Our Biggest Adventure Yet!: Its official!!!!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Its official!!!!

Welcome to our family

Karolina Ania Macioce

and

Patrycja Kasia Macioce

We are in Warsaw and settling in. We will write more later!

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Brooke TaylorOctober 7, 2010 at 1:03 AM
Congratulations! It's so nice to picture of Karolina and Patrycja, they are beautiful! What a happy day. You are all BEAMING!:)
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Rebekah and MikeOctober 7, 2010 at 2:48 AM
Congratulations!!! Mike and I are so happy for you! That is a beautiful picture.
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kellyOctober 7, 2010 at 5:18 AM
Congratulations! What a great family picture!
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Laura and BrianOctober 7, 2010 at 5:41 AM
Aww, that is so wonderful! Congratulations on those two beautiful girls!!
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Adoptive Parents of ThreeOctober 7, 2010 at 5:47 AM
Congratulations! And I agree, it's a beautiful picture. You should enlarge and frame this one.
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HeidiOctober 7, 2010 at 6:20 AM
Congratulations! I agree, this is a beautiful family picture! Enjoy your time in Warsaw. You will be home before you know it.
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Lee and MarthaOctober 7, 2010 at 6:52 AM
We are so very happy for you! Congratulations! Life is Great!
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RachelOctober 7, 2010 at 7:27 AM
Congratulations! It's so good to see your family complete...absolutely beautiful. We are so happy for you!
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Jennifer A.October 7, 2010 at 9:47 AM
YAY, what a wonderful happy photo!!! Congratulations!!
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JenniferOctober 7, 2010 at 8:27 PM
What a great photo! Congratulations. :-)
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Tom and KaraOctober 7, 2010 at 8:39 PM
CONGRATULATIONS!! We're so happy for the beautiful new family!
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AnonymousOctober 8, 2010 at 6:57 AM
What a beautiful family! I love the girl's names. They are so cute. Enjoy the next few weeks and let us know all abou them.
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Rebecca W.October 9, 2010 at 8:42 AM
Congratulations, hope you enjoy Warsaw.
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Adoption Checklist

Dec 21 2010 apply for social security numbers
Nov 26 2010 receive girls certificates of citizenship
Oct 30 2010 Fly to USA
Oct 28 2010 Interview at Embassy-Pick up Visa's
Oct 27 2010 Pick up Polish passports
Oct 25 2010 Apply for Polish passports
Oct 22 2010 apply for SS#'s, passport pictures and embassy Dr. appointment
Oct 21 2010 appeal process over!
Oct 6 2010 court date!
Sept 17 2010 receive temporary custody of the girls
Sept 11 2010 fly to Poland
Aug 24 2010 receive travel dates!!!!!
Aug 15, 2010 Article 5 delivered to judge
Aug 13 2010 I-800's at Embassy in Warsaw
Aug 6, 2010 I-800's approved!!!!!!
July 27 2010-wired money for visa's
July 27 2010-sent DS-230's to Poland
June 4 2010 send in our I-800's
April 23 2010 meet our beautiful daughters for the first time
April 15 2010 leave for Poland
April 6 2010 received travel dates!
March 1 2010 accepted referral for two beautiful girls
Feb 8 2010 Dossier sent to Poland !!!!
Feb 1 2010 USCIS Approval!
Feb 1 2010 28 documents sent to SC to be apostilled
Jan 27 2010 Fingerprints completed
Jan 16 2010 received fingerprint appointment from the USCIS
Dec 31 2009 received text from USCIS...I-800A made it!
Dec 21 2009 Sent in I-800A application
Dec 12 2009 Homestudy Complete!
Nov 2009 received FBI clearance
Nov 2009 Last homestudy visit
Nov 2009 documents in MA and SC for apostille
Nov 2009 received notarized birth cert from NY-sent back to NY for apostille
Nov 2009 Sent off child abuse clearance forms
Oct 2009 Apostilled documents back from UT and CO
Oct 2009 Reference letters back
Oct 2009 First homestudy visit completed!!
Oct 2009 send fingerprints to FBI
Oct 2009 send out reference letters
Sept 2009 approved for homestudy
Sept 2009 Ordered Birth Certificates and Marriage Certificate
Sept 2009 Send in application for homestudy
Sept 2009 Approved by agency
Sept 2009 Send in Application
Sept 2009-Selected agency and country

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Its official!!!!

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