Sunday, September 19, 2010

Random Moments in Our Adoption

I wasn't always great about posting photos during our trip..so I am posting some now!
Zhenya's 10th Birthday Cake!

Zhenya and his cake

Zhenya's class eating birthday cake and drinking Orange Fanta

Our faciliator bringing us more documents from an office in the town the kids were born.

Zhenya and his best friend on the day he is leaving the internat forever!

Our first family outing ! This is the beach on the Black Sea near the hotel.

Leeza and her orphanage director.

Leeza, one of her caretakers and a girl Yulia from her groupa.

Leeza leaving the orphanage forever with her papa.

Leeza and Zhenya at the Nickolaev zoo


The Opera House in Kiev

A photo Zhenya took of us at the museum.

 These are a series of photos at the museum.  I looked the statues. The detail was amazing!



 One of the gorgeous catherdrals in Kiev.  Not sure of the name.

Leeza and mama in the taxi heading to the airport.

Zhenya and papa in the taxi heading for the airport

Zhenya and Leeza on the airplane heading to America

Zhenya with his first American money ( a gift from Aunt Barb)

Leeza with her first American money (also from Aunt Barb)

First American breakfast at Cracker Barrel.  (We came home to an oven/stove not working)

Zhenya with his Cracker Barrel pancakes

My three FAVORITE Ukrainians! My sister Ira and my kiddos!

Zhenya helping papa today with cooking ribs for the football game!

2 comments:

Just Another Day In Paradise said...

So sweet! Love seeing all of the great photos!!! Welcome home!

The McEacherns said...

That cathedral is part of the Lavra, the big monastery with underground tombs.