Today was our second visitation with Jackson.  It went very well and we are learning a lot about our little tot.  When we walked in today, his groupa (a group of about 10-15 kids who are kept together) was just finishing up their music lesson.  The other kids are adorable!  Well, not as cute as…

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Today will forever mark not only our second wedding anniversary, but the day we first met our little son, Jackson. For over a year we have prayed and prepared for this little one and God delivered in full today. Jackson’s original Ukrainian name is Bohgdan, which in itself translates to “Given by God”. With that…

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Scott and I are sitting outside McDonalds eating McFlurries 🙂  Actually, McFlurry and Big Mac and McNuggets are the only things in english, so our menu might be limited to those items when we decide to eat out.  the McFlurries are all KitKat flavor and you have your choice of syrup- caramel, raspberry, strawberry, or…

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Hi, Everyone! It is really late here, but after a long six hour train rain we are safe in our new apartment in Kharkiv, Ukraine! I will make this short tonight, as it’s really late. (though I wish I could stay up to watch the Buckeyes with you guys – kick off in what, 15…

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Today we met up with John and Mel, another American family here to adopt, and we walked downtown to have lunch.  We went to a restaurant serving Ukraine cafeteria style food.  Some funny things about this restaurant were that as you walked in there were two sinks to wash your hands and there was a…

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Today was a very big day for our adoption.  We had our appointment with the government regarding available children that we could adopt.  Scott and I have read many blogs and talked to other adoptive parents, so we kind of knew what to expect, even though everyone’s appointment is different. Yesterday Serge called us and…

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