HAPPY HOLIDAYS

What a busy week for us. Sunday afternoon I started making Pecan pies and Blueberry Salad something like my Moms. The blueberry was different. I need to find her recipe. I was up until about 2 in the morning Monday trying to get things done. Monday I started on cooking again to go over my Dads' at 4:00 to eat dinner. Then after that we went to our church for the Christmas EVE, back to Dads to open gifts. Anna and Nicholas had a blast. Anna was like what do I do. We had to show her again what to do with the gifts. After that she was off opening. She like playing with the bags and paper that was in the gifts. We got done around 10:00 so we came home to get then ready for Santa. My sister and her girls made Magic Reindeer Food with Anna , and Nicholas the day before. Anna and Nicholas sprinkle this Reindeer food on the lawn before they went to bed. After we did this got them in bed but Anna had a hard time going to sleep. It was about 12:00. I think she will be like me stay up and want to sleep in. Nicholas got up around 8:00 and Anna around 9:00. We got her up and brought her in the living room with the Santa gifts. It took her while again. Then she started in it. Thinking back to last year we was in Odessa having our Christmas in our 2ND apartment. Visit with Anna on Christmas. After we visit with her we went to an open flee market. I bought a Christmas tree for our apartment while we were there. We even brought it home with us on the plane. I can't believe it made it back with us. This will be Anna Tree when she gets little bit older to put in her bedroom. I have everything that I got with it. (T) Do your remember that day? When I wanted to go and get a tree. Then Chris' Mom and Dad came over and had gift for them in the afternoon. She had a full week. I will try an put pictures on this week before Chris leave. He is getting ready to go back to Ukraine. He is helping a group with Blessing bags for the children. They will be there maybe for 5 days. I think he said about 17 people going with them. Please keep them in your prayers and also me while I am here with the kiddos and that everything will be all right

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone and their families. I hope everyone have a Safe and Healthy New Year. And for the families that are going to adopted there children have a great time and a safe trip. Remmeber the time that you have over there with your child/ren. We will be thinking of you all. In Christ,

Going Across the Sea to See our Daughter that God Has for Our Family

Here are some of the pictures I was tying to do a slideshow for you all. I seen someone blog and I thought I would try this and do slide.com. I was trying to do it myself with other software and it did not work out to good. I can't beleive it been a year after we been over there. Everyone have a great Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I will try and post more later in slide if I can

Dec 12 was our SDA appt to find our child.

It has been year now after we been there in December. Chris and I flew out around the 8th of December got into Kyiv airport. Then meet (G)then took us where we stayed at got rested up. Went to the SDA with the other families that was with us to their appointments. As they went for their meeting to find there child or children we walked around and shopped some. It was cold that day light rain. Then we went back were we stayed at and then waited for our time to go. I was so worried. One family adopted a little boy and the other family a boy and a older sister. I have been wanting a little girl. When we got there. They showed us 3 boys. I went oh no to myself. Then finally they showed us two girl Both names started with (A) 2n A was meant for us. So we said yes. So then we went got ticket for the train 12 hr ride to Odessa. (T)our helper Chris and I got there and we was trying to find a place to stay. Will we did but it was not in a good shape. We stayed two nights and that was about it. Then we found another place whole lot better. After we got in and un packed and everything we finally went to the Baby home to see Anna. We did and fell in love with her. We tried to go every day to see her and take something to her. We were also doing it the afternoon too. Few days later we decided to wait until the morning to visit,because it got dark there around 4:30. I remember first time holding her she would lean back away from us. Finally she got used to us. After we visit we would go back and walk around or rest. We would also go to the Internet cafe to try and do email and chat with family and friends online.. We also found two Internet cafe in Odessa. This was the 2nd that we had found, One is down road from the post office if I can remember down some steps. They would have Internet and also telephone that you can pay for too use to call home. The phone are in the back and the computers in the front. The other one was just a with computers. This one would have alot of teenager or younger boys in this one playing games or using the computer. Just be careful. One night we was there late and a guy came up and asked us for some money for his mom's operation. And he would not leave Chris alone. When we got there we meet a family and they help chris out and also I had to get the owner of the Internet to help too. We had our court date and everything went fine with it. Then we had to wait the 10 days wait. Finally she would be ours. When the day came we went to get Anna we took cookies and Jucies to them. They had it gone and ready to eat some more. After that get ready to go to kive back on the train ride again. Anna did really will with it. It snowed while we was on the train so we had a little stop on the track. Then on the way again. Finally we arrived. Meet our Helper (G) then we got unpack and rest then we got our paper work ready for the doctor and then US Embasy. We walked around got more pictures of Anna in Kyiv and eat at McDonald. Then it was time to to bring our daughter home. We hated to leave our good friends that we met. If God wants us to adopt again and if life would let us we would do it in heart beat.

