We’re Home!
So sorry for not writing in a few days, but to cut to the chase, we are home! Everything worked out well, and the immigration officer...
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We’re Clear!!
So today was a whirlwind of a day. Eve threw up at breakfast and we decided to call the hotel doctor. Unfortunately, he was out of town....
Papa Paanee
This is the phrase I hear about 💯 times a day. It means “ Daddy, Water” and sometimes I think it’s the only words that Eve knows. She of...
Today was Better, Kinda...
So Monday morning we met our guide in the hotel lobby and proceeded to the driver outside for another daring drive in India. This time we...
Adoption is ALWAYS Fun, Right??
Hi everyone. Our day picking up Eve for the first time was more than we could ever dream - it was so magical. However, the reality of...
We are with Eve!!
Hi everyone! We are now with Eve! Our guide met is at our hotel at 8:30 Friday morning and it took about an hour to get to the orphanage....
Rested & Ready to Meet Our Sweet Girl!!!
Well we feel a lot better after about 12 hours of sleep! Today has been such a blessing - recovering from travel and taking in all that...
Finally Sleeping
Hi everyone from Mumbai! Praise the Lord we finally made it to our hotel in Mumbai! We had an exhausting journey to get here. The (15)...
Greetings from Newark Airport!!
Hi everyone. We just wanted to say a quick “hi” while we’re grabbing a bite to eat before our 8:05 flight. It’s a 15 hour flight, and I...
We Leave on New Year's Eve!!
Our flight leaves at 8pm on New Year's Eve to go get our little girl! That is five days from now! Wow!! We will fly into Mumbai, where...
Eve is Legally our Daughter!!
On Friday, November 8, we received a phone call from our adoption agency. We had been anxiously awaiting a call, hoping to find out that...
No Objection Certificate Received!
Great news! We received our No Objection Certificate today, which means that the Indian government authority CARA has approved our...
Our Dossier is in Flight!
So this week we just received our Article 5 approval letter from the US Embassy in India stating that we are approved to adopt Eve. As...
A Few Steps Closer!
We've now received the original documentation from India, completed, notarized and apostilled all of it and sent back to our adoption...
Dossier has been Submitted!
Hi everyone - very exciting news! We have just mailed our dossier this morning to our adoption agency! This is a HUGE milestone...
Matched!!!!
Eight weeks after receiving India's approval, we received an email with information about a precious four-year-old girl. Our hearts...
We are Approved!
After 11 weeks and 5 days of waiting, we have been approved by India! We can now be matched with Eve any day. Our agency checks the...
USCIS Approval and Grant Money!
We are one more step closer to bringing Eve home! We received a letter confirming that USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration...
Longer Wait than Expected
We had originally been told to expect a 3-8 week wait for CARA's approval. Unfortunately, that timeframe has changed to 12-16 weeks... ...
Waiting on CARA Approval
God answered our prayers quicker than expected! He supplied the money needed for our CARINGS application, and we submitted it yesterday!...
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