Timeline


Apr-11 Homestudy began
Jul-11 Signed with Holt
6/28/11 Found Jospehine, but another family is
currently reviewing
7/13/11 Received information for Josephine
to review
07/20/11 Asked for additional information about
Josephine's development
08/20/11 Filed I800A
08/23/11 Received additional information from her
orphanage and asked to hold her for me
08/24/11 Josephine went off Great Walls list to Holt
08/26/11 Sent LOI (Letter of Intent)
9/2/11 LOI uploaded in china
9/7/11 Got fingerprinted
9/29/11 800A
10/14/11 DTC (Dossier to China)
10/18/2011 LID (Logged in Date)
12/14/2011 LOA!
02/03/2012 Article 5 Pickup
02/16/2012Travel Approval
03/13/2012 Travel to CHINA!!!!!
03/29/2012 Homecoming


Sunday, September 23, 2012

September 22 - Happy 7th birthday Madalyn





 
 
She is 7 years old!  Time has flown.  Only yesterday she was a picture I carried everywhere, dreaming of the day she would join our family. Next she was a tiny baby I was visiting in Guatemala.  Finally, a few months later, we were flying home together.  
 
Now she is a first grader and a big sister, keeping me on my toes, but always amazing me with her beautiful smiles, and her amazing personality.  She brings excitement and optimism to ANY situation! 
 
She loves cheers, singing, pep rallies, football games, crafts, birthday parties, coloring with Grandma, playing "bear" with Pap, making Josephine giggle, potato chips and sprite, tennis lessons, swimming, Aunt NaNa, stuffed animals, making cards with fancy letters, pillow pets, country music, and eating at "Old McDonalds"....
 
 


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy birthday! She looks like she has a great one. Love, Lauren

Anonymous said...

Happy Belated Birthday! She's a happy (and lucky) girl!
Susan and Viv