Monday, January 5, 2009

The Journey Begins!

About a month ago, on December 5, 2008, we sent in our registration to Children's Home Society and Family Services and began the adoption application process. Hooray -we are on our way to becoming parents!!! Or, in other words... Let the paperwork begin!

On December 13th, we received the full application packet to fill out which we mailed in on December 16th. They sent back a few more forms to complete along with fingerprint cards to fill out. After a busy holiday season, we finally got our fingerprints done and in the mail on January 2nd.

We were having trouble finding a police station open to do the fingerprinting during hours that Kevin wasn't working. Our friend who works at the Iowa DCI was gracious enough to connect us with a coworker who works in fingerprinting and was able to get our cards filled out. Denny was very generous with his time and made the process relaxed and fun instead of stressful and impersonal at the police station. And, he even let us take pictures of him in action. Thus, our scrapbook via the blog has begun!


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9 comments:

  1. Amy LucknerJanuary 9, 2009 at 12:52 PM

    Are the mug shots in the next blog?

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  2. WLJanuary 9, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    Checking if I did this right to post a comment!

    Love

    Dad

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  3. WLJanuary 9, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    I guess it worked! Mom will post a blog after she locates her google account at work. She begins her marathon work week tomorrow - seven straight days!

    Look forward to keeping up with your journey!

    Love

    Dad

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  4. Duane and Mary AnnJanuary 10, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    Thanks for keeping us in the loop. You are in our prayers.

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  5. BuxtonsJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    Hi Guys!
    VERY cool that you're doing this blog! We're excited to see all the updates since we don't get to see you nearly as often as we'd like! Glad I could help you out with the prints and that you got to see the DCI!

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  6. MomJanuary 10, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    What a wonderful idea to "journal" your experiences waiting and preparing for your baby. It will be a super gift for your child some day! Love you - Mom

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  7. Deb SubiagaJanuary 11, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    Thanks for including us in your blog family! This will be a great way to keep up with your exciting experience. This baby will be one lucky little person to be welcomed and loved by you.
    All the best, Deb Subiaga

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  8. UnknownJanuary 11, 2009 at 7:44 PM

    Woo-hoo!! Can we be blog friends? We're excited for all the updates and especially when we'll get to meet the newest Smith! Love you!
    Gail, Josh & Elijah

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  9. TaraJanuary 11, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Thank you Abbie and Kevin! This is wonderful of you to share your journey with us -- we are so excited for you.
    Tara and Brian

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