am pretty proud of her. She completed the poster and then went over everything on the poster in front of the class. She also read Shel Silversteins poem "Sick" since he is also from Illinois. She wanted to bring in a treat for her friends, and as we were going over food from Illinois, I read "Twinkies." My poor, deprived child (hee hee) had never heard of a Twinkie, so even though I am pretty good about not allowing much junk, I did let her bring Twinkies in for her class. Every child should have a Twinkie at some point, right? Well maybe not.

Waiting for TA

Still waiting. I really don't expect to get our travel advisory until next week or later. I can't wait to find out when we will be leaving! I know that it won't be until May, but I am still hoping that somehow we will be there in April.

Letter of Acceptance

I am shocked to be posting this, but we just got our Letter of Acceptance today. The CCAA has accepted us as Ji Xiang Wan's family. I can't even describe how exciting this is, or how unexpected this is, as I didn't think that we would hear anything for another month. Next step is that we will be issued a travel advisory, and we can then begin making travel arrangements. The TA should be here in 2-3 weeks! Wow! What an exciting day!

And here she is again, our sweet girl, soon to be Lia Xiang Wan.

39 Days

It has been 39 days since our Letter of Intent was mailed to China. It has been 44 days since we first saw Lia's picture. Looking at how quickly people from our agency seem to travel, I suspect that we could be in China as early as late April or as late as mid-June. There are some people who travel more quickly and quite a few who have waited close to 6 months for travel. I hope that things move quickly. I am planning (and praying) for May travel.