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Universal Studios Orlando Thanksgiving 2002
Neil on vacation October 2002
1st day of First Grade, August 19, 2002, bug bite on right eye
American Dojo Karate Graduation Feb 2002
Soccer Fall 2000
Neil in mud at the Dead Sea, Israel Pesach 5760
Neil at 4th birthday party
Friends at 4th birthday
Neil and Friend: Dance Recital June 2000
July 1999
December 1998
Photos from 9 weeks to 2 years
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I Am Your Child
Gay Parent Magazine
Children's Health and Parenting
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Adoption Story, Brief Chronology |
| Date | Milestone |
| January 1995 | Commitment to adopt between Steve and Steven, living in San Antonio |
| June 1995 | Retained adoption consulting firm |
| January 1996 | First contact with adoption agency in El Paso, Texas |
| May 1996 | Application to adoption agency & begin Home Study with social worker |
| July 1996 | Complete Home Study and finalization with Agency. Neil is born this month. |
| August 1996 | We meet Neil for the first time at 17 days old and take him home August 8th. |
| May 1997 | Adoption Finalized--El Paso |
| July 4, 2003 | Neil witnesses Steve & Steven's wedding in Toronto. |
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