WE ARE HOME

We have arrived home safe. Our flight back went good, everything was on time and we arrived into Grand Rapids 20 minutes early. It has been a couple busy days since we got back. We jumped right back into work and we are trying to get Caden back on our schedule. He was very glad to see his mom and dad. Our computer is down right now so i am writing from my dad's house. We will keep you all posted on when Sabina will be coming home. Again thank you all again for your love and support.
Love Beckie and Brian

We have started our departure

Yesterday we left the orphanage area of Kustanai. We had to fly to Almaty for two days. Our flight from Almaty to Frankfort leaves Sunday at 420am. We will be arriving into Grand Rapids around 340pm Sunday afternoon pending weather hold up. We are sitting here in the lobby of the hotel having a drink. We have all day today doing nothing. We walked around town for a few hours. Our feet are killing us since we really havent been walking or doing a whole lot for the past 6 weeks. Leaving Sabina was very hard as she has found a place in our hearts. We knew leaving her that she was in really good hands with her caregivers. They care for her and really watch out for her. She will be coming home at the end of Febuary. Well we are heading to lunch so we will talk to you all when we get home. Thank you all for your love and suport through this whole process.
Love Brian and Beckie

SHE IS OURS

We just got out of court(11:30am) and we were congratulated and told that the judge said yes to the adoption and no one had any objections. We do have to go back at 2:30pm for the reading of the decision, Just a formality nothing big. Then we are heading to the orphanage to hand out gifts and visit with Sabina for the last time until she is brought to us. We are hoping for her to come home around the last week of Feb. We are very happy and can't wait until she can start her new life. We leave tomorrow to go to Almaty and wait until our flight Sunday. We fly out at 4:20am and get home at 3:40pm Sunday. We will be able to get on the Internet in Almaty so we will talk to you all later. 3 more days and we are coming home.
Love Beckie and Brian

We have a court date set.....

Well we are finally getting some were. Today we had pre-court and it went well. He was concerned about our paperwork but Janet told him he will have it tomorrow. She was going to the airport at 6pm to get it. So he schedule court for next Thursday the 22nd at 10:30am. He said our agents license has to be here by then or he will have to reschedule court. Our agent emailed us and told us she talked to someone and it was sent out, so I have to believe she will get it before then. He is also going to except a fax of it and then she will have to just send a notarized copy overnight when she can. But the good news is we should be able to fly out on the 25th like planed. After court we will come back to the apartment and do laundry and pack. Then Friday we will fly out of Kustanai at 9:30am and fly over to Almaty for our embassy interview. We have to do that now because we are having her escorted home. Then we will stay in Almaty for 2 nights and fly out of Almaty at 4:10am on Sunday and be on our way home. So that’s all for now. The judge seemed really nice and knew that we have been here for 5 weeks and really felt bad and said he was sorry and he would try to get us home soon. No they can not make it so Sabina can come home with us but we did try. At least we got this far. Things are starting to look up. Now if only weather and everything else in between now and next Sunday can go smooth we will be home in no time. Love you all and thank you for caring and praying for us. PS. We did go visited Sabina today and she is doing good. I do feel bad for leaving her but she will be home in short time. Talk later
Beckie and Brian

a couple more pictures

Hi daddy.

Pre-Court is Scheduled

We were told today that pre-court will be next Thursday at 2:30pm. The down side to this all is we are going to be here for another 2 weeks. We maybe able to fly home on Jan. 24th if all goes well. We don't know anymore then that. If everything gets here and pre-court goes off without any big problems then he should schedule court the week after. Anyways that is all of an update for now. Talk later
Beckie and Brian

Still No Good News

We were told today that the judge will not schedule our court or pre-court until we have all of our documents updated. Before we left there was a few document that need updated because they were over 1 year old. Well i did my part and got them together and notarized and handed into the agent before we left. Our agent was to then translated and sent over here. Well apparently they were going to the embassy and i didn't know that part. Well to make a long story short those documents are still at the embassy and we are here waiting for them. We are not sure how much longer we are going to be here. Like i said before we still have no GOOD news. I will update when i hear anymore. Love you all and thank you for your love and support through this.
Beckie and Brian

STILL NO NEWS

Well Janet handed in our paperwork and found out who are judge was. All i know is she said he is good and a guy. He has a few days to look over our paperwork then will set up a pre-court date. Janet said she is hoping that after the pre-court it will be another week. But nothing is set in stone yet. We are hoping to hear something by the end of the week and when we do we will let you all know. Nothing new is or has happened. Sabina is the same, good as always. I just sit here and think about how things will be when we get home. Well for now that's all of an update i can give. Hope you all are well and keeping warm. Love everyone and will talk later
Love
Beckie and Brian