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Hello all family and friends!
With great excitement, we started our adoption journey in August 2008. We are now first time parents through adoption of an 8-year-old son from Thailand. We have chosen to build our family through the adoption of a son from Thailand because this is where we feel God is leading us right now.
It took 1 year and 9 months to bring Ray home and it was totally worth it!
We appreciate all of your love and support. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Ann & Bryan
Thai Fest
We had a great time at Thai Fest on Sunday in Madison at the Olbrich Gardens. It was a little rainy and wet but still interesting. We got to see Thai dancers, musicians, a traditional wedding ceremony and check out the ornate Thai pavilion surrounded by lovely gardens. We ate some spicy Thai curry dishes and met some wonderful people who I've gotten to know via email and Yahoo chat groups. It was inspiring to see other adoptive families with their Thai children and know that it will happen for us too some day.
Why are we adopting internationally and not domestically?
While we think adopting domestically is extremely important, our hearts are drawn to the waiting children in other countries. Some of our closest friends and relatives have adopted, are adopted themselves, or are planning to adopt internationally. This has been a wonderful experience for them, as I am confident our adoption will be for us.
Why are we adopting from Thailand?
The number one reason is simply...that's where our son is living right now. Also, the Thai people are extremely laid back and friendly and the adoption process is very straight forward in Thailand and has been around for decades so there should be no surprises or corruption. After researching our other options, the requirements to adopt from Thailand fit our requirements. If we decide to adopt again, we will reevaluate the different countries and domestic programs.
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Did you meet Kyle & Robin? Did you also meet Hannah Listopad and her husband (sorry I'm spacing on his name right now)? I hope that we can meet them, too, if we go to Chicago to finalize our adoption. Where do you live? Maybe we could meet you, too.
Yes; we met Kyle, Robin, Thanu, and Hannah's family as well as two other families. It was great to meet in person and chat. We'll probably finalize in Chicago BUT that won't be for another year to two years yet.
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