Hello everyone , Happy Thanksgiving. Almost a year.

Hello everyone, I can't believe how long it has been. It almost a year now that we been home with Anna. Her first Thanksgiving with us and our family. We have a lot to be Thankful for this year. Two butiful children that God sent to us. I can't believe how much they have grown. Anna is in preschool now and I think she really likes it. She made some crafts in the class for Thanksgiving. We had a spell with Anna the other day again. She had fallen down in the house and bumped her head. Will She started crying and would not stop. Then she stopped breathing on us. I told chris to start breathing in her face to get her to come out of it. This is like the fith time she has done this on us. I don't know what this is from. I will have to get to this checked out. Has anyone had this problem before? I hope she grows out of it. I had weighed her last night she is about 20lbs now. We have her in 18months clothes right now. Some are still to big on her. My brother is cominging up from GA for Thanksgiving this year. My dad doesnot know about it. I can't believe its been a year. We was getting everything ready back in Nov.2006. We was getting the clothes packed, getting my dad to watch our dogs and cats, takening care of Nicholas needs while we were gone. Like notes for the bus, and teachers what to do. Birthdays parties and Thanksgiving alot of things. Also trying to remember to pay bills. and find someone to do that for us. I know some families that are trying to do the same thing now. Some Have appt Dec and Jan. We know what they are going through right now. Your on a cloud nine when you hear the new about the date and everything. That the way it was with Nicholas when we got the news on him back in 2002.

BIG DAY OCT 16th for ANNA. NEW SCHOOL and BUS ...........

Sorry for the takening so long to post. We have not been feeling to good around here lately. Also been busy with things. Our School here has had there fall brake. When I have both of them I can't get on here and post. Anna will be starting school in the the morning. I can't belive it. It will be hard for me to let her go. I know it will. I had to go to town this morning to get somethings for her for school. I hope she will be able to go to bed for us tonight. She has been sleeping in the floor. I don't know why shes been doing that. I just let her fall asleep then I go and put her in bed. This week I will try and get pictures up while they are in school. I guees I better get off here.

Anna's Birthday.

We had Anna's birthday party today. She had a blast with it. My sister made the cake for her. We had an Angels for her this time,because I call her my Angel. Chris and I got her a bike for her birthday that she can ride. Anna got some dolls, and bunch of clothes. She is all ready for school now when she start to preschool. We had pizza, cake ,and chips. Then afterwards, with some of the balloons that I got for the party. Later we took some of the balloons to the cemetery to let go at my mom resting place. I wrote on the balloons that we missed her and Loved her wish that she was her to see her new granddaughter. To remember my mom in our thoughts and heart. I know that my mom would have loved to be her and take part with us and do a lot for her granddaughter. I will try and get some pictures on her as soon as I can of the birthday. My camer was missing up on me today. Everyone have a great week. Gods Love you.

My little girl did great at the Hopsital.

I had taken Anna to the Dr. two weeks ago for a cold. I asked them about something to be tested on. I remember my son had done when we got back with him. She did really great for being two years old. They took her blood and did x-rays on her. Anna did cry with the blood but she did not move her arm or try to fight it. I thought they would had to lay her down on a table to do it like we did our son. She set in my lap the hole time crying and watching them. Then She gave hugs to the Nurses afterwards. After the blood was done then they took us to get x-rays and she did great on that to. Plus I gave her a ring pop,So that helped with that part. I was kidding with the lab people that she made them work for the money today. They said that she was pretty good then most the ones they had today. I guess I better be going for now. I am tired and hurting. Everyone have a great week.

