From our family to yours, may the holiday season bring you all lots of joy and happiness! Here's to a fabulous New Year!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
A weekly photography challenge.
Our journey is now complete. We are finally home with Cara-Li's little sister, Alexia. Please follow along as we enjoy our new lives as a family of four!
About Us
- Susie and Gordie
- We adopted our first daughter from Guangxi, China in 2003 and our second daughter from Jiangxi, China in 2007.
SHADES OF INSPIRATION
A weekly photography challenge.
Alexia Yun Xia
Alexia Timeline
May 1, 2005: Decide to adopt again
May 12, 2005: Sign on with adoption agency
Sept. 19, 2005: Court date
Sept. 30, 2005: File is complete and brought to agency
Oct. 31, 2005: DTC (dossier to China)
Nov. 11, 2005: LID (log-in date)
July 6, 2007: Referral of Guang Yun Xia (soon to be Alexia Yun Xia) residing at the Guangchang SWI in Guangchang, Jiangxi
Aug 13, 2007: Receive TA (travel approval)
Aug. 27, 2007: Departure for Toronto en route to China
Aug. 28, 2007: Departure for Shanghai, China
Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2007: Shanghai, China
Sept. 2, 2007: Departure for Nanchang and GOTCHA DAY!
Sept. 2-8, 2007: Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Sept. 8-15, 2007: Beijing, China
Sept. 15, 2007: Return to Canada and begin our lives as a family of four!
May 12, 2005: Sign on with adoption agency
Sept. 19, 2005: Court date
Sept. 30, 2005: File is complete and brought to agency
Oct. 31, 2005: DTC (dossier to China)
Nov. 11, 2005: LID (log-in date)
July 6, 2007: Referral of Guang Yun Xia (soon to be Alexia Yun Xia) residing at the Guangchang SWI in Guangchang, Jiangxi
Aug 13, 2007: Receive TA (travel approval)
Aug. 27, 2007: Departure for Toronto en route to China
Aug. 28, 2007: Departure for Shanghai, China
Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2007: Shanghai, China
Sept. 2, 2007: Departure for Nanchang and GOTCHA DAY!
Sept. 2-8, 2007: Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Sept. 8-15, 2007: Beijing, China
Sept. 15, 2007: Return to Canada and begin our lives as a family of four!
Cara-Li Cui
Cara-Li Timeline
Oct. 1, 2001: Decide to adopt
Oct. 10 , 2001: Sign on with adoption agency
Feb. 13, 2002: Court date
Feb. 15, 2002: File is complete and brought to agency
March 17, 2002: DTC (dossier to China)
March 25, 2002: LID (log-in date)
April 4, 2003: Referral of Qin Li Cui (soon to be Cara-Li Cui) residing at the Hepu SWI in Hepu, Guangxi
May 15, 2003: Travel to China is stopped due to SARS
June 24, 2003: Travel to China resumes
June 27, 2003: Receive TA (travel approval)
July 22, 2003: Departure for Vancouver en route to China
July 23, 2003: Departure for Shanghai, China
July 24-27, 2003: Shanghai, China
July 27, 2003: Departure for Nanning and GOTCHA DAY!
July 27 - Aug. 2, 2003: Nanning, Guangxi, China
Aug. 2-9, 2003: Beijing, China
Aug. 9, 2003: Return to Canada and begin our lives as a family of three!
Oct. 10 , 2001: Sign on with adoption agency
Feb. 13, 2002: Court date
Feb. 15, 2002: File is complete and brought to agency
March 17, 2002: DTC (dossier to China)
March 25, 2002: LID (log-in date)
April 4, 2003: Referral of Qin Li Cui (soon to be Cara-Li Cui) residing at the Hepu SWI in Hepu, Guangxi
May 15, 2003: Travel to China is stopped due to SARS
June 24, 2003: Travel to China resumes
June 27, 2003: Receive TA (travel approval)
July 22, 2003: Departure for Vancouver en route to China
July 23, 2003: Departure for Shanghai, China
July 24-27, 2003: Shanghai, China
July 27, 2003: Departure for Nanning and GOTCHA DAY!
July 27 - Aug. 2, 2003: Nanning, Guangxi, China
Aug. 2-9, 2003: Beijing, China
Aug. 9, 2003: Return to Canada and begin our lives as a family of three!
Time in China
Time in Montreal
Call us on Skype
Weather
What is your fortune?
Favorite Links
Blog Archive
- March 2010 (8)
- February 2010 (5)
- January 2010 (6)
- December 2009 (5)
- November 2009 (7)
- October 2009 (7)
- September 2009 (4)
- August 2009 (3)
- July 2009 (6)
- June 2009 (8)
- May 2009 (7)
- April 2009 (7)
- March 2009 (11)
- February 2009 (7)
- January 2009 (5)
- December 2008 (4)
- November 2008 (3)
- October 2008 (13)
- September 2008 (8)
- August 2008 (7)
- July 2008 (7)
- June 2008 (10)
- May 2008 (9)
- April 2008 (9)
- March 2008 (11)
- February 2008 (11)
- January 2008 (5)
- December 2007 (9)
- November 2007 (12)
- October 2007 (7)
- September 2007 (19)
- August 2007 (13)
- July 2007 (10)
- June 2007 (4)
- May 2007 (3)
- April 2007 (5)
- March 2007 (3)
Labels
- Administration (1)
- AFQ (1)
- Alexia (35)
- Anniversaries (4)
- Birthdays (13)
- Cara-Li (40)
- Charity (3)
- China (15)
- Christmas (3)
- Contests (2)
- Cooking (10)
- Cottage (20)
- Crafts (8)
- Diet (8)
- Doll Quilt Swap (3)
- General (31)
- Holidays (33)
- Jie Jie (6)
- Mei Mei (22)
- Olympics (4)
- Paris (6)
- Parties (18)
- Photography (14)
- Post-China life (11)
- Potty (2)
- Pre-China Life (6)
- Preparation (1)
- Quilts (1)
- Ramblings (4)
- Ranting (2)
- Referral (10)
- Renovations (8)
- Resolutions (6)
- Reunions (8)
- Review (4)
- Rumours (4)
- School (11)
- shows (5)
- Skiing (3)
- Soccer (1)
- The End (1)
- Trips (1)
- Vacation (17)
- Wedding (1)
Visitors
2 comments:
Merry Christmas Susie, Gord, Cara-Li and Alexia! All the best for a wonderful holiday and 2010. With love from Brigeen, Gerry and Katie xxx
And Merry Christmas to you. I just love your card. Your girls are gorgeous!!!!!
Hope you're having a wonderful time!
Wanda
xoxo
Post a Comment