Thai Adoption Blogs

More Good News - Some more pictures from Becky's show this past weekend...

find my family - I have 3 great adopted kids. I love them, but I also love their birth families. Maybe my kids will also want to look for these birth families? I think I w...

Canada & Adoption - I just emailed this note to the Prime Minister and the Immigration Minister in Canada. Just days ago, the Canadian government has stopped issuing all immig...

Public Service Announcement for all you online shoppers! - [image: Holt International Adoption Agency] I just found out (or was reminded about) a really easy way you can support Holt International Children's Servic...

HALLOWEEN 2009 - (I'm not putting this in the right place yet - I just want to bump the tooth post from the top of the blog!) My 'friendly' witch (her words!) This is the o...

THIS BLOG WILL BE PRIVATE SOON - I'm going to make this blog private within a week or so, so if you want to be able to access it, please email me at dallas@jenkins-entertainment.com, or fr...

A CHRISTmas gift from the grandparents! - Yesterday we mailed out our second package to our little man. But this time, the gifts were from Max's grandparents! They all wanted to make him a very s...

Need your advice... - Normally I don't show you guys my Xmas photo's till the end result is finished.... but I am in a dilemma about 2 of the pictures. So I would like your advi...

Snowflakes - *"Adoptions are like snowflakes – no two are exactly alike."* Sometimes it feels inspiring, like a piece of artwork: Sometimes it feels calculated, like ...

Quote - You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think ...

Protected: Spoiled beyond belief - There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Fun, Fun, Fun! - Brian left today for a conference. I never fully bother to understand the ins-and-outs of his work related life but it's something... medical. Normally, I ...

3 months with Shaun - Abby and Shaun November 2009 We have been a complete family for more than 3 months now, Shaun is over 19 months old! Time is really flying by as the holi...

School Pics - The girls' kindergarten pictures came in today, and I think they're adorable. :-)

So Far, So Good - Everybody is gone now- including Brian. My parents left yesterday after Brian, Olivia, and I went to church. Brian went back to work today. He did come hom...

Oh....I got it...... - Wow has it been awhile! All I can say right now is I am back! And I have alot to say. Tonight I will start with an update. We have hit 6 months!! Who woul...

After surgery - Well Brent is doing well. he is keeping his brace on even in the night ( at least for the last 4 anyway). He is scooting around the house well and has figu...

So much to say, so little time - Cassandra update - How to squeeze everything into one blog entry???? Let's see, I'll start with some pictures.... Even though Cassandra is paralyzed and has no feeling from ...

Home at LAST!! - Sorry for the delay in posts......... Yes, we made it home!! It has been wonderful to have the family together at long last. We couldn't have asked f...

Halloween 2009 - [image: Posted by Picasa]

Highlights from Fall in Fort Collins - We've had a glorious Fall here in Ft. Collins. Penny is continuing to grow and learn new ways of doing things and relating to others, includi...

SNOW! - Or, as the girls pronounce it, “NO!” The girls had their first experience with snow this week, Denver getting over 18 inches of it during the course of 2 f...

Cameron's Coffee House - Please visit our *first* adoption fundraising store. http://www.justlovecoffee.com/CameronsCoffeeHouse We receive a portion of the sales from every item ...

Thod Kathin - Offering of Robes - Kathina is a Buddhist festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists. The season during which a mon...

Zzzzzz - I was planning a post in my head that went something like this: ACK! I don't know what happened, but our little boy who once slept in *his own* bed (after...

six - six is good! (do any of you watch Seinfeld?) Well, we are moving on down the list. I was pretty bummed out about being number six for several days, seeing...

the beginning of the rest.... - today was a big day on our adoption journey and to be honest the only part i have been nervous about.....today was... Panel Day........ Panel had some dela...

Reflection - Over the past month or so I've done a little bit of thinking.  When I started this blog all those years ago my life was so different.  I was living with my h...

The end of an era - And I thought last year was bad..... Tomorrow Ian will start 1st grade. I can't believe he's old enough to be a big kid, staying in school all day, hanging...

Nativeland is finished and our 25 month anniversary approaches - I can hardly believe I'm saying this - time has gone so quickly. We have now been waiting for our referral for 25 months, as of the 4th of August 2009. Rel...

Wednesday July 29th 2009 - I have finished adding all the e-mails I was sent for blog access. If you did not get an invite from me please let me know before Friday.

Jelly Joys at the National Aquarium - This weekend, the three Skalbeck boys had a fun trip to the National Auqarium in Baltimore. The three boys drove in the late afternoon to the National Aqu...

17 Months - 17 Months ago we applied to adopt a little girl from Thailand 0-3 years old. That's all we knew for 16 months. How did we get through that? Stayed busy and...

