Home Study Sent to DCFS

Our social worker told us that she is sending our home study to DCFS today. This process will take several weeks, after which the home study then goes to USCIS. We should have approval within the next couple of months. By March we should know more about the future of adoptions in Vietnam.

Our First Tet Celebration

Our friends Blake and Sue had us over to celebrate Tet. Blake and Sue cooked several delicious Vietnamese dishes. We had banh chung (sticky rice cakes), tomato egg drop soup, and pork riblets in caramel sauce. We brought a Vietnamese banana cake for dessert. The food was great, and we enjoyed hanging out with Blake & Sue (and Elijah loved playing the game cube they have!).

Chúc Mừng Năm Mới

That's Happy New Year in Vietnamese! Today marks the beginning of Tet, which is the New Year's celebration in Vietnam that lasts for about a week. We are looking forward to learning more about this celebration. Today begins the year of the rat.