Meeting for preschool for Anna

We had our meeting and everything. Will we have to take her to the school board to get some more testing done on her. Then we will see if she can get in. If she does then whe will start after fall break.That will be around the 16th. I will let you all know how it goes and everything. Nicholas start on the 14th this month 3 more days for him to go. I think Anna will be all right. I am just worried about her riding the bus. With her being so small and everything. I just wanted to let you know how the meeting went for her. I will post more later on.

Wow !!!!!!!!!! Summer flew by fast. School has started here.

Summer has flew by so fast for me. With two children it is different now. We had Nicholas in Daycare for while. Then we did some small trips this years. Last weekend we went to cabin for the weekend and let the children try some fishing. But no luck at all. I can't believe it, we had Anna for 8 months now. Soon it will be her birthday so I got to get busy on that. Anna is doing really great now. She is trying to go potty training. One night she was sick up until 5:00am in the morning.Also she got on the pot and had a BM at 4:00 in the morning. I made a big deal out of it. Right we are having trouble with N trying to go still. I say boys are harder to train. I had only 2hours to have some sleep before getting up at 7:00 to get the kiddos ready and myself ready for the (OT)up in Louisville for Nicholas. I wasn't for sure if we would make it at all. We did make. She was felling better later on in the day. Anna is trying to talk more each day. She starting to play with baby dolls now too. She almost into size 12 months now and on tops 2 or 3Ts. Will Nicholas will be starting school soon in a few weeks. This will help me with Anna for while to train her little bit more with time. Then she will be going to preschool also in Oct or Jan. Were not for sure when yet. I think it will be in Oct. This Friday we have a meeting with the teachers and the first steps that is working with her at school. It would be good for her but only thing I hate to see her get on that bus with her being so small and everything. I will probably cry when she gets on that bus. When she gets get in and things goes on I will let you know how things goes for her first time in preschool. Have a great week and safe one.

Some more from Louisville Zoo

We visited the zoo of the July 22.This time the zoo was not so busy it was just right for the both to enjoy it. I think both of them enjoyed it. This was Anna first time to the zoo. We tried one time before, they were so busy that we did not go in. I will try and find some more picture to put on. I know I am behind on this. Have a great week.

Pictures from the Louisville Zoo......

Will add more later.

I will try and add more pictures later on. I would like to get them on a CD and then I will put them on.

More Pictures that I could not get post with the others

Mommy,Daddy, Anna at the SDA Jan 2007 Mommy and Anna Flying home--- Anna Sleeping on the plane Nicholas and Anna Together

Here are some pictures..........

Anna swing at home Shes trying to fall to sleep.This is how she does it with her fingers. Mommy and Anna at the SDA in Jan. 2007

Took Anna and Nicholas to the Zoo.......Today.

What a great time we had today. The weather was not as hot and the zoo was not as busy this morning. We got up there earler this time around. We took the Kids this morning and last time we went they were so busy it would had been hard to keep up with Nihcolas. I think Anna had a great time. She tried to say some of the name of the anmails that she seen when I said it too her. We got on the train with them and the Carsial. I put her on one of the horses that move up and down. Boy she grined big from ear to ear. That is the first time I seen her smile that big. She loved it. All the anmails where not out this morning. One of the Grille that was inside. He was watching a moving that they did I guess of some of the other ones. And one of them had passaway. And he was watching that. That was Anna's first Zoo trip with us after being home for 7 Months. Coming up we will be going camping too. Can't wait on that to see what she does. I guess I better bet let you all go for tonight. I need to get to bed. I need to get up early and I have to been in the nursery at church. Have a great weekend and week. I will try and post more later.

Sorry for not posting sooner.

