Liliah's Pad: October 2012

We've Been Waiting:

Making our Way to Miah:

We are very close to receiving out TA (Travel Approval) WHOOP, WHOOP!

April 23: All Hague adoption paperwork is complete. US Consulate will issue our Article 5 to China (CCCWA) within 10 days.

Happy Referral Day: February 21, 2013 (we waited 1 year, 6 months, 20 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes

LID - March 26, 2012

DTC (dossier to China): March 9, 2012

USCIS Approval: February 13, 2012

USCIS Fingerprinting visit: February 7, 2012

Dossier completed: January 2012

Chinese Consulate mailing: December 2011

Paper-chase began: August 1, 2011

Talk to our Agency: July 2011

Decision to begin the journey: Father's Day 2011

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Dance, Swimming and More!

Liliah joined a ballet, tap and jazz dance class. She is so excited to be going to "dance school" just like Angelina Ballerina. Every Monday night she is one happy dancer for an hour!


You are learning the free-style stroke.

You are remembering to get those arms out for a stroke and kick at the same time!

You love it so much that we are going to enroll you for another month Oct-to early November. You are excited that you are going to be "pumped up" (bumped up) to the next group. We are going to have to pack our warmies!

You got to ride "Lolipop" a barrel racer at a harvest party. You were the first to ride her and were very excited! I love how you and the horsey matched

In September, you and I picked blackberries for the first time. We had a ball and got a boatload of them. We made 8 jars of yummy jam. We will be enjoying them over the winter.