Zoe's Adoption Timeline

Zoe's adoption Timeline

5/26/08 Mailed Asia application
5/29/08 Accepted by Asia
5/31/08 Mailed Contract to Asia
6/1/08 Sent off for Birth certificates/Marriage
6/9/08 Started online classes
6/18/08 First Homestudy
7/11/08 Second Homestudy
7/15/08 Third Homestudy
8/4/08 Last homestudy
8/23/08 Sent I-800
9/17/08 Fingerprinting in Portland
11/2/08 Dossier translation began
12/13/08 Received USCIS approval with wrong date
12/23/08 New USCIS letter
1/20/09 Dossier to China
1/23/09 Logged in to China
5/4/09 Referral
5/5/09 LOI
5/15/09 Pre-approval
8/21/09 LOA
9/8/09 I-800 approval
TA 11/5/09
CA 11/30/09
Home 12/4/09

Were in Guangzhou!

We flew from Beijing to Guanzhou yesterday afternoon and our now settled into our room at the White Swan Hotel.  We will be our daughter tomorrow at 2:30 pm.  We
are really excited and can't believe it's actually time already.  We will post some pictures tonight from around the island that were on called Shaiman Island. 


Love you boys!!!!

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Update pictures of Zoe

We recieved an email today with four new pictures of Zoe!  She is so cute and her hair has grown longer.
We will meet her in less than four days!!!  Also check out our other website www.myadoptionwebsite.com/zoe
for updated pictures from today's visit to the Great Wall.

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another picture from Hard Rock Beijing

Heres another picture from the Hard Rock Cafe

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FW: Hard Rock Cafe

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 We'll we decided to venture out today even though we didn't have a guide.  We took a 30minute taxi ride to the Hard Rock Cafe to eat
lunch/dinner.  Our friend Debbie had told us about it from her adoption trip and we thought we would check it out too.  The driving is crazy here
our driver on the way there drove fast and honked the horn a lot, there were at least five times that I thought we were going to get hit.
The driver also acted like he didn't know where he was going, so we were very relieved when we pulled up to the Hard Rock Cafe.  We bought all
of the kids the souvenirs we promised and then went and ate lunch/dinner.  I got nachos and Steve got a mushroom burger our last "American" meal for the next
few days.  The ride back was smoother and we went through a more run down section than before.   I got a few pictures on the way back since we were stuck in traffic.
We start our touring tomorrow so check back tomorrow for the Forbidden Palace.

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We made it to China

We are here and safe!  We had a great flight and are very tired so we are crashing for the night!    check out the new post on http://www.myadoptwebsite.com/zoe

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Leaving for Portland

We are leaving for Portland and fly out early in the morning tomorrow.  You can all follow up on our website www.myadoptionwebsite.com/zoe
We will have the first post once we've landed safely and our in our room in Bejiing! 

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