I'm so grateful to my mother for helping us out while we went through all of the paperwork. We wouldn't have been able to do it without her.

The kids already had an idea of us as parents. They already saw pictures of us and our house, so they already knew a little about us and they were looking forward to having a family.

We were only authorized to adopt two children by the government. But the three of them were sisters. We didn't want to break them up and people didn't usually want to adopt three children at once. So we went down there crossing our fingers and hoping they would allow us to bring them all back.

The buildings were shaking, I think, when we came down that street. The crowds just picked us up and carried us.

It's pretty much a must-win situation for us. There is still some scenarios that can take place, so we just try to play them. As the old saying goes, it's one game at a time because you really do.

This is my favorite part of the day, talking to people (before the start). It loosens us up a bit.