Dossier is on it way :)

All our paperwork is notarized,state authenticated and TECO authenticated and our agency sent our Dossier last Wednesday so now we are just waiting for a hearing date. It was rush rush rush to get the paperwork completed and now we will wait wait wait. Also,we have been told that we will get to skype with our little guy soon. It will be interesting to see how that goes since he only speaks Chinese and the only Chinese we know is Ni Hau and Ni Hau ma (Hello and how are you). We will need to think of something entertaining to do.

Updated picture :) Can't wait to bring him home!

USCIS Approval!

Yesterday we received our USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services)approval! It is just one of the big hurdles he have to jump for an international adoption. Now we will take all our official documents to the State of Utah for approval. Then we will send them to California to get a TECO (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office) stamp. Then off to Taiwan and wait for a hearing date. We are one step closer to bringing our little guy home!

$1500

Thanks to all the help of our family, friends and strangers our recent fundraising events have got us $1500 closer to bringing our little monkey home. Thanks Everyone!

Shop Amazon to help

For those of you who love Amazon or plan on doing some Christmas shopping through Amazon, please Shop Amazon.com from this link to help us raise funds. A portion of your purchase goes to help us bring him home. Just click on one of the DVD's below and it will take you to Amazon and from there you can start shopping, you do not have to be buying the DVD's showed. Thank you for your support!

Fantastic News!!!!

We are so excited to share the news that our family has been approved for the match of the little boy we want to adopt. Our agency case worker visited his orphanage this week and got to spend some time with him. She got some updated pictures she is going to send us and she also had the opportunity to talk with his caregivers. She said the orphanage and staff are great and he is well taken care of. You can find out more information about him at www.reecesrainbow.org/category/waitingchildren/ds-6-boys he is listed as "Percy". We can't wait until we can bring him home and kiss those cheeks off :)

Updates

Last week the social services in Asia wanted us to send them some more snapshot pictures of our family and our house before they approve our match, so ....we are still waiting, hopefully we will hear something soon. Today we sent off our immigration paperwork and a check for $920 to Homeland Security. This application is for approval to adopt an orphan from out of the country. The average time for this takes about 2 1/2 months. This is going to be a long summer............

Got Scentsy?

We have started a new fundraiser.....It is Scentsy and Velata products.  You can see the products at www.PauletteChecketts.Scentsy.us and www.sweetanddelicious.velata.us.  Find us on the websites:  For Scentsy Click on "My Open Parties" (Tori Averett).  For Velata click on "Host" (Tori Averett).  You can order online and have products shipped to your home or contact Paulette Checketts at 801-728-0273 email pqchecketts@yahoo.com to avoid shipping charges and she will deliver your products if you live between SLC and Brigham City Utah.  All proceeds will benefit the Averett's adoption from Asia.