The Beginning

Our journey in adoption began over two years ago. Our first destination was Vietnam. After four months completing the paperwork and eight months of waiting for a referral their doors to adoption were closed. We were very frustrated and upset and we quickly decided to move on to another country.


Our next destination was Nepal. We accepted the referral of a twelve month old baby girl instantly. However we were told the wait could be very long before we could bring her home because at the time Nepal was closed to new adoptions. They were predicitng that they would open any month. Never the less we instantly fell in love. We named our little one Paige Srijana and we waited as patiently as possible. Stress and anxiety became a part of our daily lives as we waited to the green light to send our official paper work to start the process to bring her home. When they finally reopened in January of 2009 all of the laws and regulations had changed and it became imposable for us to adopt her. We were devastated at the loss of our little girl but we have realized that we must move on. This truly has been the longest stork ride ever!! We have researched every option through our agency and we have chosen yet another country. So here we go again!!

Our next destination.................... ETHIOPIA!