growing our family tree ......

Sorry for being a bad blogger, we've just been busy!  The train ride was a lot different than I anticipated.  I expected Sawyer to hav...

Well yesterday was our "gotcha" day, and boy was it LONG!!  We left Nikolaev at 6am and went to the towns where Kenzie and Sawyer ...

This morning as I was walking to the baby house I realized that it might be the LAST time I make that walk!  So I slowed down, and took some...

Sorry for not posting in a few days, the computer and camera were not cooperating and I finally gave up trying. Today things seem to be on t...

The sun was out almost all day today!  I saw the kids this morning, came home and had some lunch then I headed to the market.  Oh how I wish...

Well we're on day 6 of the mandatory 10 day appeal period and only 8 days left until my parents get here!  It has been snowing for 3 day...

Last night I slept, ALL night, without drugs!  Tonight I am hoping for the same, but we'll see, it feels like midnight to me but it'...

Yesterday I was able to get the kids outside again, we played at the playground and we all had a good time.  I had to cut the visit a little...

Jon left for Kiev tonight, he will fly out early Sunday morning :'(   yep, I'm lonely!  I am counting the days until my parents come...

Today there are two less orphans in the world!  Court was successful and we are now the proud parents of two beautiful children!  Introducin...

Yesterday we took a bus downtown and had lunch and coffee at McDonalds.  We had only planned on getting coffee, but the fries smelled SO goo...

we spent the weekend in the hall the kids have learned how to climb and what it is to be soft. They are starting to learn how not to throw t...