Hiatus - I have decided to take a hiatus... I never intended for this blog to drag on and on... Honestly, we thought we'd have Lily long ago. I began this blog last...

The Match (one week later) - Things are moving right along now. We are still floating on air from the match and enjoying all of the excitement. *Friday* *We received our I-800 approv...

Tennis and Softball - This summer I told the kids they could try a new sport if they wanted. Nell and Chet wanted to try tennis, just like mom and Katie choose softball. Lu...

The Marathon Birthday~ - So Kennedy turned 9 on May 19th...I did a whole sentimental post about her, remember? Well, let me just say that we have been celebrating the Pook's birthd...

What a difference a year makes - Seriously. What a difference. I know I have been the biggest blogger slacker ever. I don't know if it's not having time or not having energy or maybe just ...

Paperwork, Paperwork, and more.....Paperwork!! - Things have been quiet for quite a while, and then the flood gates opened again! We are in the process of gathering our Dossier paperwork. The Dossier is a...

The Enchantments - So I thought I would show and tell everyone about one of my goals for this Summer. This is a picture of lake Colchuck and the moutain above it is called A...

Still we wait - Easter 2009 The last year has passed us by, and we still wait patiently for our little one. The wait is long and some times hard. We are keeping ourselves ...

Entry for February 24, 2009 - Been a while - It's been a while, but I added a few new pictures to the Flickr Photostream. Natee is getting into LEGOs and recently saw the movie WALL-E (which is prett...

- Here is what has been going on in the Benisch Family since January 2009. (For a recap of 2008, scroll down and read Doug’s Christmas letter.) Amy – Afte...

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Our Second Christmas and...Disneyland! - Our Christmas Vacation 2008 started early with the 4 inches of snow we got during the last week of school. Jack and Beth couldn't wait to suit up and go ...

We Finalized Today - We are blessed to receive such a wonderful gift this Christmas. Seth is forever ours!! Merry Christmas everyone!!

My baby is starting kindergarten:( - I cannot believe that my baby is old enough to start to school. Actually, I cannot believe that I am OLD enough to have a child in school. He is very excit...

Going Private - Hi Everyone! Well as John and I move through this whole crazy process we have decided to make our blog private. Since this is our first adoption and we are...

She's Officially A George! - Well, it's final. Maya is now Maya Sunisa George according to the United States government. The court hearing in San Antonio was no big deal, however I kno...

What a Busy Weekend Ahead - Well lets see we have a very busy weekend ahead. Today the girls when to their Granny's house because she has been gone for a week and they miss her when t...

June Update - Hello all, The Hern family has been fairly busy these passed few weeks. Kanya's dance classes ended, she got a little certificate which she loves. We have ...

Caleb Sorrawit Imbach is home! - Can't believe it has now been 4 days that we have been home -- actually 5 if you consider the fact that we gained a day coming from Asia to the States. Wel...

Guess What!!! - On Monday May 5th, 2008, one year to the day that our papers reached Thailand, we got official confirmation from the Alberta government that we are having....

Miles is two!! -

Half a Year Here - Today Chay has been in the USA for 6 months! Here is a photo of before (thats the one in the tub) and after (the FAT one) the first 6 months of having Ch...

- I've had a few more email addresses emailed to me and left in the comments so I will load these onto Blogger as invited to read, and then I will go back pr...

Small steps and giant leaps - Every day Tananya becomes more comfortable with her new family. According to her schedule from her foster home, she was taking seven bottles a day and t...

Start Blogging... - I've always wanted to start a blog, so we'll try this way and see how it works. I am in the process of trying to adopt a little girl from Thailand. I fel...

One Year Older! - Well Riley turned 5 on Sunday! Hard to believe it’s been one year already. A year ago we celebrated her 4th birthday in Bangkok in a hotel room amidst the ...

Final Day - We had our last course on Friday. It was really good and I felt we got more information from this one and felt it related more to our cause. We spoke a lot...

Habitually or Non-Habitually resident - It is amazing that although you expect problems and hurdles along the way - when they come, they are a surprise and a blow. Nothing can change that reactio...

He Makes All Things New - There is NO WAY I can possibly retrace the last five months. I have been getting a crash course in "Teenager 101" and learning so much about my new son. W...

Mama and Daddy - Mama and I love you very, very much and we cannot wait to be your forever family. You have a big sister who cannot wait for you to come home. This blog is ...

We got THE call! - Tuesday February 20th, 2007 at about 1:00 pm we received THE call we have waiting on. We are traveling to Bangkok on March 13th, arriving on the 14th, and ...

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