Danielle's 3rd Birthday Party July 19, 2011

What JOY to see Danielle having cake for her birthday!  Ann at the Red Thread is awesome! I ordered a birthday package and cake for Danielle.  We can't wait to get her home to celebrate all 3 of her birthdays in one big bash!  She is so beautiful and precious!  Can't wait to go and get her!  I feel so lucky to have this connection to her.  Won't be long little girl!  We love you!  I had to stop your sisters from going crazy to buy you gifts at Toys R Us yesterday when we went to get a few things for your room.   

Travel Approval July 18, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!

We got a call from our agency yesterday July 18th! We were all surprised and
happy that it came before the August 1st deadline for new rules. It is a 3 fold
blessing! If the consulate appt. is approved for Aug. 23rd then my aunt and I
will travel Aug. 11th! It came sooner than we expected since I got the letter
from the Nat'l Visa Ctr. on June 11th stating they forwarded our info to the
Consulate. We get Danielle sooner than expected and I get $900 back for the
post-placement visits! That will come in handy for our trip. We will just have
to have the 2 original 6 and 12 month visits now which is what I have always had
with my other kiddos. Today Danielle is 3 years old! I sent her a pkg thru red
thread so I hope she had a nice party (while we were sleeping!). I wish we
could have been with her for that but soon, very soon, we will have a big
birthday bash to welcome her home! My birthday is August 14th so I should have
her in my arms on the 13th. That is the greatest 45th birthday gift I could ask
for! Some people get surgery at my age to tweak some parts but I am getting a
baby! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, I feel better now:)

Waiting....... for TA

Father's Day 2011

All the paperwork is done. Just waiting for my travel approval.  Seems like forever:(  I hope to get it in the next 3 to 4 weeks max!  I made myself feel a little better yesterday by ordering a special birthday pkg. for Danielle thru the redthread.  She will receive a cake, gift and a pillow with our picture on it.  Danielle will be 3 on July 19th.  I hate that she has to celebrate one more birthday in an orphanage!  I wrote her a special letter which will be translated and read to her with her pkg.  I hope the nannies take a lot of pictures with the disposable camera that will be in the pkg.  I also hope they are showing her our pictures from the album I sent with her pkg a couple of months ago. We just continue to pray for her and all of the other children waiting for a forever family.