Hello everyone, I hope everyone hoilday. So far everyone is doing better. Anna did get sick after I did a draft on the last post. We was eating at the table and Nicholas said something and then she was sick. I sent him on to church with my sister and I stayed home with Anna. She had a little fever too. Chris was in Ukraine for a mission trip that week when all of this happened with Anna. Glaya I Thank you for takening good care of him and the group for me and to Toina too. Boy did I miss him. He said that they got a lot done while they were over there. He mowed the grass at one of the orphanges homes. He had to use a lopper is what Chris called it. They painted some of the place there. I can't really tell ya where they went to right now. I need to ask him. They also took the children swim at the beach. Anna is doning better now. She is trying to talk more too. There time she said I want down. Whats thats. She is also doing things that Nicholas is doing. I am trying to put a stop to that right now. It not good what he is doing.

Felling better this weekend.

We have been sick around here this pase week. I got it first then. I went to the Dr. and they gave me some meds. I could not take it. I took three of them and then on the weekend when I had some problem after taking it. Then Nicholas got sick the next weekend. He is doing better now. Nicholas has been running around and playing. Chris had something too but not as bad. So far Anna is doing really great. I hope it stay that for right now. We are going to have Memorial Day. I will try and get picture of the kiddos and get them on here. My dad was in the horse Calvary along time ago. He has picture of him on the horse and everything being on the hill. He took me there when I was about 11 or 14 years old. I am glad that we have a place were we can be free to go worship were we like to and go were we like.

Happy Mother Days

Happy Mother Days to everyone. I hope it was great for you and your family. We had a pretty good one. We went outside today and had our lunch. Anna and Nicholas played outside today while we were outside. They really enjoyed it. I put Nicholas to bed early to tonight because he has to get up around 7:00 because the bus will pick him up at a diffent time then what they do. They will be going to a play and they are takeing both classes of the perschooler. We did enjoy the weather today for Mothers days. It wasn't to hot. I guess I better sign off of here.

Nicholas made a birthday cake with dad and Anna

They made a birthday cake for me. I am not going to put my age on here. Anna really like the cake. She had it all over her face after she had it. I can't wait to see her with her birthday cake when it come around for Anna. She will be three years old.

Sorry it been while.

I hope this post find everyone well. We have been really busy around here. Chris and I took the Anna and Nicholas to NC to see Chris Grandmother and Uncle Bob and Aunt Regane. The kids had a great time. They feed some ducks, and geese. We had great time with Bob , Regane and Chris'grandmother. Then I had started back with PT again but with my back and hip. We are also takening a class called Pantering with Love and Logic. Anna is doing pretty good. She has had some weeks of First Steps and I think she is picking up some words. She has said Bubbles one day at church. Then this week she said baby too this week. We are still having trouble with her going to bed late. Sometime even when she doesn't take a nap. I don't know about this. I hope that we can get this worked out with her. Anna might be going to preschool next year around her birthday. This will be hard for me to let her go on the bus. I know Nicholas will be on the same bus but still this will be harder for me. Anna is still so small. She is finaly getting in to size 12 months 18 months clothes. She has been home with us for 5 months now. Yesterday was her first Kentucky Horse Race. She watched some of the horse on the track while they were walking. Then after that,that was it for her. I will post more later about Anna. I guess I better get off of here. I need to get off and get ready for bed. I hope everyone has a great week. May God Bless you all.

Happy Easter Everyone.

It is Easter time again. To reflect on Jesus Christ. That he came on Christmas as a child and then Die on the Cross for our sins. We have two beautiful children that God has lead us too. To be part of our family. I just hope and pray that we can teach them what God wants us to for their life. I can't wait to see Anna in the morning to see how she will be. Then also trying to find Easter eggs just for the fun of it for the children. I wish it was a little warm for this Easter. We had some snow this weekend too. My Nephew was up here from GA, I told him it was snowing. He said no way,That I was crazy. Then he looked out. He said, he hope it would snow a lot so he would not have to go back to school right now. Right now Our school has two weeks off right now. But I think they are going back to one week break. They started the two week back in 1998 after I started with the 2ND time work with the schools. We will be eating at my Dads house for Easter dinner. And hid the eggs over there for them to find. Will I guess I better be getting off of this for to night. Also please pray for my sister in your prayers. She has a fracture in her right feet now. This one is bad. Thanks. Hope everyone has a Happy Easter. And a safe one too.

