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Back Home 12 Jun 2007 | 12:28 am
After an exhausting trip, we touched down at Dulles on Friday afternoon and were greeted by record heat. But who's complaining? We're a family, and we're home. On Sunday, Irina celebrated a belated t...
Rounding for Home 7 Jun 2007 | 11:09 pm
Our last day in Kiev ends where our first day began: at McDonald's, where Irina had her first taste of America today, in the form of its famous french fries. The extra value meal tasted extra special ...
It's official 5 Jun 2007 | 06:14 am
No returning Irina to her caregivers. It's just the three of us, on a train, headed for Kiev, after a long day of getting all of the paperwork processed. We feel elated; our family is official! What'...
Sunday at the Monastery 4 Jun 2007 | 02:52 am
Oksana arrived this morning, and we decided to visit a monastery. We drove about an hour outside Kramatorsk. We visited a beautiful, centuries-old place nestled along a riverside; it's called the Svia...
Three Weeks 2 Jun 2007 | 11:12 pm
Life does come at you fast. Three weeks ago, we arrived at Kramatorsk with hope and trepidation, not really sure what we were getting ourselves into when our eyes met the gaze of a brown-eyed girl. A...
Malako 2 Jun 2007 | 12:00 am
We do our best to communicate with our new daughter. She clearly is more conversational with her caregivers, who speak Russian--after all, it's all she has known for nearly three years. We know a few ...
Happy Birthday, Grandpa V! 1 Jun 2007 | 11:50 pm
Irina was in party mood today, in celebration of Grandpa V's birthday! Actually, these decorations were all around the playground today. We found out today is a national holiday of sorts, "Children P...
The Boys in Irina's Life 31 May 2007 | 10:46 pm
Irina is surrounded by boys. In her Group Three, she is one of two girls in a group of twelve children. This is not uncommon ... there are usually many more boys in Ukranian orphanages than girls. Her...
Tick, Tock 31 May 2007 | 03:06 am
We get to visit Irina twice a day, for a total of about three to four hours, but we can't leave the orphanage grounds. We try to mix up the activities in our visits (however, there’s always juice and ...
