On December 8, 2008 we woke up feeling excited, but a little nervous. We were excited as it was the day that we would become a family of seven. We were nervous because there was a possibility that it might not happen. See, our adoption agency had sent a crucial piece of paper to the wrong family. This paper let the officials in China know that we had permission to adopt Karli. When we found out (not from our agency, but from the family that received our paper), our agency assured us the paper would be sent directly to our guide in China and be there on Gotcha day. However, when we got to the province and spoke to the guide, she had NO idea what we were talking about. After unsuccessfully trying to contact the agency, we just put the matter in God's hands. So, we woke up and got ready assuming we would be untied with our daughter. God can work miracles, and lo and behold, the paper arrived in time to us to proceed with Gotcha Day. Here are a few pictures of that day.
This is our first glimpse of Karli at the Civil Affairs office. We were the only group there and had a lot of time with the girls before we had to leave.
These next few pictures are of Karli once she was given to us by the orphanage staff.
This picture is us with the official from the orphanage.
These next two pictures are Karli at the hotel room about 2 hours after she joined our family. As you can see, she was not really upset to be given to a strange looking and sounding family.
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