Recent Arrivals

Adoption Advocates International is in the process of "changing over" to a newly designed website which will allow staff to make additions and changes from the office. We need your help to make this a living, timely, interesting site, so PLEASE help us by sending a photo and write up about your Recent Arrival as soon as you can find the time. As you can see, many of these "arrivals" are a bit outdated, but adorable and welcomed nonetheless. If your child or sibling group has joined your family in the past year or so, either e-mail a scanned photo and little story to Johanna@adoptionadvocates.org OR snail mail this information to AAI, 709 South Peabody, Port Angeles, WA 98362. Help bring us up to date! We'll keep adding new entries from the top, gradually fading out the "old timers." Thank you, AAI staff.

Daddy James home from Kinshasa, arriving at SeaTac airport with baby Elizabeth, April 7, 2012. She was met by her sisters, Maya and Juliet from the Washington State Foster Adopt program. Credit to mom, Kelly, who is the photographer and ecstatic mom of three beautiful daughters.	Scott and Quinn were adopted through AAI's WA State Foster/Adopt program. Their placement was finalized in December 2011. Scott (age 5) and Quinn (age 3) joined brother Riley (age 5) and sister Halli (age 3).	Max Pruek was welcomed home to his forever family in Indiana September 2010 at age 7. He is an outgoing, imaginative, energetic, smart and affectionate guy who is thriving with his adoring new mom and dad and three patient and loving big sisters. Some of his favorite things so far are school, soccer, swimming, riding his bike and family vacations.	Jade Kiya, 21 months, from Ethiopia
Desalegn and his brother Max in Washington State. Desalegn arrived in June 2007 from Ethiopa. He is very aptly named, as Desalegn means 'I am happy' in Amharic and he is just that. Our house has been full of many giggles and much laughter since he arrived.	Hailu who is 8.5, is on the left, and Berhan, who just turned 7, is on the right. They arrived home from Ethiopia Dec. 22, 2007 and live in Virginia.	Samuel Mussie arrived home from Ethiopia in November of 2007. He steals the hearts of just about everyone who meets him in his Illinois hometown.	Molly is 5 yrs old and came home to Arizona in November of 07 from Thailand. She joins her 2 big brothers.
Serena Nichole Namfon is a very smart, active 4-year-old girly girl who arrived in November 2006. She lives with her family in Washington State. Serena was from the Pakkred Babies Home in Bankok, Thailand.	Jaqueline Min Qiu arrived in July 2007. Outgoing, funny and strong-willed 9-year-old girl from Sechuan Province China.	Lidet, home since January 2005 resides in Michigan and is 3 1/2 years old in this photo, taken in 2008.	Mary, (Ghana), age 6, came home to her forever family in April 2008. She is an intelligent, affectionate, girly girl that loves dress up, dolls and anything frilly. Mary lives with her mom, dad and sister Sophia (home from Ethiopia in May 2006), in Indiana.
Mariama and Grace Dodd, (Ghana) age 7 and 4, arrived in Nashville in September 08 and join big sister Holly-8	Frehiwot, from Ethiopia and age 11, arrived home in Tennessee in March, 2009. She joins her two brothers and two sisters.	Abate(13) and Fantu(10) arrived home in Texas in May, 2009. Fantu loves to sing and dance. Abate plays soccer and runs on his school's cross country team. They are both happy and funny kids that have brought much joy to this family and their community.	Noah Samuel arrived home to Colorado in August 2009 and is one year old. He joins two big dogs and a cat and is full of smiles as the first child for this family.
Nati (11, home in 2003) and Beti (9, home February, 2009). They spent the first 6 months learning to be siblings and live in Philadelphia with their happy parents.	Will came home in February, 2009 and is three years old. He lives in Wisconsin with his parents and two sisters and loves all sports!	Keziah came home from Ethiopia in May, 2009. She lives in Corvallis, Oregon with her mom. She is a happy, active girl with a fun personality.	Samuel Lidetu has been home since February 2009. He lives in Utah with his mom, dad, two big brothers and three sisters. He loves to run, climb and jump. He is a bright, loving, energetic joy to his family.