Home Study is complete!

Yep...that's right our home study is complete and on its way to VA for approval from AWAA HQ. This is a big one folks - really BIG! Just in case you are curious or just want to better appreciate and understand the details of the adoption process - I have outlined below for you.

Our HS is a compilation of documents that includes a 17 page detail of our life.

• Adoptive Parents stats
• Application & Type of Child Requested
• Duty of Disclosure
• Adoption issues & motivation to adopt from China
• Description of adoptive parents (that's us!)
• Education and Employment
• Personal
• Marital Relationship
• Attitude Towards Birth parents
• Lifestyle
• Health
• Religion
• Child Care Plans
• Financial Capabilities
• Home and Community Environment
• References
• Parenting
• Expectations to the Development and Growth of a child
• Clearances (CPS)
• Pre-Adoption - Home visits
• Ability to Travel
• Documents
  
• • AWAA Application
  • Birth Certificates
  • Marriage Certificate
  • Verification of Health, Life and Auto Insurance
  • Verification of Employment
  • Verification of Homeowner’s Insurance
  • Copy of Arizona Driver’s License
  • Verification of Fees Paid
  • Copy of Letter of Request for Child
  • Current income tax return
  • Five letters of reference
  • Financial Statement
  • Medical reports
  • Police clearance letters
  • Fingerprint results
  • Child Protective service clearances
  • Autobiographies
  • Signed Guardianship Statement
  
• Guardianship
  
• Summary & Agency's Recommendation (we passed!)

To all our family that we love and appreciate so much - you may not know it but your are already doing your part. We couldn't have told our life stories - without mentioning our wonderful parents - Mom, Dad, Ken & Carol - thank you for life...thank you for the wonderful childhoods memories...thank you for endless opportunities, lessons and wisdom.

Then of coarse what would our lives be without our brother's, sister's, BIL's, SIL's and nieces and newphews! Bro- Don, Denise, Amanda, Mathew & Michael. Ken, Julie and Brittany. Thank you for being BIG brothers, little sisters and friends.

We are so happy that you are apart of our life story - we could not have done it without you!

XOXO