We Have Our Log In Date !!!!

We were informed by our agency that our dossier has been logged in with China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption, we received a Log In Date of December 28,2011. We have been told to expect our "LOA" Letter Of Acceptance within the next few weeks.This is a huge step that will allow us to obtain all of the required clearances through Immigration to bring Brayden home.

And finally Times Square

As we wrapped up a fantastic day by strolling through Times Square. The sun went down and the city came to life with lights of every color and form, illuminating and creating a very memorable evening. And the picture with Siderman, Seth would not leave until we took his picture with his new favorite superhero.

Rockefeller Center

What would a trip to NYC be without a stop at the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. Boy what a nice looking tree and the kid's guessed there must be over a
"million" lights on it.

"FAO Schwarz"

All I can say is WOW do the kid's love this place!! There is everything a three year old could possibly dream of cars,trucks and trains galore.We can't forget to mention the doll nursery,Amanda was in her glory. There were dolls of every shape and color and all the accessories that one could think of.They loved the giant piano and jumping to create music. I think if it were up to Seth we would have spent the whole day in that store!

Nothing Like New York City...

Well it's that time of year again and there is truly nothing like New York City at Christmas time. We made our annual pilgrimage to Radio City Music Hall with the kids and our dear friend Ms M,as you might recall if you followed Seth's blog she flew to Beijing in 2010 to meet with us and take part in Seth's adoption.The kids had a great time, Amanda dressed like a rockette, Seth was clearly awe as we went to the show and walked around the city for the day.I will break this post into several because I am unable to post more then five pictures per post.

'Reminiscing'

Sitting here with not much going on.We spent a nice Thanksgiving with family and had an uneventful weekend, besides getting all of our Christmas decorating done.We are presently waiting for our paperwork to be notarized by the Chinese Consulate,and Secretary Of State,then its off to China for our "LOA" Letter of Acceptance. Then more waiting but another huge step closer! We found this great app that decolor's your photographs, so we took some pictures that we had taken while in Beijing in 2010 and this is the result.I really enjoyed creating these pictures and hope you enjoy them too...

I-800A Approval!!

yesterday we received our I-800A approval,a major milestone!! This form pretty much clears the way for us to finalize all the other paperwork,in order for us to travel to China and bring Brayden home.Although this is the first approval it is a HUGE one.