Return Trip!

Late this afternoon, we received word from our agency that we are to be back in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 14th! We will be traveling Karaganda on Tuesday and returning to Alamty on Thursday with Daniel!! We then have to finalize some paperwork for Daniel's passport and visa. We will be spending the weekend in Alamty and going to the American Embassy on Monday or Tuesday for his medical exam and our exit interview. There is a small possibility that we could be home on Wednesday but more likely it will be late Thursday night (24th).

These past 2 weeks have been difficult for us. We can't wait to bring Daniel home and start this new chapter in our lives!

Here are a few pictures that we just received yesterday by email! These pictures were taken as soon as we returned to the baby house from our court hearing on March 19th! Jennifer is from New Jersey and is adopting a beautiful little girl named Emma! Emma has the most pinch-able cheeks you will ever see! She is beautiful!! Debbie (Jennifer's mom) accompanied her on this trip and was nice enough to take a few pictures for us! I'm glad she did; they came out great!! Thank you Jennifer and Debbie!!

By the look on his face, you can see that Daniel is not too sure what to make of all this "kissing stuff" but he better get used to it!!