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On the Road to Recovery
Thanks to all the prayers on Ethan's behalf, he is recovering in stable condition in Beijing. We still hope to travel within a month to bring him home. Here's the latest picture that Half the Sky...
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5 Years, 7 months, and 21 Days
That's how long we "officially" waited for a referral for our 6th and final child! Yes, you got it, we know who Reese is! We received the call last night at 9:24 that GW had locked-in a file for a...
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Happy Birthday, Becca!
Becca turned the big 1-5 today! We started the day with her opening presents then went to church, where we got to celebrate Orphan Sunday by giving a little bit of our testimony. Our new sermon...
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Ethan update, including pictures!
Today has been a great day for both adoptions! We received our PA (pre-approval) for Reese. Which just means that China has agreed to review our paperwork to be officially matched with her. The next...
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God's Perfect Plan
When I was sitting in Nanjing, China on August 20th, I felt like my whole world was caving in. I prayed that I could make it through whatever events were going to unfold and that I could hold on...
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Introducing Reese Elizabeth Tucker
We received our LSC today! So it is officially official! We are so happy to share this news with the world, especially with our friends and family who have been following this story and praying for...
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Thanksgiving Blessing!
Got a pleasant surprise this morning... our update on Reese (that was supposed to take weeks to get) was emailed to us today! We got our questions answered (very general, of course) and got 4...
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Happy Birthday, Daddy!
Today is Tim's birthday! We celebrated with homemade chicken alfredo pizza, grandma's salad, and cheesecake for dessert and a few presents for our China trip. The girls love to make a big deal out of...
View ArticleWE ARE GOING TO CHINA!!!!!!!!!
It has been even busier than usual at our house, but we wanted to let everyone know that we are headed to China on January 3rd to meet and bring home both our babies! We are amazed by how quickly...
View ArticleTo China or Bust!
The bags are packed, the arrangements for the girls are set, the good-byes have been said to our friends and co-workers. There's not much left to do to prepare for the gigantic changes that are...
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Hanging out in Beijing
We made it to China! After a short trip to Chicago, a looooong lay-over, and a very smooth 13.5 hour flight to Beijing, we got settled in our hotel at about 1:30 am local time. After showering,...
View ArticleOne More Day... AAAAAHHHHH!!!
We made it safe and sound to Nanjing! We met the other families in the lobby. It was exciting to see the others and briefly talk about our adoptions. We are looking forward to meeting back up with...
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Gotcha Day Times 2!
I am sitting here looking at both my babies sleeping soundly and I couldn't have more love in my heart than I do right at this moment! We have talked about and dreamed about this day for so long and we...
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It is Officially Official!
After all the mounds of paperwork, our adoptions of Ethan Thomas Tucker and Reese Elizabeth Tucker are complete! Praise the Lord! I thought this day would never come. We went back to the Civil Affairs...
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Tantrums and Poop!
Today the plan was to visit a couple of museums, so after breakfast, we met Grace in the lobby. We were a teeny bit late because our Little Emperor had his first (but definitely not the last of the...
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Kisses and No Poop For Yue
We have seen some pure sweetness today! Ethan has learned to give everyone kisses on command and it is so cute! Reese likes to blow kisses and does it every time we leave somewhere. I think it is so...
View ArticleReady for Home
I had the thought several times today that I am very thankful to be a saved believer, as I do not want to go to hell. I thought that today because we got a little taste of hell and I don’t like it....
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Today was an awesome day! We had breakfast, along with 40 million other people in the hotel. We saw lots of adoptive families and people from all over the world. After we ate, we met our group in the...
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Missed a day of blogging, so I feel behind! Exhaustion and crappy internet service is to blame. On Sunday, we went to the Chen Family Temple and the Pearl Market. We had done this same thing in 2005...
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Winding Down in Guangzhou
Yesterday we went to the zoo. It was a beautiful day and we had fun. We have heard some negative things about zoos in China, but we had a pretty good experience. It was cool to see the panda bear. The...
View ArticleSettling In To A New Normal
I have waited for this time for so long and now it is here... New Normal! I think I would be enjoying it much more if jet lag wasn't kicking my butt. I remember how hard it was when we brought Reagan...
View ArticleFAQ
So, there are several questions that keep getting asked, so I thought it would be fun to just blog the answers!1. Do Ethan and Reese play well together?Answer: Hmmm... if you call always wanting to...
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Happy 6 month Gotcha Day Anniversary!
Six months ago today our family became complete. It is hard to believe it has only been six months. I am still amazed at the events and God-moments that led up to January 8, 2013. I pray that Tim...
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