Embassy Day

Auri playing with her remote control scooter.

Today we woke up at about 5 am to get ready for the big day. Our translator called us down to the lobby at 6 am to verify some paper work. Then we headed to the Embassy at about 6:20. We made it there in about 15 minutes and had to sit outside on some benches until the Embassy doors opened at 7 am.

Then it was through the doors, the metal detector and then up to the area the appointments take place. There were lots of people who eventually made their way up to the reception area(sorry no cameras allowed) but most where trying to get Visa's to enter the US. There were 3 other adoptive families there with us - most of the kiddos where about 14 months.

We took lots of snacks and Auri did good for about an hour and then she was wrestles wanted to walk around, jump up and down on us etc. After we got called to door #10, the three of us walked in, the lady looked at our passports, asked us when we first met Auri then that was it. We had to return to the sitting area and wait to be called to another window to raise our hand and swear that all the info we were giving them today was true. While waiting to do this...about an hour and half wait (and we were #2) Auri thought it would be cool to play under our chairs...remember this place is packed....we just sat there and let her do it!

After being called to the window #7, a different lady asked to see our passports again, sign a few documents, when we first met Auri and what we planned on naming her and that was it! Pretty painless. One of us will be headed back tomorrow to get the Visa.

Brent is afraid to go and doing anything since we are so close to coming home. So we are hanging out at the hotel doing NOTHING! We did meet two other adoptive families(one is a TOWA family) but other than that the hotel is quiet...except when Auri is in the hallway playing!