Getting Ready for Court

Our court date is tomorrow at 4pm Kazakhstan time , which is 5am on the East coast. It should only last about 30 minutes, but no more than a hour. Tomorrow will be our last visit with Ben, right before court. I am sad just thinking about it. He was all smiles today, but when we get the camera out he stops smiling.

Some people have asked why we have to leave him here. There are three options for adopting in Kaza. Option 1 - You stay the entire process about 8-10 weeks in country (this is not even an option for us). Option 2- The parents make two trips to Kaza. The first trip is just what we have been doing. Then you go home for 2 weeks and then come back and finish paperwork, etc this is about another 2 weeks and then you fly home. Again not really an option for us due to working and cost. Option 3 - parents make one trip and have an escort bring the baby home a month later after the parents leave. While this option leaves Ben here, it is the best option for us. We think in the short term leaving him behind is the best option for our family.

We leave Friday morning to go to Almaty. We will go to the US Embassy and handle some final paperwork and then leave on Sunday morning at 4am returning to Asheville at 8:30pm on Sunday. We tried to find a flight leaving on Saturday , but nothing leaves out of Almaty on Saturday and this is the biggest airport in Kazakhstan.

We are not sure what kind of internet access if any we will have in Almaty. We will post again tomorrow to let everyone know about court.

If you could please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that all goes well tomorrow we would be greatful.