Our adoption just got updated to Child Identified Posted about over 6 years ago

We have been matched! It's a boy! He is adorable. We cannot share much about his personal information until after cour. We are so in loved. Now, the hard part comes. We wait. We wait to be called to Korea for our court date. We expect that to be anywhere fro 4-6 months from now. We have to either make 2 trips out there: one for court and one to pick him up or we make one long trip and stay for ...

08/01/2019 We've been matched! Posted about over 6 years ago

Adoption Update! It's a boy!!! We have been so blessed to have been matched with a little boy. For privacy purposes, we can't reveal much information. He's a little over one years old and so stinking cute! Since I can't share a photo of him, I've included a hand drawn future family portrait with a sketch of his likeness. Yes, I realize I have mad skills when it comes to drawing. I even took the...

Home Study Approved! (5/219) Posted about almost 7 years ago

We did it! We finished the home study process and our approved for a child. We have two more steps to complete on the U.S. side and then we are ready to send our dossier over to Korea. We expect to be matched in late summer, early fall. At this time, we will need to pay $27,000. This money is due when we commit to a child. It is a large sum of money, but we have faith we will get there. We are ...

Home Visits Completed! We're almost there! (4/23/19) Posted about almost 7 years ago

Home visits completed! We have spent the past few weeks preparing the house for the social worker to come. I scrubbed this place from floor to ceiling. It was so clean you could lick the walls, which one member of our household does on occasion. We will not name names.Anyway, the social worker barely noticed our house. The walk through was simple and under 5 minutes. She was more concerned with...

Still waiting! A quick update (3/10) Posted about almost 7 years ago

Quick update on the adoption progress: we only have a few more steps before the organization will match us with a child. The next step is I have to take a 3-4 hour psychiatric evaluation to test my sanity (hope I pass). Kelly already took her test and aced it.I was supposed to take the psych eval last week but the psychiatrist was sick. This means the process has been delayed a week or so, and ...

Day 1 of Adoption Core Training Class (2/16/19) Posted about about 7 years ago

This past Saturday, Stephen and I spent the day in a class on Adoptive Parenting. At first, we rolled our eyes a bit. A class on parenting? Pretty sure Lydia has done a good job at training us. However, we both found the class interesting and useful. The instructor presented the idea that adoption is different than raising a child that is born into the family. It is not better; it is no...

Phase I Has Begun! (2/7/19) Posted about about 7 years ago

January has passed and so has the first week of February! Time is moving quickly and we have been busy with the adoption process. Many have inquired of the latest with the adoption process so we thought we would write a quick update. We have spent our time filling out form after form and trying to get all applications completed. We have to have all paperwork completed, submitted, and appro...

Thank you! (1/2/2019) Posted about over 7 years ago

We want to say thank you to everyone who has donated! We especially would like to reach out to the anonymous donors. Thank you so much for your support! The last major donation has made it possible for us to move forward with our adoption. We would love to thank personally, if you feel comfortable sharing your identity. We also respect your privacy. Thank you! Thank you! We feel so blessed!

The Results of the California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser Posted about over 7 years ago

We are so excited! We received $471 from our California Pizza Kitchen fundraiser. They told us it was the one of the best ones they had. So thank you, thank you! This could not have been accomplished without your help and support. So where does this leave us? Well, so far, we have raised a total of $3,501.00. This includes all our funds from our puzzle fundraiser, California Pizza Kitc...

Who Wants Pizza?! Posted about over 7 years ago

We are excited for our first fundraising event! When: Thursday, December 13th ALL DayWhere: California Pizza Kitchen             Flatiron Mall, Broomfield, COWhat:California Pizza Kitchen at the Flatiron Mall in Broomfield, CO has been so gracious to donate 20% of all proceeds that we bring in. This includes food, beverages, online orders, take out, and dine in. The event runs ALL day. Bring...

Holiday Party 12/3/2018 Posted about over 7 years ago

We had the opportunity to go to the adoption agency's holiday party this weekend! It was so much fun to meet families that have adopted or in the process of adopting.  Santa was there. Lydia did not like Santa one bit.We sat at the table with people who have been matched. One couple have already been to Korea for their court date and now are waiting by the phone in order to return. They think t...

Why is adoption so expensive? (11/18/18) Posted about over 7 years ago

First, I would like to thank everyone who has supported us so far in the adoption process. We love the support and feedback we have been receiving. Some people are astonished and have voiced skepticism over the astounding costs of adoption. We welcome your encouragement as well as your doubts. We hope to fill in the missing links. Part of our goal of going so public with the adoption proce...

Adoption Costs Posted about over 7 years ago

11/6/18 Happy National Adoption Awareness month! Many people are aware that adoption is expensive, but some might not know how expensive it is. Overall, this adoption will cost us between $40,000 and $45,000. This large sum of money is overwhelming, especially for a number crunching guy like Stephen. Honestly, we cannot do this alone. But we feel we cannot delay building our family beca...