How our Journey began

Our journey to Jade began back in October of 2004. Brent and I just wondered if our family was complete. We had three amazing children Bailey 9, Kyle 6 and Landon 4 who we love immensely and we were at a stage when life raising kids was easy. We were even able to go out and let Bailey do the babysitting for a few hours or run errands without buckling anyone into a carseat. But something was missing and now we know it was not "something" but "someone". Brent and I decided that we needed to adopt a child but at the time did not know where to adopt from. Brent, in October, had to take a trip to China for business. While he was there he was climbing into a taxi and a small little girl about three years old came right up to him and blocked him from shutting the door. She held out her hand and stomped her foot demanding money. Brent fell in love. He came home and told me that he could have picked her up and brought her home. We both knew then that our future daughter was in China. So the paperchase began. The process to adopt from China is complicated and long but well worth it.