China/Adoption

Find out more information here about our journey to add a son from China to our Allen Family Adventures. Check out the following pages below for more information about our adoption timeline as well as our son.

Our Adoption Timeline 
Our Son Davis

The following blog posts detail our adoption journey, our travel to China to pickup Davis and some of the highlights of our first year home with our son.

 Our Adoption Journey (2012-2013)

* Our Latest Adventure Unfolds (11-18-12)
* Paperwork, Paperwork (11-26-12)
* Introducing Our Son (12-5-12)
* We have DTC! (12-6-12)
* First "Family" Picture (12-10-12)
* Celebrating Culture and Heritage (12-11-12)
* Moments of Confirmation Part One (12-19-12) 
* What's In A Name? (12-23-12)
* An Extra Christmas Present (1-3-13)  
* Pastor Debbie's Midweek Moment - Be Still (1-3-13)
* Moments of Confirmation Part Two (1-9-13)
* Moving Day (1-12-13)
* Moments of Confirmation Part Three (1-17-13)
* Out of Translation (2-1-13)
* Happy New Year...Again! (2-14-13)
* Moving Forward to Davis - LOA!!!!!!!!!!! (2-23-13)
* Forms in Transit and an Update (2-26-13)
* A Gift On The Way (3-5-13)
* It's Getting So Close Now (3-18-13)
* Adoption Updates (4-4-13)
* A Boy and His Bear (4-7-13)        
* I Believe, Help Thou My Unbelief (4-9-13)
* Moments of Confirmation Part Four (4-17-13)
* Showered With Love (4-18-13)
* Moving Right Along (4-24-13)
* Counting Down the Days (4-30-13) 
* Stuck (5-6-13)
* A Friday Surprise (5-11-13)
* Getting Antsy (5-14-13)
* Finally!!!!! (5-21-13)
* Surprise, Surprise!!! (5-25-13)
* Pieces Falling Into Place (5-29-13)
* Blessings Multiplied (6-4-13) 
* Countdown Continues (6-13-13)
* Our Final Update (6-14-13)            
* Surprise, Surprise! (6-17-13)

 Our Trip to China (June-July 2013)

* It's Go Time (6-18-13)
* Safe and Sound (6-20-13)
* A Family of Five (6-24-13)
* Learning and Doing (6-30-13)
* Happy Birthday to Davis! (7-2-13)
* China Day One/Two - Leaving on a Jet Plane & Arriving in Beijing (7-8-13)
* China Day Three - We Climb the Great Wall (7-9-13)
* China Day Four - Inside the Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City (7-11-13)
* China Day Five - First a Plane, Now a Train (7-12-13)
* China Day Six - It's a Boy (7-13-13)
* China Day Seven - It's Official (7-14-13)
* China Day Eight - More Appointments (7-15-13) 
* China Day Nine - Cultural Tour of Guangzhou (7-16-13)
* China Day Ten - Visiting the Orphanage (7-17-13) 
* China Day Eleven - Super Duper Safari Park (7-18-13)
* China Day Twelve - More Culture in Guangzhou (7-19-13) 
* China Day Thirteen - Shamian Island Shopping and a Cruise (7-20-13)
* China Day Fourteen - Business and a Birthday (7-21-13)
* China Day Fifteen - Wrapping Up and Heading to Hong Kong (7-22-13)
* China Day Sixteen - Hong Kong Whirlwind (7-23-13)              

* China Day Seventeen - Coming Home (7-24-13) 

 Our First Year with Davis (2013-2014)

* Another Wonderful Homecoming (7-25-13)

* One Month Post Placement Visit (7-26-13) 

* Since We've Been Home (7-27-13) 

* "Fun" With Doctors (8-11-13)
* 2 Months With Davis (8-20-13)

* Davis and the Carousel (8-26-13)
* Home Sweet Home (At the Airport) (8-27-13)

* Top Five Signs that Davis is an Allen (9-5-13)
* Things We're Learning As a Family (9-9-13)  

* Autumn Moon Festival (9-15-13)
* 3 Months As a Family (9-24-13) 

* If A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words (10-9-13)
* 4 Months As a Family (10-27-13)

* Five Months As a Family (11-26-13)
* Celebrating 6 Months As A Family (12-24-13)

* Seven Months as a Family (1-24-13)
* Celebrating Lunar New Year (2-9-13)
* Eight Months as A Family (2-26-14)
* Doctors, Hospitals and Surgery, Oh My (3-20-14)

* Nine Months as a Family (4-2-14)
* Ten Months as a Family (4-30-14)

* 11 Months as a Family (5-22-14)
* Baptizing Davis - Part 1 (6-16-14)

* Baptizing Davis - Part 2 (6-17-14)
* A Year Ago Today - 12 Months With Davis (6-24-14)
* The Birthday Boy Turns 4 (7-2-14)