Legal Parents at Last

Well the day has finally come! John and Virginia are officially/legally parents. When asked how they felt about this turn of events, Tri and Cai had this to say (note we shot only one video....no retakes, no rehearsals.....what can we say, our kids know how to perform on cue!):



Virginia has a bunch of other stuff written about various "moments" in Vietnam which we will post shortly. But time just flies by. This morning we left at 0630 and got back at 1730. Tomorrow we'll depart at 0700 and again be out all day. Tomorrow we plan to be at the Vietnamese passport office at 0745. We are hoping to get their passports before the end of the day. We also will initiate Canadian citizenship and passport applications. But we don't need these to leave Vietnam.
Most Canadians would need to stay longer to either wait for Canadian passports to return to Canada, or wait for a Canadian visa for the Vietnamese passports. Luckily, Vietnamese citizens do not require a visa to enter Indonesia. So as long as we get their Vietnamese passports by tomorrow evening, we're good to fly home to Jakarta on Saturday!
Then, the Canadian passport process can take longer. Ultimately we'll need them for December, and it will make things much easier if we can get them earlier, so that we can get them permanent stay residence status in Indonesia (Vietnamese are technically only welcome for 30 days in Indonesia).
Off to bed!


What a GREAT DAY!