Posted by: Gabe on: June 29, 2009
Today all the hosting families went to a park in Roswell for a ‘welcome’ get together. Oksana was SO happy to see her friends. She kept ‘checking in’ with us, but she got to spend a lot of time with the other kids, and could finally talk freely and in her own language. Her best [...]
Posted by: Gabe on: June 26, 2009
So today we took the kids to gymnastics (their last day) and then I introduced Oksana to the wonder that is the Loganville WalMart. She took the cart from me right away and pushed it all around the store. It was weird not having to push it, but since she wanted to, I let her [...]
Posted by: Gabe on: June 26, 2009
I have added several links on the sidebar. Some lead to other hosting families, and some lead to those who ahave already adopted. Please be sure to visit them.
Posted by: Gabe on: June 26, 2009
Today was our first full day with Oksana. She slept last night all the way from 8:15 pm to 8 am. I had to wake her up. It was kinda creepy though b/c apparently she sleeps with her eyes half open. She was all cuddled up with the bear we gave her last night at [...]
Posted by: Gabe on: June 25, 2009
Posted by: Gabe on: June 25, 2009
This was an experience that we will never forget. There were a few hiccups in customs that delayed the children and led to us waiting for about an hour and a half. Considering the environment and all the noise our kids did really great. There was much walking around and waiting patiently, but the payoff [...]
Posted by: Gabe on: June 24, 2009
Several months ago, my wife and I were given the opportunity to host an orphan from eastern Europe. This opportunity was presented to us from an organization that does nothing but place children in hosting homes. New Horizons for Children identifies children from Russian, Latvian, and Ukrainian orphanages. The idea of doing this was a [...]
