Jessie came home from school with the note that is shown below. Obviously, we’re all getting anxious to have Alyssa join our family. We are all waiting with great anticipation, but have no further would on when she’ll be making her way to Ankara.

Jessie came home from school with the note that is shown below. Obviously, we’re all getting anxious to have Alyssa join our family. We are all waiting with great anticipation, but have no further would on when she’ll be making her way to Ankara.

Not sure how to categorize this, but guess it’s best put in the “Getting Ready” group. A national newspaper in Turkey recently ran an article comparing Nancy (and Tim) to Angelina Jolie because both had adopted internationally. The article mentions that we have one adopted daughter from Vietnam and that we’re going to get a second. The headlines are “A Diplomat in Ankara Is Angelina” and “Our Jolie Is Nancy.” Article complete with pictures is below.

Not sure how to categorize this, but guess it’s best put in the “Getting Ready” group. A national newspaper in Turkey recently ran an article comparing Nancy (and Tim) to Angelina Jolie because both had adopted internationally. The article mentions that we have one adopted daughter from Vietnam and that we’re going to get a second. The headlines are “A Diplomat in Ankara Is Angelina” and “Our Jolie Is Nancy.” Article complete with pictures is below.

We put up Alyssa’s crib yesterday! This makes it seem like her arrival is very imminent although it is probably still a few months away. Jessie and Alyssa are going to share a room. A fact that Jessie is very excited about. She was also thrilled to see and try out the new crib as we can see from the picture below.