It was a fun day and we got fingerprinted!

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Tuesday was a BIG day for our family and our adoption.  Not only was it Hailee's 9th birthday but we also took a BIG step in our adoption process. We took our chances and traveled to Baltimore to the USCIS to be fingerprinted 2 weeks early.  Our scheduled appointment is not until July 25th but we REALLY want to move things along as FAST as we can!

Since Jeff was off and it was Hailee's birthday we thought we'd give it a try. Couldn't hurt if they told us no because Baltimore is a fun place!  We would just celebrate Hailee's birthday at the National Aquarium and do some site seeing at the Inner Harbor.

Well they told us

We were in and out of there in less than an hour!  

After our fingerprints we went to celebrate Hailee's Birthday at the Baltimore Inner Harbor.

We also went to the National Aquarium!

After touring the Aquarium we ate a celebratory lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.

So Tuesday, July 10, 2012 was a GREAT day for our family!  We are excited that things are moving ahead with our adoption!

After our fingerprints and i800a (application to US Citizenship and Immigration for international adoption) are approved, we PRAY that they are approved quickly, then we will be able to send our Dossier to Ch*na!  We are SO much closer now!  It feels good to know we are much further into the process now.   We know God is working and moving mountains for our adoption.  His hands are all over this and we thank Him everyday!