No way I can keep up with blogging!! NO WAY! But I thought I'd let yall know we are alive and well.
We are on the last leg of our journey; our hopes and prayers that in mid-august we will be safely touching down in the good ol' US of A!!! I'm thinking of doing something super crazy once we leave the airport to celebrate our arrival (***think 'happy dance' in the parking lot)...Any ideas? The crazier the better!
But for now..its a waiting game...waiting for Everette in April...waiting for application approval...waiting for the interview...waiting for God's perfect guidance in this whole process...waiting...and waiting...And I SUCK at waiting...but they say its good for you.

And for now...
Listening to: Rihanna singing and Lucas snoring loud due to stuffy nose

Eating: bublik

Drinking: fruit tea

Wearing: black yoga pants, gray t-shirt - I'm suppa fancy like that

Feeling: anxious....missing my best friend-my Everette (if you are reading this-you better start packing!)

Needing: Starbucks grande Carmel Macchiato (more like really wanting one)

Making: nothing anytime soon

Thinking: about what to do for our 5th year Anniversary this August...

Wondering: will my heart heal in time....will the pain go away...what my life will be like next year at this time

NOT: looking forward to another 2.5 months of waiting....

Family Pictures 2009

Catching up

Lucas and I are back in Odessa, Ukraine. We arrived on March 19, 2010 and are finally getting over jetlag. We had such a good time with Everette in Iowa and family in North Carolina. We miss you all very much! Everette will be joining us in Odessa later this summer so we are looking forward to his arrival. But until then SKYPE keeps us close!

My space button is somewhat broken....thanks to the cutest brown-eyed guy...so I will post more pictures than words (its hard to type!). They will not be in order :)

fun with Mom and Dad "Corn, anyone?"
"Mommy thinks I'm pretty awesome..."
who can resist chocolate ice-cream? Not me! favorite past-time: reading with Daddy We wore pink to one of the basketball games to honor and encourage people who are fighting breast cancer. Anita came to visit!!!!! So fun! Pink student body
always wanting more food he used to fit under that table in December "Hmmm..what can I take out of this cabinet?" Sneaky :)

found some hidden candy, and even unwrapped a few. Too bad Mom knew something was up due to the complete silence in the house.

bad parenting idea (although kept him occupied for a bit :) )

celebrating Everette's birthday! My two awesome men.

"Mom, when will the cake be ready?"

first puppy encounter

messy cupid

our friends came to visit - we miss yall!
this boy LOVES corn

Guess who came to visit?!!

we are so beautiful....LOL

great couple, fun times with Anita and Denny

Lucas turned 1!!! Woke up to ton of ballons

he wasnt sure about them at first, but with the help from his obnoxious parents he enjoyed them eventually

blueberry pancakes for the Birthday Boy Two days later we celebrated Lucas' 1st birthday with special friends. He had a lot of fun, and thoroughly enjoyed his cake :)
Awesome people - we miss you all so much

Elmo cakes

"not sure about this, Dad. Mom never gave this to me before."

"ok. this is pretty good" "i meant REALLY good!""I think I'm DONE. Can I have a doggy bag?"

I had to post this smiley picture - it shows Lucas' fun and easy personality.

We love you little boy, and are so proud to be your parents!!! May God Bless you!

Happy 1st Birthday Lucas!

1 year ago today we fell in love; the kind of love we never knew before. The Lord has blessed us with an amazing son, Lucas James.

Our lives have been changed in so many wonderful ways, and each day this boy brings new excitement to our lives. He is teaching us the meaning of true unconditional love, patience, perseverance, and sacrifice.

March 11, 2009

1 year old boy :)

You are one amazing fellow, Lucas. And we love you so much!!! You bring so much joy and happiness into our lives. Your smiles light up the room and melt hearts. You are such a blessing to us! We are looking forward to all your milestones and many many more 'firsts'.

Happy 1st Birthday, munchkin!

P.S. to Lucas: when you get older I'll print these blogs and let you read them :)

P.S.S. more pictures coming soon

11 months boy

Lucas turned 11 months. The highlight of the month is summarized in the video below!! Enjoy!



Yes! Lucas is walking. It's so stinking exciting!!! I have not been this giddy since very long time ago. It is the coolest milestone we have witnessed so far, and are beyond ourselves. Though I am overjoyed and beaming with pride, I am sad too...my baby is growing, getting bigger and much more independent. I miss those sleepless nights everyone grumbles about, I miss the breastfeeding at 1am and then at 3am, I miss watching content sleeping newborn, and I miss the cries at 2 am... Crazy? Yes. I just wish I could freeze those moments in memory box, and relive them each time I open it. But as Lucas is growing, I am looking forward to the new milestones, to the new adventures, new words he learnes, new sentences he puts together...

We love you, precious boy and are so stinking proud of you! So blessed to have you in our lives.