A Love Like No Other: PEKING GOURMET!!!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

PEKING GOURMET!!!

Brady had his first experience at Peking Gourmet last nightwith Gung Gung, Po Po, Uncle Eric, Aunt Pam, (cousin) Preston and (cousin) Ashley. For those of you who don't know what Peking Gourmet is, let me just say that you're totallly missing out. We had all the usuals; pan fried dumplings, spring rolls, 3 ducks (YES, 3 ducks!!!), singapore noodles, jo yen shrimp (Jeff Bulson..the shrimp rank up there with the leek dumplings from Miami!!), some yummy green beans and fried rice. Brady loved it all and he ate like a champ!!! I swear, our family must think we starve the poor kid the way he eats in public, but I promise you he ate a good breakfast and lunch yesterday!! I think his favorite part was eating the rice out of the tea cup...too cute! We can't wait to go back!!

the pan fried dumplings are AWESOME!!!

Brady's no fool, he totally watched the lady the whole time she was carving the duck!!! He was completely in awe.

mmmm, this rice is good!

Mommy, Brady, Daddy, Gung Gung and Po Po

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OUR TIMELINE

1/11/07~Signed on with CAI for Taiwan B Program (either gender)

1/17/07~Approved to adopt from TWCA

1/29/07~Fed Ex'd 1600A to USCIS

2/1/07~First Homestudy appointment

2/12/07~Second Homestudy appointment

3/2/07~Received fingerprint appointment today for 4/11/07

3/12/07~Received FBI and DCF background clearance

3/28/07~Received completed homestudy

4/11/07~Fingerprinted

4/19/07~REFERRAL of baby boy, Lin, Chen-Yu (born 2/5/07)

4/23/07~Accepted referral

5/7/07~Fed Ex'd docs to TECO Miami

5/8/07~Received I-171H

5/14/07~Received first set of update photo's and info today; Received docs back from TECO; took docs to CAI for translation

6/1/07~Dossier sent to Taiwan

6/15/07~Received 2nd set of update photos

6/25/07~Notified of Court Hearing on Aug. 6th

7/6/07~Received 3rd set of update photos

8/6/07~COURT HEARING!

8/14/07~Received 4th set of update photos

8/22/07~FIRST RULING

9/9/07~7th Wedding Anniversary/leave for 7 day cruise

9/15/07~FINAL RULING

9/28/07~Leave for Taiwan

10/1/07~GOTCHA DAY!!!

10/6/07~Arrive back to Tampa as family of 3!!!

2/14/08~Move to Clifton VA.

4/15/08~Emailed Taiwan B pre-approval form to CAI for Baby # 2 (either gender)!!

4/17/08~Contract and $$$ sent to CAI

4/29/08~Received pre-approval from TWCA

7/23/08~Contacted local homestudy agency

7/28/08~Applied to homestudy agency

8/4/08~CAI filed Bankruptcy and closed....almost threw up!!

9/4/08~First conference call with new agency, Gladney Center for Adoptions, who absorbed the CAI Taiwan program

9/12/08~Homestudy Update visit with social worker at our house

9/18/08~Second conference call with Gladney

10/8/08~County fingerprints at police station

10/22/08~Cleared federal and state background checks

10/23/08~mailed forms to CPS

11/21/08~Cleared VA CPS background check

11/28/08~Cleared FL CPS background check (had to be done since we just move to VA from FL)

1/9/09~Fed Ex'd 1600A to USCIS

1/22/09~Received fingerprint appointment for 2/17/09

2/17/09~Fingerprinted

3/25/09~Received I-171H

5/8/09~Received referral of baby boy with medical condition

5/11/09~Declined referral because we did not feel comfortable with the medical condition

6/4/09~REFERRAL of baby GIRL born 4/30/09

6/5/09~Accepted referral

6/8/09~Alan leaves for Norway for the week.. BAD TIMING!

6/14/09~Got all docs notarized

6/15/09~Fed Ex'd docs to Secretary of State

6/19/09~Received certified docs back from S.O.S.

6/22/09~Hand delivered docs to TECO DC

6/24/09~Received authenticated docs back from TECO DC

6/25/09~Fed Ex'd docs to Gladney in NY

6/26/09~Dossier Fed Ex'd to Taiwan by Gladney

6/29/09~Dossier arrived in Taiwan

7/16/09~Notified of Court Hearing on August 12th, 09.

8/12/09~Court Hearing

10/4/09~First Ruling!!

10/28/09~FINAL RULING!!!

11/15/09~Leave for Taiwan

11/16/09~Arrive in Taiwan

11/19/09~GOTCHA DAY!!!

11/20/09~Apply for Visa at AIT

11/20/09~Pick Up Visa at AIT

11/22/09~Leave Taiwan and arrive back in DC!!! (2 days earlier than originally planned b/c we were able to pick up the Visa the same day we applied for it)