Dossier Passed Matching/Review

Today, we got WONDERFUL news from our adoption agency that we have passed the matching/review process of our Dossier. This is the final stage as we await China to issue LOA (Letter of Approval)!! Once we have this, we get to start planning our trip!

This news came after 6 weeks of hearing NO updates whatsoever. Today was a big day, as our middle son started Kindergarten as well. These adoption milestones seem to happen near big events like this. Our Dossier was sent to China on our 11th wedding anniversary :)

Now, it feels very REAL. Like, GOODNESS GRACIOUS, we are going to be going to China to bring our son home SOON! This sudden urgency to prepare for his arrival has now hit. I'm veraciously reading blogs of those who have gone before. Hoping to glean packing tips, advice, really any information to help us prepare for this big and exciting transition.

Our Quilt Giveaway Fundraiser continues for the next 2 weeks. We will be drawing a winner on Friday, September 4th in the evening. The winner gets this BEAUTIFUL quilt!

To enter, click this link.

A few local folks and family have asked if they can enter with a check/cash. If we know you, we have been able to work this out. We are sympathetic that some people are not internet savvy or don't wish to use the PayPal option. Just message us or email us at bringingkameronhome@gmail.com so we can make arrangements.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who continue to pray, support, and encourage our family!

--The Maddux Family

Another Quarterly Kameron Update

Every three months, we get to send a list of up to 10 questions and a request for updated pictures of Kameron. We like to involve the boys in this and they love sitting around the table discussing Kameron's answers. They have really embraced this opportunity to learn more about him! We have had lots of giggles as we learn that Kameron is so much like Jesse Jay!

This time, not only did we get to learn more about him and receive a new batch of photos, but we got a video as well! It's a 6 second video in which he is speaking to us. Thanks to our fantastic adoption agency, we know now what he was telling us! We must have watched the video a hundred times each. Jesse Jay loves that Kameron, despite being double his age, is only 4 inches taller than him. Toby loves that his favorite animal is a goat. Noah likes looking at his pictures and calling him "Bubba!"

Kameron in China July 2015

Many people ask where we are in the adoption progress. We are still awaiting our Dossier to be completed from "in translation" and move into the "review" process. Once they are done reviewing it, we hope, to receive Letter of Approval or LOA for short. Once we receive LOA, we start planning our trip to China! We hope to be traveling late Fall to adopt him and bring him home.

The hold up is that moving from "in translation" to "review," is currently taking a bit longer in China. Also, we cannot start expediting the process to move things forward more quickly, until after Jesse officially loses his job (not till the end of this month). So we are in a bit of a holding pattern. Jesse and I are completing all documents ahead of time, education hours, grant applications, etc that we can get done now. We are also, loving on these boys of ours as we prepare bringing Kameron home.


We also have launched our quilt give-away fundraiser to help raise the funds needed for the adoption. We have been donated a beautiful, extremely well made, queen sized quilt that is truly a piece of art. Each time I look at it, I find something new I love about it. For every $5 dollar donation made, you get a single entry. So if you donate 50 dollars, you get 10 entries. If you share the link on your Facebook, you get a single entry. We will be drawing a winner on September 4th, 2015 in the evening. The winner will have the quilt brought to them if they are local in Idaho. Otherwise it will be shipped to you. Follow the link if you are interested in helping us with our cause.

More of the quilt we are giving away (with outdoor lighting)

The quilt outside. A corner turned to see the backing of it.

Thanks for the love, support, words of encouragement and prayers that continue to sustain us during this long waiting period of our adoption journey.

Love,

--The Maddux Family

Quilt Fundraiser for Bringing Kameron Home

Alright everyone. We are so excited to announce our much anticipated Quilt Give-Away Fundraiser. Jesse's cousin in Australia gave us this beautiful queen sized quilt that she made to help us raise funds to bring our boy home! Thanks so much, Jenn! Now, without further ado, here it is:

The front of the quilt. I absolutely LOVE this quilt. Every time I look at the details, I find something new I just love about it.

We put the quilt up on our King Size Bed for a sizing reference. It's officially a queen size quilt. It's of awesome durability and quality.

The back of the quilt.

Here are the details on this Quilt Give-Away Fundraiser:

-- We will be drawing a winner from a bowl of names/entries on September 4th, 2015 around 6 pm MST. The winner will get this beautiful quilt. If you are local, we will deliver it to you. If you are out of state/international-- we will mail it to you!

-- To enter you can do this in one of two ways: 1. By donating $5 dollars towards our adoption fund, you get a single entry. You may enter as many times as you like, there is NO limit on this. 2. By sharing this on your Facebook page and letting others know about this fundraiser, you will gain a single entry for the drawing. If you chose this option, we would like you to a. Share on your Facebook page and then send us an email to bringingkameronhome@gmail.com stating your name and that you shared this fundraiser.

If you would like to donate towards our adoption and enter for this quilt give-away, click below:

**As a reminder, each entry is $5 dollars. So, for every $5 dollars you donate, will count as a single entry. For example, if you donate $20 dollars, that will gain you 4 entries. Donations less than this amount are appreciated, but will not qualify as an entry.

For those who are new to our journey, we are the Maddux family in Nampa, Idaho. We are in the process of bringing our 13 year old son home from China, and are trying to do so before he ages out in December! Currently our Dossier is in China awaiting review. We hope to travel to China to bring him home Fall of 2015. We are  raising funds to help bring him home.

This is Kameron:

And we are excited to be his forever family:

Thanks for all the prayers, love, encouragement and support!

--The Maddux Family