Faith and Hope: December photo of Aliyah

Here is Aliyah's update photo! She looks so beautiful... and happy... and with new braids!!! :) Yeah! :)

We didn't receive an update photo of Christéla... we've asked about it and will post it as soon as we get one.

Our Adoption Timeline

** Pick up our girls in Denver - HOME FOREVER! - January 24, 2010
** Massive Earthquake in Haiti - January 12, 2010
** IBESR asks for another, more detailed letter detailing how long we have been together as a couple since we haven't been married 10 years - August 29, 2009
** The Mayor came out to the orphanage to start the abandonment process for Christéla - August 1, 2009
** Birth Parent Interview completed for Aliyah (DNA requested) - June 15, 2009
** IBESR asks for a letter detailing how long we have known each other since we haven't been married 10 years - May 22, 2009
** Entered IBESR with Aliyah (still no judge for Christela's abandonment decree) - April 27, 2009
**Travel to Haiti to sign I-600 for Aliyah (spend several days with our girls and hand-delivered our dossier for Christela) - March 19-24, 2009
** Learn that we have 1st Legal - waiting to get into IBESR with Aliyah - still waiting for Abandonment Decree for Christéla - November 20, 2008
**Dossier for Aliyah arrives in Haiti - October 21, 2008
**Dossier for Aliyah goes to Haiti - October 15, 2008
**Homestudy Complete - Sept. 29, 2008
**Learn about Christéla's chronic illness - August 29, 2008
**Start all the homestudy paperwork - June 23, 2008
**Travel to Haiti & meet our girls - June 11-17, 2008
**Meet with Linda, Director of FHG - May 4, 2008
**God works in Tana's heart too - April 08
**Keith develops heart for adoption - December 06

Faith and Hope