Lovely Luda

The time has just flown I tell ya!  Unbelievable how quickly it passes when you want it to stand still.
Sweet Luda will be returning home to Eastern Europe on Sunday.  It has been a wonderful adventure having her here, and I know she has enjoyed her visit here as much as we have loved having her!!

These children are just amazing and resilient individuals, I am truly in awe of their courage and good spirits.  They came to a strange country, put themselves and their emotions out there in hopes of finding a family and ultimately finding LOVE.

I am happy to report that most of these children HAVE in fact found families!  Praising God for this!  I have gotten to meet a couple of the other families and they are just wonderful people, chomping at the bit until they can get over there to bring their kiddos home.

I know our family has experienced so much joy having Luda here with us!  We have gone to the pool, the zoo, horseback riding, for rides on the motorcycle, for ice cream, to soccer games, on bike rides, and over friends' houses. Lots of amazing memories have been made, and tucked away to be cherished for a long time until we can see beautiful Miss Luda again.  We do love her so!!

So with that, I leave you with a few pictures of our most recent escapades.  And I ask that you please pray for safe travel for these children as they return home.  Pray too for the families who will begin the process of bringing many of these children home.  And pray especially for those children who did not find their forever families on this trip.  May God watch over all of them.

Enjoy the many photos below!  We sure did have fun while we were taking them!!!!


Here are some from the zoo....

Charlotte sure did fall in love with Gulya!  

And a visit to Tim's work....

And a random self portrait  ;).........

And the pool.............

Our breakfast at IKEA.................

And some random wacky faces  :)  ...................

Watching Schuyler horseback riding.....................

And then having a turn herself! ..................

Going to ride Fudge!!

The amazing Ms Boo.  We love you!!

Tie-dying tee shirts.......................

Before.....

And after!......

Out to Cabarrus Creamery for ice cream...............

All the kids together-- Fun times!!!

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More Pictures From Atticus's Birthday!

Well, better late than never.... isn't that what they say??  I just got around to uploading more pictures of Atticus's 2nd birthday party and realized that I had not shared any of that special day on here.  Needed to rectify that situation.  After all, it is only August 2nd, not quite a month has gone by yet right?

So, without further adieu, here is Mr Froggy man celebrating with all his friends!  It was quite a special day for us, the meaning of it all really hit home for me. His first birthday outside of the orphanage walls, and Lord willing, many more to come!

He LOVES balloons so this kept him entertained for quite a while!

Here is the birthday boy himself decked out in his Elmo shirt and all ready to Par-tay!

Our theme for this party was Sesame Street, so here are some pictures of the decor.  Mr Hooper's Store was on display with all the treats that the kids could choose for their goodie bags at the end of the party.

We used primary colors for the balloons and the decorations, and even went with the Sesame Street theme for the food!  Notice Dorothy, Elmo's goldfish, is the centerpiece of the buffet table.  :)

Cookie Monster cupcakes!!

But a little something healthy too to balance out all that sugar!

We had a few fun activities for the kids to do too like coloring, Sesame Street character tattoos, playdough, bubbles and toss the trash.  There was even an Elmo movie playing in the background.

BUBBLES!!!!!!

Kierstyn helping the little ones cut out shapes from their "cookie dough"

Time for presents!!!!!!

Now time to hand out the goodie bag treats!!

We were so glad everyone could come to celebrate Atticus's special day!