The sign was right there in the road.

I am a little slow with this post but for good reason. 😉 The holidays are just a crazy time of year, chock-full of too many important things to do all at the same time, all the while there is great …

Day 56: Hi Ho, Hi Ho

Snakes on a Plane is not nearly as terrifying as Toddlers on a Plane! A 17 hour flight from Bangkok to New York with two two-year olds is not for the faint of heart. The cramped quarters of economy is …

Day 43: Time to Say Good Bye

One day later than expected but we are leaving today! Unfortunately we didn’t know when we were going to be able to travel so Mo left yesterday and we’ll certainly miss that extra set of hands on the flights from …

Days 34-41: Special Guest Blogger

Hello again all. We are back from our trip to Chitwan Animal Preserve and had a great time. For those of you that are tired of my drivel and want a fresh narrative have I got a treat for you. …

Days 29-33: Let’s Get Ready to Travel!

Happy New Year – sorry for the delayed blog updates but the internet was turned off for “maintenance” over the holidays. anyway, now we can strap our helmets on and get ready to travel! Last Thurdsay was Sandeep’s interview day …

Days 19-25: Happy Holidays

More of the same from Kathmandu. In the last five days we have gotten Sandeep’s travel documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and gone for both of his medical examinations. We now have completed everything on the Nepali side …

Days 15-18: Going to the Zoo

Ok, so a lot has happened in the last few days. Apart from getting fed up with our accommodations, Saturday we went to the Kathmandu Central Zoo. Its not a huge zoo so it doesn’t take long to see – …

Day 14: All in the Family

So today is the day… We are officially a family of four! We went to the ministry in the afternoon to sign the paperwork and received the adoption decree making Sandeep a Hastings-Kimball! We now introduce to you Sandeep Mathis …

Days 8-13: The horror, the horror…

If you think that the “Heart of Darkness” is a Vietnamese jungle then you are sorely mistaken. I have seen the horror and it is a hotel suite in Kathmandu, Nepal! The horror my friends is a bacterial infection that …

Days 6-7: The Discovery of Water

Well not much new to report on the processing side as we have not had to do anything the past couple days and will not do anything again until Sunday. That is when we expect to get Shanti’s travel documents …