Last night, we headed up to meet the Millers and their 3 girls. (Andreas' work schedules finally allowed us to be there). We are so glad we went. It was a surprise to find that Lee-Ann Luke and the Reynolds also got in from Ukraine, all within an hour of each other! We spoke to Lee-Ann for a while about Romny. Then we watched as a very happy (and equally exhausted) Cindy Miller walked in with Jessica, Arianna and Svieta. Cindy looked so happy. Her new daughters are all so beautiful. Seeing these girls and his wife made Loren beam from ear to ear. Having followed their blog made it feel like we knew these girls before they even got here. Even though they didn't speak english, it was clear the girls were a little overwhelmed and very tired. The Morgan's daughter 'Inna' helped translate for them. It will be fun to see how these girls are adjusting after a few days. Loren and Cindy - congratulations on finally getting these 3 sweet girls.
We also were fortunate to see Pasha and Kathy come home. They looked very exhausted but so very happy and walked into a sea of hugs and kisses. Pasha looked a little overwhelmed. When he looked like he was going to cry, Kathy's oldest boy (I don't remember his name) scooped him up into his big, football player arms and gave him one of most tender hugs we have ever seen. Pasha wrapped his arms around him too and buried his shy little face into his neck as his fear instantly melted away into a huge smile as each boy hugged his brand-new brother. For the rest of the evening, you couldn't have separated these 2 brothers for anything! Even as they were leaving the airport, those 2 boys were still right next to each other, smiling and laughing, neither understanding much of what the other was saying, but knowing that they finally had each other. Kathy, although very tired, and her husband Brad looked so very happy as they watched. Clearly they are happy in so many ways to have Pasha.
Thank you to each of the families for letting us share this special experience with you. It gave us renewed hope, which we needed this week. Thank you to Alan Morgan for being in tune with the spirit and helping us out. And thank you to the new mothers that have offered so many kind words to Carrie. Our next step now is to find out when it is our turn. This week leaves us with some unanswered questions, but hope to get everything straightened out soon.
We also were fortunate to see Pasha and Kathy come home. They looked very exhausted but so very happy and walked into a sea of hugs and kisses. Pasha looked a little overwhelmed. When he looked like he was going to cry, Kathy's oldest boy (I don't remember his name) scooped him up into his big, football player arms and gave him one of most tender hugs we have ever seen. Pasha wrapped his arms around him too and buried his shy little face into his neck as his fear instantly melted away into a huge smile as each boy hugged his brand-new brother. For the rest of the evening, you couldn't have separated these 2 brothers for anything! Even as they were leaving the airport, those 2 boys were still right next to each other, smiling and laughing, neither understanding much of what the other was saying, but knowing that they finally had each other. Kathy, although very tired, and her husband Brad looked so very happy as they watched. Clearly they are happy in so many ways to have Pasha.
Thank you to each of the families for letting us share this special experience with you. It gave us renewed hope, which we needed this week. Thank you to Alan Morgan for being in tune with the spirit and helping us out. And thank you to the new mothers that have offered so many kind words to Carrie. Our next step now is to find out when it is our turn. This week leaves us with some unanswered questions, but hope to get everything straightened out soon.
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