A Journey to Add 2 more: Early Easter

Monday, March 18, 2013

Early Easter

Well we asked the Easter Bunny to come early this year since mom will be out of the Country visiting our new brothers.....

We had a blast coloring the eggs and it looks like the Easter bunny snuck in while mom was getting ready for bed..... I bet the girls will be excited in the morning.

Weekend visits have been arranged so I will actually be with Matthias during our Easter.

Daddy insisted on coloring his boys' eggs blue.... He said he doesn't get to hold them, so he can at least color their eggs :)

These are some of my favorite eggs this year.... They say Miracle of Adoption, We <3 you, Matthias and Adam :) Next year they will be home to color eggs with us :)

Brittany made an egg that says I love you :)

Kaitlyn made one that says I love mom and dad love Kaitlyn

For Adam

For Matthias

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Where the money is going....

1st agency fee $2,000.00- paid

home study fee $770- paid

Home study overview fee $500- paid

Notary for commitment paperwork $36- paid

Passport photos $22- paid

Misc mailing fees $34- paid

Passport fees $270- paid

Mom birth certificate copies $43- paid

Dad birth certificate copies $18-paid

1st half of oversight fee $1500 - paid

police fingerprinting $5- paid

FBI background checks $36- paid

I-800A application (720 + 85 per adult) $890- paid

Marriage certificates $40 - paid

Apostille for marriage certificate $20 - paid

Kids birth certificates $40 - paid

Medicals $171 - paid

Apostilles $165 - paid

More Apostilles $80- paid

2nd agency fee $4000- paid

2nd half of oversight fee $1500-paid

Shipping Dossier to our son's Country- $40 - paid

HS update to add child #2- $34 - paid

I800 sup 3, update to add another child- $360- paid

Apostilles for updated HS and commitment docs- $30 paid

Apostille on USCIS- $65 paid

Mailing Updated docs to B- $45 paid

Apostilles for POA $30 paid

3rd agency fee- $8000 due at time of 1st trip Paid

Air fare $2500 Paid

hotel 1st trip $850 Paid

Food, transportation and misc in Country expenses approx $1000 Paid

Visa- $230x2= $460(due on 1st trip) paid

I 800 fee $720 Paid

Mailing I800 $20 Paid

Apostilles for 2nd stage dossier $195 Paid

Shipping 2nd stage docs $45 Paid

Shipping additional docs needed to Country $45 Paid

Airfare for 2 adults and 2 boys- $5590 Paid

Hotel $1000- we have this money

Food $500- we have this money

Transportation $500- we have this money

Boys' medicals $200 - we have this money

Total we need for trip 2 $7600

Total we have $6953

Total we need $647

FSP needs to read $18615

Total adoption cost: $34179

Already paid: $26579