Seeking a Heart Like His: Parade

Annaliese got to be in her first parade today for the local 4^th of July celebrations! She enjoyed throwing the candy more than she does receiving it : )

Our Adoption #2 Timeline

* March 14 - Arrive home to America!

* March 13 - Leave ET for America

* March 13 - Picked up Gojam's Visa

* March 12 - Embassy interview

* March 11 - Gotcha Day!!

* March 11 - Arrived in ET for trip #2

* March 10 - Left for ET for trip #2

* March 5 - Case cleared Embassy

* March 4 - Case submitted to Embassy

* February 12 - Passed Court!

* February 10 - Meetcha Day!!

* February 9 - Arrived in ET for trip #1

* February 8 - Left for ET for trip #1

* February 3 - Received a court date - 2/12/15

* October 18 - PAIR approval letter arrived in the mail

* October 16 - I604 Investigation Completed

* September 5 - I604 Investigation Initiated (no RFE!)

* August 18 - I600 and PAIR documents officially submitted to USCIS (received by them)

* August 15 - I600 and PAIR documents sent to USCIS

* August 14 - PAIR documents received from AWAA

* July 15 - Referral acceptance paperwork sent to AWAA!

* July 9 - Referral received from AWAA!!

* May 27 - Dossier arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!

* May 23 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia! This is our DTE date.

* May 7 - Mailed dossier to AWAA

* May 5 - Received I-171H from USCIS

* April 2 - Completed USCIS fingerprinting in Indy

* March 19 - Launched puzzle piece fundraiser

* March 8 - Delivered our 300th batch of cookie dough

* March 3 - Sent our I-600A application to USCIS

* March 3 - Received approval letter from DCFS

* January 20 - Home study sent to DCFS for approval

* January 17 - Family coordinator (AWAA) approved a final version of our home study

* December 11 - Delivered our 200th batch of cookie dough

* November 17 - Delivered our 100th batch of cookie dough

* October 17 - Launched the cookie dough fundraiser

* September 14 - Parents' Night Out Fundraiser #1

* July 25 - Assigned a family coordinator with AWAA!
Begin the official "paper chase" process

* July 23 - Initial paperwork & fee received by AWAA - waiting to be assigned a family coordinator

* July 18 - Mailed initial paperwork & program fee

* July 12 - Accepted into Ethiopia Adoption Program!

* July 7, 2013 - Submitted application to AWAA

Our Adoption #1 Timeline

* October 13 - Arrive home to America!

* October 12 - Leave ET for America

* October 12 - Picked up Annaliese's Visa

* October 10 - Embassy interview

* October 10 - Case cleared Embassy

* October 7 - One Year DTE

* October 2 - Gotcha Day!

* October 2 - Arrived in ET for trip #2

* October 1 - Left for ET for trip #2

* September 19 - Case submitted to Embassy

* September 7 - Eleven Months DTE

* September 3 - Delivered our 350th pie!

* August 7 - Passed Court!

* August 7 - Ten Months DTE

* August 5 - Meetcha Day!!

* August 4 - Arrived in ET for trip #1

* August 3 - Left for ET for trip #1

* July 19 - Received a court date - 8/7/12

* July 7 - Nine Months DTE

* June 29 - Referral acceptance paperwork sent to AWAA!

* June 25 - Referral received from AWAA!!

* June 23 - Spaghetti Dinner #2

* June 7 - Eight Months DTE

* May 8 - Delivered our 300th pie!

* May 7 - Seven Months DTE

* April 7 - Six Months DTE

* March 7 - Five Months DTE

* February 7 - Four Months DTE

* January 27 - Delivered our 250th pie!

* January 7 - Three Months DTE

* December 7 - Two Months DTE

* November 7 - One Month DTE

* October 30 - Delivered our 200th pie!

* October 12 - Dossier arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!

* October 7 - Spaghetti dinner fundraiser

* October 7 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia! This is our DTE date.

* September 27 - Mailed dossier to AWAA!!

* September 26 - Received I-171H from USCIS

* September 12 - Completed USCIS fingerprinting in Indy

* August 16 - Received state certification for dossier documents

* August 4 - Sent paperwork to the IL Secretary of State for certification

* August 2 - Sent our I-600A application to USCIS

* August 1 - Received approval letter from DCFS

* July 28 - Delivered our 150th pie!

* July 15 - Home study sent to DCFS for approval

* July 14 - Family coordinator (AWAA) approved a final version of our home study

* July 6 - Completed our home study!

* June 22 - Completed our third home study visit!

* June 8 - Completed our second home study visit!

* June 8 - Delivered our 100th pie!

* May 25 - Completed our first home study visit!

* May 11 - Delivered our 50th pie!

* May 2 - Completed online training course

* April 28 - Application accepted with Illini!

* April 27 - Submit application with Illini Christian Ministries to initiate Home Study

* April 25 - Assigned a family coordinator with AWAA! Begin the official "paper chase" process

* April 23 - Began online training course (8 hours total!)

* April 21 - Initial paperwork & fee received by AWAA - waiting to be assigned a family coordinator

* April 19 - Began 'homemade pie fundraiser' at Sarah's work

* April 14 – Mailed initial paperwork & program fee

* April 13 – Accepted into Ethiopia Adoption Program!!

* April 4, 2011 – Mailed application to AWAA

Seeking a Heart Like His

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Parade

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