The Raymer's Ethiopian Adoption: A few more pictures from the trip!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

A few more pictures from the trip!

Well for some time now I have been trying to load a video on here but me and youtube just don't seem to be getting along. Not sure what I'll do about that. But in the meantime I thought I'd leave you with a few pictures from the trip.

This first one is from the infamous coffee ceremony at the transition home.

This is Feromsa showing us that he likes Tootsie Rolls.

Bereket just smiling.

Since they don't have a blog: here are the Ords and their new son.

This is the boys first night at the Hilton!

View from our room.

Bereket's head nanny is giving him a necklace before he leaves.

Feromsa enjoying some music on the plane ride to America!

First breakfast with new sister in America!

Timeline and Cost

Here you can find a posted a listing of all of our adoption expenses that are paid and are yet to be paid.
*Note* AWAA program fees are reduced because John is an associate for AWAA.
1-13-10 AWAA Application Fee $250.00- PAID
2-3-10 First program fee* $250- PAID
3-8-10 Fingerprinting $830- PAID
Birth Certificates, etc. $70- PAID
Fingerprints for NC $10.00 PAID
NC SBI Background Check $30.00 - PAID
Physicals for everyone $150.00 - PAID
Homestudy $1800 PAID
Authentication of out of state documents $40.00 - PAID
Post-placement fees $1050 - PAID
4-13-10 Fingerprint appointment with USCIS
4-21-10 Home study complete and in hand
4-22-10 Referral!
4-28-10 I-171 arrived!
4-28-10 Program fee ($250), 1/2 International Program fee ($3,750), Post-placement admin. fee ($385) Total of $4385 PAID
????- Agency mid-payment fee ($2000), Translation/Authentication fee ($800), Post-placement deposit ($1,000), Courier fee ($150), 1/2 International fee ($3750) Total $7700

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

A few more pictures from the trip!

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