Red Thread To China 2007

 
 
 
 


Here are a few pics of us signing the LOA. We almost didn't get it in time to send back to China for our agency's Friday mailing to China. It was a mad dash but we made it. It cost us around $70.00, but it was well worth it! I can't wait for TA, I want to go get that boy and bring him home. Our agency thinks we may travel around the 23rd of October, that would be awesome. The last picture is my MIL and close friends holding the LOA, she is very excited to be adding a new grandson to the family. She was leaving that day for her Alaskan cruise and we caught her just in time before she left. I hope everyone enjoys the pics and if anyone has any advice on what to pack that is a must have and what not to bring please shoot me an e-mail. At this point we could use all the tips that any of the BTDT parents have.

Take care

Here he is in all his glory!!!!!

TA-DA (drum roll)

LEVI KENNEDY YONG MAXWELL
He is at the Nanyang City SWI in the Henan Province. His DOB is 3/20/2006 and he is 29 months old today!!!!! We hope to travel in late September, but our agency thinks October. Either way Mommy and Daddy are coming to bring you home Cookie face!!!!! Look at the pic and you will see why he has earned this nickname. I can't wait to hold him in my arms and tell him how much we love him!! This is by far the best day of this year!!!! That is until forever family day.

Will post more when I can think straight.

Sandi & Jerry

 



Isn't this a cool lovey for Levi? When I found it I knew that Levi had to have it and that I wanted to have his American and Chinese name embroidered on it. Of course we had to do it in John Deere colors too.

 



Here are some pictures of some of the things we have been collecting and making for Levi. We have been really gearing up for him to come home. Now all we need is the LOA to come. HINT HINT!!!! Jerry's mom has been helping us add to the collection of decorations for Levi's room too... thanks mom.

We received our fingerprint notice in the mail today for our I171H renewal....Yeah!!!! I wasn't even expecting it so soon. So we will be there on Tuesday to get them taken so we can have that taken care of. Our old one doesn't expire until September but we were afraid that we wouldn't get our LOA by then so we went ahead and renewed it. We are in Fredricksburg and are ready to shop for anything John Deere for Levi and something for my cybershower buddy too. This should be fun.
We have been here once before but this time we left from a different location. So Jerry printed off directions off the internet, but boy were they crazy. It took us done some gravel road that looked like it was right out of that movie Wrong turn. I kept thinking that at any time some crazy person who lives in the woods was going to pop out and get us. There were no signs on any of the roads around there. There were houses here and there but I wouldn't let Jerry stop at any. So we went back the way we came and happened across this man opening a gate. Jerry stopped and asked directions and he said what are you doing on a dirt road trying to get to Fredricksburg? We all laughed and he told us how to get back on the main road to Fredricksburg. We got here around 10:30pm and are all checked in. Ready for bed now. I hope to post pics of our trip later in the week maybe.