The Adkins Family

9/3/09 Sent application to AWAA

9/5/09 1st social work visit

9/14 /09 Acceptance into Ethiopia program

10/28/09 2nd social work visit

11/4/09 3rd social work visit

1/14/10 Home study approved and off to the state

3/1/10 Fingerprints done

3/6/10 Received I171-H in the mail

3/9/10 Sent Dossier to AWAA

3/18/10 DTE! (Our dossier to Ethiopia date!)

8/4/10 Received "On Deck" e-mail

9/24/10 Referral for a 2 month old boy!

11/8/10 Received a court date for December 16th

12/11/10 Left for trip #1 to Ethiopia. Did not pass court on the 16th

12/23/10 Officially passed court, but got the word on Christmas Eve

1/29/11 Left for trip #2, not submitted to Embassy yet

2/2/11 Miraculously submitted to Embassy (a lot of hoops to jump through)

2/4/11 All but Amy left to come home to the USA

2/7/11 Cleared for Embassy

2/8/11 Gotcha Day!!! And embassy visit

2/11/11 Came home to Colorado with the newest US citizen