About 3 Months being Home.

Frist start with Anna. She is doing really great in everything. Anna is liking the baths now; she does not want to get out of them. I will let the water out then she will laydown before the water runs out of the tub. She is trying to say more words too. Anna said later to my sister. I told her to say see ya later. And she only got later out. We also have her in First Step now. I know she is only 2 1/2 but with the different we thought this would help her and also with getting her into preschool. (M) thinks she will be able to go next year to perschool. I thought it would be like Nicholas have to wait. No she will be able to start. When we do it we will try only 2 day if we can for her right now. Where she can get use the children. She has not been around alot other children yet. We will see how she will do on that. We are working with Anna about going pottying. She is doing pretty good about that. But the other part we are work withing now. I hope we can get soon. Nicholas on the other hand we had to get tough on him. Do different things with him. After Anna got home. We thought it be the other way around. But no. It was Nicholas that we have to work with. He is getting better with her now. Each day is improving some.

Anna outside on the swings. We took her in to try clothes on.

Anna swinging We was trying to get her to smile for us. Chris and I took Anna in to trying on clothes.

1st.Looking toward the Church,2nd looking at the one of the malls. 3, ? 4. Mommy and Anna on the steps at Baby house 3.

2nd Apartment that we stayed in Odessa

This is on of the apartments that we stayed at in downtown Odessa. This was right by the Toy store and the mall and down from the yellow church.I can't remember the name of the church. I really liked this place after the first one that we had. I also have the 3rd place too that we stayed at not too far from there. I found out how to put the pictures on so I will add more on later. I have been fulling with this new Kodak EasyShare. Anyone out there with this Kodak EasyShare have information to help me please feel free. Please bare with me. Thank you. I hope everyone felling great. Our kiddos has been sick and then I got sick for a little while. I think I had part of the bug that been going around here. Have a great week.

Adding to the Hard Week it has been rough.

I tell ya what. This morning both kiddos are sick. Nicholas had a 101.3 fever and Anna had 100.9 I called the Doctor and they told me to take them to the hospital this morning instead of bring them in. So I did that. Nicholas has a Varel and Anna her Ear is red what they said. I have to watch Nicholas really close because if it goes up to 103.0 he get into the fev seizes. We were in MO one time when that happen. Boy that scared me to death. I have seen them before with other children where I have worked at. But your own child. I stayed clam. Tried to get him come out of it. It keep getting worse so I told my mom about what was going on then dad took us to the hospital in MO. I am watching both of them to make sure that does not happen to either one of them. I probably wont send him to preschool in the morning. Plus I am not feeling good right now. I am still having trouble with my ear. I might have to go in with that. Right now Chris is better than either one of us right now. I am hoping that thing will get back on track here. I can't wait where they can go out side to play some. They are say maybe around the 50's sometime this week. I hope so. I hope this fins everyone else well. Have a great week.

Hard week.

This has been a hard week. Anna has been really great. Right now we are having trouble with big brother right now. Put this way we have taken toys away from him , time out, and thinking spot. All of this is not working with him. I don't know why it not working. I have tried everything with him. He is throwing his toys at us, biting , hitting and everything else that you can think off. Going through the house and brakening thing of toys or trunning chairs over. He has broke one our clocks. And he is laughing about all of this stuff too and running away from us when we try and get him to clam down. Has anyone else gone thru this before their children after a 2nd or 3rd adoption? He is 4 years old. He does have one problem. He has even told me that he does not love me and , does not want to talk to me. I am not kidding about this. He has kicked me, bit me, hit me.

