plan a-russian adoption: A few pictures

timeline of our adoption

September 2010-talked about adoption again

October 2010-research and decision to do it

November 11, 2010-mailed off our application to CSS

November 22, 2010-CSS says yes

December 2, 2010-first meeting for homestudy

mid-January 2011--homestudy complete and dossier mailed

CIS form mailed

February 2, 2011--receive referral

February 7, 2011--receive travel dates--realizing two days later she means February 26, not March 26

February 26--head to Moscow then Kaluga

March 23--receive CIS form needed

March 25--background back from FBI

mid-May-received travel dates for trip 3

June 3-court date-said yes!

June 13-flew back to Russia

June 15-picked up our son