The Hartsock's: Pajama Party

Preslee Love had her PJ party last week at school. She had fun wearing her tangled nightgown and taking 'baby sister' as she refers to this baby!

Adoption Timeline

Arrive our U.S. soil and are together as a family of 7 for the first time - March 23, 2012 (we will celebrate this as our gotcha day!)
Travel to Ghana for 24 hours to bring Harper home forever - March 20, 2012
Visa printed and picked up by our POA in Ghana - March 16, 2012
Return home and wait to pick her up after U.S. Embassy finishes - December 7, 2011
Pass Court (she is legally ours)! December 6, 2011
Travel to Ghana for trip 1 - November 29, 2011
August 2011 - fill out acceptance paper work and prepare to travel to meet our sweet girl!
August 2011 - we get the email that will change our lives forever. 4 year old girl (just 6 months younger than our youngest). We say yes!
May 2011 - sure God is calling us to move to Ghana program - choose Dillon's pilate program in Kumasi
May 2011- 3 days later notified extended family has stepped up to care for her
May 2011 - notified of a waiting 2 year-old girl in Ghana
March 2011 - God speaks to us to expand our age parameters
December 2010 - final dossier documents and final homestudy visit
October 2010 - Choose AGCI and mail adoption application - approved! We begin the journey (0-12 months; either gender)
August 2010 - God confirms Africa, begin researching agencies and processes
July 2010 - Know God is calling us to adopt

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