Finally Family Blog

Jon Piper on Adoption (Video)

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:58:24 -0400

One Month Home

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:13:37 -0500

This month has quickly passed since arriving home as a new family. Ellie is doing very well adjusting to her new home. She is enjoying exploring and finding new activities and adventures.

We are blessed to have her home. Thank you for following along and praying for Ellie’s journey.

HOME!

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:44:32 -0500

We made it to our home around 12:30 AM on Monday morning.

We are so grateful that the limited flight schedule at Dulles included our flight! We were greeted at the hotel where we had parked with a snow covered van and after digging out we headed home on snow covered roads.

Thank you to all who have prayed! We are grateful for the beautiful snow and for our comfortable home.

Many thanks to Uncle Doug and Aunt Kris along with Steve Davis and our special neighbors Bill and Marty Butler and all of our neighbors for shoveling our driveway, and for friends who have brought and are bringing food.

American Girl!

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:02:57 -0500

Yesterday we had our official appointment with the American Consulate. After a quick visit to the window to verify our identity, 30 families stood to affirm that every piece of information we submitted for our children’s visa and immigration applications was true and correct.

And that’s it! As of now, we are waiting for Ellie’s passport and visa to be delivered to our room, but she is officially cleared to become an American Citizen!

Tomorrow we begin early and fly to Hong Kong where we will stay for one night. On Sunday, we fly 15.5 hours from Hong Kong to Newark, NJ. At touchdown in Newark, Ellie officially becomes an American Citizen!! Woohoo!

After Newark, we have a short flight to Dulles. We are praying that snow and weather do not interfere with our arrival and travel home from Dulles.

The Girl Loves Shopping!

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:24:14 -0500