Snot, Snot and More Snot

That’s what we’ve got around here! Here’s the update on our kiddos:
1. Elia- slight fever, snot and lots of it, a bit of a cranky pants but improving daily.
2. Emma- snot and lots of it, much more comfortable with the family, battle of the wills in full force which means non-stop discipline.
3. Aiden- snot [...]

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Family Bonding

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Yesterday I Peed My Pants

Really I did. After manuevering through a pretty rough morning with now THREE cranky sick toddlers (Elia is now running a fever too), John and I sat down on the floor in the kids room laughing hysterically.
I said, “What have we done?”
He said, “We’re in WAY over our heads.”
I said, “Well we have to figure [...]

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Just Back from the Urgent Care Center

Please keep our kiddos in prayer. Aiden has had a fever now since we got back and officially has the flu. No ear infection even though he’s been pulling his ears for 3 days.  I guess it’s just his ears getting back to normal from the flight. Emma however has not only the flu, but pneumonia and [...]

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On the Plane

Our final catch up post!

These photos deserve some kind of a commentary on our trip HOME! 
The kids did amazingly well through the airports, through passport control, through customs, all of the things that I was so worried would cause melt-downs.  Thankfully we had strollers so they just rode along happily and watched all the people, [...]

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Our Time in Kiev with the Kids

Photo catch up time: Part 2 

After our first bath.

Getting ready to go into the US Embassy!

Our trip to SDA to introduce the kids to the staff.

With our dear friends the Malones and their sons Micah and Matthew.

After bath #2 with Daddy!

At the hockey/ice skating ring in Kiev with our friend Jamie who was an incredible [...]

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Our Last Day in Novograd

We’ll try to catch you up on pictures from the last week over the next few days. Here’s a few to start.

With the kids nurses on our last day in Novograd.

With some of the orphanage staff and the inspector for the town of Novograd.

In the back seat of the car on the way to Kiev.

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Urgent Prayer PLEASE!

Please pray for our friends Mary and Chris Malone who were in Ukraine adopting when we were.
Visit their blog for details. Chris came home and found out he has pneumonia. There son Eli (who has Down Syndrome) has been admitted to the hospital with dangerously low hemoglobin levels indicating several possible serious problems.

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They’re BACK!

The Loux’s are ALL back in Kansas City tonight!

Here they are just coming in from the airplane! Elia Jane was squealing with excitement before they even arrived! Nick said she must have remembered from a few weeks ago when John and Tracie returned for 10 days to be with them here.

Mama and 2 of her [...]

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Watch out United Here We Come!

Leaving in a few hours. Which means I get to sleep for less than 4 hours.
Made a mistake in the time difference. We leave at 5:30AM which is 10:30PM KC/9:30PM Eastern. (reason: Europe did not “celebrate” day light savings time yet)
PRAY FOR US PLEASE.
PS) We had an amazing day today. Got our visas and went [...]

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