Knight Family Adoption: Moscow

Monday, August 24, 2009

Moscow - Red Square

Here are a couple pictures from our one free night in Moscow. We had a busy, busy trip. But, this was a beautiful night. It was a one hour walk from the Radisson Hotel to Red Square.

These crazy "guards" made me pose like this! Funny!

Adoption Time Line

November 7, 2009 ~ Tess's 4th Birthday
October 30, 2009 ~ Tess is HOME!
October 25 - 30, 2009 ~ Final trip to Vladimir!
October 4 - 7, 2009 ~ Third Trip to Vladimir, just Angela. Filed paperwork for Tess's passport.
September 21, 2009 ~ Court Day!
September 19 - 22, 2009 ~ Second trip to Vladimir
August 27, 2009 ~ Recieved court date! Set for September 21st.
August 18, 2009 ~ Meet our new little girl for the first time!
August 16 - 21, 2009 ~ First trip to Vladimir Russia
August 4, 2009 ~ Registered in Vladimir and recieved travel dates for first trip!
July 29, 2009 Mailed region specific docs
July 27, 2009 ~ Mailed Dossier
July 22, 2009 ~ Mailed Registration
July 16, 2009 ~ Recieve referral in Vladimir, Russia!
July 13, 2009 ~ Change adoption agency from CHI to EAC
June 9, 2009 ~ Paperwork still in Astrakhan. We are told there are no 2 to 4 year old girls in Moscow City Region
May 29, 2009 ~ Changing to Moscow City region
April 22, 2009 ~ We are told Moscow Dept of Education will be out of session June, July and August
March 30, 2009 ~ Completed and mailed all documents that will expire before October.
February 10, 2009 ~ Russia called to have us registered, but we had one expired document. Russia registers another family instead.
January 30, 2009 ~ All remaining registration documents sent to Astrakhan
January 15, 2009 ~ We are told we are "first on the list" at CHI in the Astrakhan region
November 22, 2008 ~ We do not have a referral, afterall. We are on the waiting list again. We won't travel until 2009.
October 9, 2008 ~ We are told the respresentative in Astrakhan is "out of town and will not be back until November". So, we will not be traveling to Russia in October.
September 23, 2008 ~ Sent remaining Astrakhan "region specific" documents to Moscow.
September 10, 2008 ~ Our new little referral!! CHI asks us to travel to Astrakhan in October! The little girl has Asian features, we don't know her age.
August 29, 2008 ~ Vladivostok "region specific" documents mailed to Moscow to be added to our registered Dossier.
August 18, 2008 ~ The little Asian girl in Vladivostok is adopted domestically. We are on the "waiting family" list again.
July 29th, 2008 ~ A set-back. The grandmother of the little girl shows interest in adopting her. We wait until September for the final decision.
April 28, 2008 ~ We Got our Referral Call from CHI! "A Little Girl 2 1/2 years old with Asain Features in the Region of Vladivostok"... Travel projected for September.
April 14, 2008 ~ Fed Ex Dossier to St. Louis
January 17, 2008 ~ Submit Application to Adopt from Russia - a girl between 24 -48 months
Fall 2007 ~ Meet with CHI to Discuss Details Involved
Fall 2006 ~ Contact Children's Hope International with Questions
March 2006 ~ Seriously Start Praying About Adoption
Fall 2005 ~ First Discuss Adoption

Monday, August 24, 2009

Moscow - Red Square

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