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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!
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20 comments:
She's precious! What an expression in that first picture--so cute!!
Congratulations!
Terri
11/22
She is too cute!!!!
What a little doll. We are all very happy for you guys.
DEbbie_Cody_Niki
she's gotta be tiny, she's floating in the clothes, and you know there is 3 more layers under there...... I love the bing hand chair! and the mushrooms! referall pictures are always the best!
Congratulations!!! It must be amazing to finally see the pictures of our baby!
Enjoy every moment!
Bravo!
isa
Oh, She is absolutely adorable!
Congratulations to you!
I love the "deer in the headlights" look she has in the close up mug shot. Poor baby, get that camera out of her face. :-)
She is adorable!! I love her expressions. Congratulations!
Heather, Hailey & Brandon
She's a keeper!!! She is so adorable.
Love from Auntie Karen, cousins Craig and Brett.
What a cutie!
Keep smilin!
OH MY GOSH! How expressive! Poor kiddo looks stunned! So cute!!!. I can't believe the cheeks & hair on both our girls. China will be amazing. Wonder how well our girls know each other. We'll find out...
Congrats!
Mary & Eric
OMG!!! SOoooo cute! Look at all that hair!
Congrats to Cara-Li on becoming a BIG SISTER all the best...
Sean
Totally worth the wait!! Can't wait to hear what her name is!!
Sarah and Sophie~Bug
What a sweetheart!!!!!! Congratulations!
Soooo cute!
Our Kelly, was on that same little car toy in her referral pic four years ago!
Congrats - she is so beautiful!
Fenny
Congratulations on your new daughter!
I had to comment on that first photo -- too adorable. What an expressive little face she has! Wonder what she didn't like? (Good luck taking her photo in future years!)
Best wishes for safe, speedy travel,
Jane, lucky mom to 2 from China
So very very cute is what she is..
A real baby doll you will have your hands full with Mei Mei..
What a beauty! I saw your blog posted on the Guangchang yahoo group. My daughter (Sophia) is from Guangchang SWI too! We adopted her in September 2005. Some of our group visited the orphanage, I wish we had.
Do you know what hotel you'll be staying at in Nanchang?
Not sure if they told you, it's pronounced 'Gwan chung'.
Stop by and say 'hi' sometime! Congrats!
What an adorable little bundle of love! But be ware under all those clothes may appear a tiny little chinese doll... These photos are sometimes misleading even though we all would have traveled very far and go through hell almost to get at last,a glimpse of the joy to come.
And what an intense expression. Again, congratulations to the four of you and may you travel as soon as possible( that is after Mama has done her round of shopping of course!)
Chantal,Dominique, Elisabeth and Sheela-Sati ( from Hepu,Guangxi as is big sister Cara Li)
She is sooooo... cute! Love her cheeks. Congradulations!
Bruce, Myah, Phillip and Isabelle
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