Early Tuesday morning, Keith and I will be on our way to Guatemala for our "visit trip." There really are two main purposes in this trip. The first, which is the no-brainer, is that we will get to meet Caleb and his foster family for the first time. So exciting! We have a full suitcase full of clothes, toys, and gifts to leave in Guatemala for Caleb and his foster family. Hopefully our luggage won't weigh too much!
The second reason is that by visiting Caleb before the adoption is complete, it will allow him to come home to the US (at a later date...he will NOT be coming home with us this time) and be a U.S. citizen as soon as he sets foot in the USA. If we did not do this "visit trip", we would still have to legally adopt him in the U.S. after bringing him home with us. This trip now will save us lots of time in court in the future - always a good thing to stay out of court, you know!
Many of our friends and family don't realize that we will be with Caleb 24/7 when we are in Guatemala. He will stay with us in the hotel, where we will spoil him silly! :) It's one of the many advantages of Guatemalan adoptions...that we can spend all our time with him.
We will be returning home late Saturday night, so stay tuned for multiple stories and pictures next week!
Love,
Kris and Keith
Caleb, 9 1/2 months
Here is a great picture of Caleb we took during our visit trip.
Caleb, 4 1/2 months old
This is our favorite picture from the group we received with our referral.
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