Our Journey from Utah to Kazakhstan!

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Up Close with Xenia!


Xenia is a very busy little girl. She's always willing to walk when you're holding her tiny little hands. She sits up on her own and is crawling everywhere. You can't leave the door open or she's out of there!
Posted by Michele at 9:24 AM

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      • Hannah & Hayley Larsen
      • Bet you didn't know!
      • Next step in the paperwork!
      • Apartment Life
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      • Up Close with Xenia!
      • Up Close with Sophia!
      • A Typical Day at the Orphanage!
      • And they sleep through the night!
      • Picture of Proud PaPa
      • Zac said it would be twins!
      • Early morning phone call.
      • First Days at the Orphanage!
      • We have internet and cell access now!
      • We're on our way!
      • Travel Plans
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Adoption Time Line

  • 4/15/08 Applied for Social Security Cards.
  • 3/29/08 Jon pierced the girls ears.
  • 3/20/08 US Citizenship completed. Papers arrived in the mail today!
  • 3/9/08 More visitors!
  • 3/8/08 First visitors! (Grandma Young, Aunt Mary & Aunt Katherine)
  • 3/8/08 Back in Utah! (7:34 PM)
  • 3/8/08 On our way home! (4 AM Flight - Almaty Time)
  • 3/7/08 US Embassy interview done! (Appt 3 PM)
  • 3/5/08 Medical exam for US Embassy interview. (10 AM Almaty Time)
  • 3/5/08 We have the girls!
  • 3/3/08 On our way to pick up the girls!
  • 2/27/08 Waiting period is over and the adoption is final.
  • 2/13/08 Back in Utah (waiting period begins)
  • 2/12/08 Judge approved our request to adopt the girls!
  • 2/12/08 Off to Court!
  • 2/6/08 Meeting with the Ministry of Education
  • 1/24/08 We Found Twins!
  • 1/23/08 First visit to the orphanage!
  • 1/22/08 Flight to Karaganda
  • 1/21/08 Arrived in Almaty
  • 1/20/08 Travel to Kazakhstan!!
  • 12/27/07 Visa’s issued and picked up
  • 12/20/07 Visa paperwork submitted
  • 12/20/07 Issued our LOI – should be traveling around the 19th of January!
  • 11/15/07 Dossier released by Kazakhstan Embassy
  • 10/19/07 Dossier sent to Embassy in DC
  • 10/11/07 Dossier sent to be translated!
  • 10/1/07 Dossier turned into FCC!
  • 10/1/07 Documents Appostiled
  • 9/26/07 Dossier Documents Notarized
  • 9/13/07 Received INS approval to adopt! Wow that was fast!
  • 9/7/07 INS application and Fingerprints sent in. They said it would take 90 days. :(
  • 8/23/07 Home study completed!
  • 8/21/07 FBI Fingerprints came back (No Record!)
  • 8/6/07 FBI Fingerprints submitted
  • 8/6/07 FBI Fingerprints taken by Heber City Police Dept.
  • 8/1/07 Home study visit
  • 7/20/07 Yet more paperwork for our Dossier!
  • 6/19/07 Home study packet requested
  • 6/19/07 Signed adoption application and family picture submitted
  • 6/13/07 First visit with Chris (Families for Children – Salt Lake City, UT)