Friday, May 9, 2008

6 Months of Bliss

6 months ago we walked into a Mariupol orphanage for the first time, and finally held our dream in our arms...

And fell head-over-heels in love!

Here are some pics of our Little Guy in Ukraine that you may or may not have seen before:

One of our first visits...











Just a few days before we "busted him out"...









Gotcha Day, seconds before he shed his orphanage clothes forever...









In the van, leaving the orphanage...









First trip to Mickey D's









A cutie in his jammies









Enjoying borsch at O'Panas on our last night in Ukraine...










And here is our boy, wearing his Red White and Blue (at a President's Day presentation), and bowing his head in prayer...

5 comments:

Kathy and Matt said...

It is great to look back on all these photos!

Congrats on these past 6 life-changing months! What a blessing!

Anonymous said...

I loved every picture! What a journey... I especially love the one of William praying. So sweet! Hope you have the best Mother's Day ever!!!
Love Shay

Anonymous said...

It is a blessing that you and Zack are teaching William so much about God.

Mom and Tommy said...

He stole our hearts the minute yall walked off that escalator at the airport. I'll never forget it. What did we ever do without him? I can't even remember. :-))

Love,
Mom

Nataliya said...

6 months already? Unbelievable! He grew up a lot in these 6 months - what a handsome little boy! You are so blessed to have each other!