Anna's First Family Doctor Visit Today

We had set up a Doctor appt. before we left, so I would not forget to do it when I got home. I am glad that I did that because it has been crazy around here lately. What I did was just made an appt. and told them that we would not know for sure if it would be a girl or boy. We put my name in the spot of there names. Anna did really well with it, only things I did not take a stoller in for her to set in while I was doing paperwork. It has been rainning here last night and all day today. Only thing that was wrong for right now she had some wax in one of her ears. Then we got her first shot with mommy today and she did not like that. The shot she got was the Haemophilus Influenze type B. So two more to go with that one. I believe she will be all caught up on that part for while. I think our dogs like her right now. They don't like Nicholas to much right now. He really give them a hard time. Daphany and GA walks behind her sometimes. Theres time I know they think she will drop food down too while she eats. To night she went to bed with out any problem tonight. It is late. I need to get off of here and get some rest.

Time fly fast.

I can't believe that it is already Feb 9th. I have been doing PT on my Shoulder.It is doing better. Time does fly by fast.Everyday we are doing something with the kiddos or I have PT go to. We had two days off of school too because of the weather here later. Last week Chris work gave a baby shower for us For Anna. That was really nices of them to do that. Got alot of clothes for her. We want to Thank them for the baby shower. Anna is doing really well everyday. She is trying to say some words. Like By by,night night, good girl, and I am trying to get her to say I love you. She was sleeping really will at night when we brought her home ,right now she has been having trouble going to sleep. Have you all watch the Nanny 911 or the other Nanny show. I been trying to use some things with her on that. Like when she does not go to sleep just keep laying them down. Every time I do that she laughs about now. When we get here room Painted; I will have to move the bed. She like to get up and play with the light and the fan. That is the only thing we have trouble with at night right now. On her eating we have to watch ,because she will stuff food in her mouth and you would not know. She is that fast. Anna loves the bath now and she also like her hair wash too. When we take her out she crys now. I am going to try one day and set time to get on here add pictures on the blog. Like I said It is hard for me to do right now. Our son is giving us trouble right now. We have been working with him alot trying to get him back into a routine for him and for Anna. Chris just went back to work on the 29th of Jan. So Nicholas is testing us. I am hoping that this will get better soon. And praying about it too. I better sign off of here too night. Please pray for us That things will get back on track for us. Thank you Take care everyone.

If We Adopted Again What We Would Do With Packing.

We had taken too much with us. We had four bags. And medical things too take with us. Chris and I took some snacks with us because we was not for sure what we would find over there or where we would end up at. We both have sugar trouble. Mine dropped. I don't take any meds for this sometime it is high too. Chris' gets high then when he takes his meds then it dropped by the afternoon. We might just take some snacks, just not alot like we did this time around. In Kivy this were stores and also in Odessa. I would take a rope of some kind where we can hang up clothes if we go back again and some clothes pins. And also We will go to Radio Shack to pick up on of a adaptors that we had in one of the places that we stayed at. Like I said we bought one at the airport and it did not work for my Bipap Machine. I might write a letter too them and let them know that they should try and make plugs to go with you to other countries. Rope for clothes to hang to dry,clothes pins. light snack to hold you over until you go shopping in Keivy. We did use the flash lights where we stayed at going up and down the stairs. Will I guess I better sign off of here for tonight. Everyone take care And for the families that are there now we are thinking about you all and praying for the families that are adopting.

Were All Doing Pretty Good.

