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Day 14: All in the Family
So today is the day... We are officially a family of four! We went to the ministry in the...
Days 8-13: The horror, the horror…
If you think that the “Heart of Darkness” is a Vietnamese jungle then you are sorely mistaken. I...
Days 6-7: The Discovery of Water
Well not much new to report on the processing side as we have not had to do anything the past...
Day 5: It’s Official!
Yep, that’s right. Shanti is now officially a Hastings-Kimball! Say hello to Shanti Willow...
Days 1-4: Are we nuts?
Day 1: Left Bangkok on Wednesday morning and arrived into Kathmandu mid-afternoon. Flying in on a...
Its the end of the world as we know it…
...And we feel fine. Well, we are one appendix lighter but very soon we will be two children...
One Down, One to Go!
Hello everyone. We finally have some great news to report! Shanti’s case has been approved and has...
Home Again…Not Completely
Well, here we are, back at home but can’t help but feeling like we left something behind. Our trip...
A Moment to See the Sights
So now that our bags arrived and we are getting on Nepali Time - we realize that we have lots of...
We made it…but our bags didn’t
Ok everyone. We are here and we have seen the children. We aren’t even worried about the fact that...
Hurry Up and Wait….
Well, after 4 days of traveling we're not yet in Nepal. After arriving in London Sunday morning...
Nepal here we come!
OK folks, not much new to report regarding the kids. Shanti did turn two last Saturday the 3rd and...
Surprise!
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, it has! When we originally submitted our...
Wow – That was fast!
Well, its been less than a week since our dossier was sent to Nepal and we already have a...
Dossier Submission Day
Well the day has finally arrived! After a year of paper wrangling, home studies, police...