- April 2011- Seriously begin praying about and researching adoption
- October 2011- Make decision to adopt
- December 2011- Choose Honduras and Dillon/Buckner adoption agency
- December 24, 2011- Mail Applicaton Part 1
- Christmas 2011- Announce Adoption Plans to family
- December 28, 2011- Approval of Application Part 1
- January 10, 2012- Receive Application Part 2 in the mail; begin working on it
- January 25, 2012- Plans to adopt become public
- February 2012- Trying to finish Application Part 2 & Fundraising!
- March 1-4, 2012- Fundraising Online Auction
- March 13, 2012- Have FBI Fingerprints done
- March 21, 2012- Mail Fingerprints to FBI
- March 22, 2012- Mail Home Study 'Initial Paperwork'
- March 27, 2012- Initial Home Study Paperwork Received & Assigned our Social Worker
- April 3, 2012- First Home Study Meeting at our house w/ Social Worker
- April 6, 2012- Receive Our "ADOPT- Words With Him" Fundraising T-shirts
- April 9, 2012- Otter's Fundraising Night
- April 27-28 2012- Yard Sale Fundraiser
- April 24, 2012- Results of our FBI Fingerprints are in
- May 8, 2012- Get GBI Fingerprints done
- May 14, 2012- Mailed Application Part #2 to Buckner
- May 16, 2012- Buckner Receives Application Part #2
- May 21, 2012- Buckner Approvals App #2 (must finish online seminar though)
- June 8, 2012- Turn all Home Study final paperwork into our Social Worker (minus Psychs)
-August 17, 2012- Receive official Home Study approval & copy
- September 17, 2012- Mailed I-600 A Application (Orphan Petition to U.S. Gov't.)
- October 26, 2012- Fingerprint Appointment for I-600 A
- November 14, 2012- I-600 A Application Approved!
- April 29, 2013- Dossier is Apostilled
- April 30, 2013- Mail Dossier to Dillon/Buckner
- May 3-4- Yard Sale Fundraiser
- May 16, 2013 - Dossier is on it's way to Honduras
- May 18, 2013 - Dossier arrives in Honduras; translation begins
- August 16, 2013- Dossier has been translated & approved; requiring labs for G & K though
- September 6, 2013- G & K have newly required blood/lab work & ua
- September 18, 2013- Mailed apostilled lab results to Buckner
*Predicted:
- Fall 2013- Hope to be on Waiting List!!
- Fall 2015- Fall 2017- Bring our babies home!
