We Took the Oath Today !!

Well we took the oath today for Annie Kate ! Basically, what happened today is that we took an oath that stated that the materials and information we have provided on Annie Kate are true and accurate. Then...... on Thursday afternoon as Annie passes through US Immigration at JFK Airport she will officially become a US Citizen !!! .........We are trying to figure out if we can actually get pictures of that moment !!!

So when we got to the building this morning, the US Consulate was on the fifth floor....... It was at this point we had our bags checked and had to pass through security. This is where they confiscated our cameras and IPads! We then joined a group of about 20 people and 8 other kids and waited to take the oath and be interviewed......the oath was actually administered by a woman who stood behind a glass enclosed counter with a scratchy microphone. Picture a drive-thru at the bank and you've got the picture.......unbelievable.....Dorothy got a better reception in OZ and the great wizard finally came out and greeted her in person......in Hefei City the Chinese officials actually let us sit next to them at a desk when they did our interview.......our folks stayed behind glass during our entire visit.........nice to meet'cha....

The picture above of Annie in front of the US Consulate sign was illegally taken by Kim. She got off two pictures and then I tried to take a third shot of Annie and Kim before the guards shut me down.........I really need a Jack Bauer camera pen.

Love to All,

Countdown Clock : "Two Days to JFK"