Open Hearts Open Eyes: Welcome Home!!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Welcome Home!!

Don't you LOVE the sign!

Charles, Jennifer, Charlie, and Alice arrived home safely Sunday afternoon. We are so thankful they are back, and just in time for Thanksgiving! God is SO GOOD:) Many friends and family came to the airport to welcome them home...it was a blessing to be there! Everyone was so excited and ready to see them come down the escalator. The kids were running back and forth asking, "when are they going to get here?" We took over the airport Sunday! haha! It was so much fun:) Can't wait till it's our turn! Continue to lift up this family in your prayers as they settle in to this new chapter of their journey. Here are some pics from the Big Day!!

Awaiting the arrival of Alice.

Max and Lucy ready to see their new sister, mommy, daddy, and Charlie.

Waiting, waiting, waiting...

Here they are!!

Jennifer and Alice...welcome home!!

What a precious baby girl.

Here we are...there are more kids than adults!

2 comments:

AlisonNovember 23, 2010 at 4:58 PM
How exciting!!! Looks like they had a great welcome home party! So thankful they are home with sweet Alice!!
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andreaNovember 23, 2010 at 5:58 PM
love these pictures...brings back great memories of when we brought emma lael home...your next!

andrea
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January 15, 2010-mailed in application to Lifeline January 21, 2010- received China Manual today January 26, 2010- went to police department to have fingerprints done January 28, 2010- mailed fingerprints/criminal history forms to Lifeline February 20, 2010- fingerprints came back, DHR contracting to SBCN, filled out additional forms February 24, 2010- mailed new forms and fingerprints to SBCN April 3, 2010- recieved SBCN forms back with incomplete information April 5, 2010- back to Police Department- fingerprint technician had to sign both forms-mailed forms back to SBCN May 2010- fingerprints classified as unidentifiable June 2010- fingerprints cleared July 8 2010- mailed I800A July 12, 2010- passport pictures made/went to courthouse and filled out paperwork for passports August 3, 2010- Homestudy complete/accepted referral for our daughter! August 5-sent LOI August 11-PA (pre-approval) August 19, 2010- Update and new pictures!! Passports came in (everyone's except mine)- had to send in marriage certificate to verify last name August 27, 2010- receipt from USCIS September 2, 2010- my passport came!! September 7, 2010- made biometric fingerprint appt. for September 16 September 15, 2010- sent care package to Betsy September 16, 2010- biometric fingerprints done today...few days later prints approved! September 24, 2010- USCIS approval in mail- will scan and send to agency October 18, 2010-DTC (dossier to China) November 9, 2010-LID(log in date) January 4, 2011-LOA (letter of acceptance) February 8, 2011- I800 approved February 14, 2011- 797 came in mail, scanned and sent to Karla February 17, 2011-cable date February 22, 2011- letter from NVC February 23, 2011- Scanned NVC letter and sent to Karla March 16, 2011-TA!!!!! March 23, 2011- leave for China March 28, 2011- Gotcha Day April 6, 2011-CA April 9, 2011- Home Sweet Home!!