Hello from KY, We are home and doing ok. Chris,Anna,and I are trying to get back in to the swing of things right now. We have been home for 2weeks now. She is doing great. When we set down for dinner ,we say a pray before we eat. Anna is starting to hold out her hand for us to say the prayer now. Big Brother Nicholas and Anna is doing ok. Each day it is getting better. We have to get on too him sometime. He has tested us alot. But he has done that in the past too. We are working on this. He has that Sensory Disorder. We are still trying to unpack our stuff and find all our gifts for everyone that we got for. Anna went to my Heart Doctor Friday. They did chest x-ray, ecogram another test on her. She did great on all of them. Everything is fine with her heart. We just wanted to make sure. She does not have to go back. In Feb she has appt with the family doctor for the other check-up now,that will be it. We took the crib out of the room for her. She climbed out of it a few times,so we put a reg-bed in there. Will guess what the first night she fell out of it. We had a bedrail up but passed it and fell out. She rolls alot. I slept with her the fisrt night. She reminds me of on of my nieces when she sleeps like that. I have to go to a PT. I know this sound crazzy but one night. I was walking thru the hallway and tripped over the coatrack foot and caught my hand on the conner of the wall and I think I missed up my shoulder. I have to go on Monday to see what they will do. Everyone is crazzy over Anna. My dad kept her for a little while. The whole family loves her. We have two dogs. They are almost there to be friends. I hope. We had pack too much on our trip. We could got most stuff there if we wanted too. I did by a blowdryer and Iron for my hair. I guess I better get off of here. Please remember our other family that is over there. They got everything done. Might be coming home soon. You can read there blog on our link elberts. Thank you for all over your prayers and post. If you like you can still post. Love TErri

A Long Trip Back Home With Anna. Good Things Happend and BAD things Happened Coming Home.

Hello everyone. It is good to be home. We had a great time in Ukraine but it good to be home. We had made new friends while there hope to see everyone again one day. We had long trip home. We left Keivy airport made it to Amsterdam , They told us no rooms when we called. But we thought we would check when we got in. There was a room for us opened. That was great. We got up around 4:00. around 8:00 we got on the plane and left. While on the plane Anna did great until we landed then she got sick and threw up all over us and the floor of the plane. Then from Michg to Louisville she did fine. The plane we had was loud and we sat in the every back of the plane. We land and got off. Everyone was there waiting for us. My Dad,sister, Tiffany, Chris' Dad and Debbie was there two meet us And Anna's big brother was there too. I was walking like (T) really fast to see them after I got off that runway and I new where I was headed too. Anna was in the stoller. I was so glad to be home. Anna did great on the train too. It took us while in comustm and we missed our first flight from Michg to Louisville becuase the plane was late and we had 3 plane that land with us and thats why it took so long. We are still on Ukraine time. I will try and post prictures on here after I get thing clam down here.I have too get our son back on track with everything. It might be a few days. I tell ya what I am glad to have my computer back. I know we have some problems with getting on but when you go just wait till to try and use the internet. Some place are ok but then other are harder to get on. Thanks for all the prayers and posting. They helped us out a lot. (G) I know you might be checking on the blogs sometime . This is for you and (T) Thanks for everything you have done for us. To help us have a safe trip while there and the laughs we had at night. We went over not knowing anyone left with new Friends for life in our minds and heart. We hope to see you again soon one day. Thanks again. Thank you for helping us learn words that we know but Ukraine.

Were doing great.

Hello everyone, Anna is doing really well. I gave her frist bath today. She still cried about but wasn't not as bad with Chris. I got to wash her hair too. We meet with the Hopeful Heart group today and ate lunch with them. And went to an hosptial that children are dropped off sometime or just picked up off of the streets. There were two 2years old children that was picked up off of the streets there today. I don't know how long they have been in there. We are coming home. There were a few things would liked to have with us on the trip was a cloths line to hang up wet cloths. Sometime it was hard to hang them up somewhere to dry. Please pray for the Hopeful heart team to get back home safe on Sundaynight. We will be flying out on Sunday and arriving home Monday. Please keep us in your prays. We are ready to get back and see everyone and Nicholas. We miss you Nicholas very much. Please keep praying for the Elberts family that everything will go great for them and that they will be home soon. There webpage is linked on to our page. Everyone take care and hope to see you all soon. Love you all.

Happy New Year to everyone.

Hi everyone, We had a great Christmas, and New Year. For Christmas we got a Christmas tree and put up where we stayed at. And we also got something for (T) for christmas too. In Odessa they did bunch of fireworks until about 1:00 in the morning. Then the next day they did them too. Anna is doing great with us. I will post more later we are in a hurry. Everyone take care. We will be home soon. I am looking forward for some Captian D fish and KFC too. We are missing that. And Papa Johns Pizza. We love you guy . We love to hear from everyone. bye.