After almost nine weeks in Ukraine, five of which were without Bill and the girls, Daniel and I are finally home! After delays in documents and our court date, more delays in documents, and multiple holidays we finally completed everything we needed to come home. Daniel is officially a Holliday and a United States citizen.
Finally on the plane going home!
A long way to go!
We flew out of Kiev at 6:40am on May 10th and arrived in Birmingham, Alabama at 6:15pm. Doesn't sound long until you add back in the 8 hour time difference. Our arrival went perfectly. First we were met by Bill, Hayden, Meme, Nana, Aunt Brooke, and cousins Chase & Kynlee. Hope was at her 1st Prom, so she wasn't at the airport. Of course she had my full blessing on that. After visiting with family for a while, our friends, The Carr's, Katya, & Stirling came. We visited with them and were getting ready to head to the car when our friends, The Jennifer's came in. Everything went so smoothly and Daniel was happy and not overwhelmed at all. We couldn't have asked for better.
Meeting their grandson in person for the 1st time!
Meeting his Aunt and cousins.
After spending so long in Ukraine, I was aching for
some Southern food! Daniel's 1st dinner in Alabama - Jim n Nick's!
We arrived home at the same time as
Hope and Cade returning from the Prom!
Beautiful couple!
Daniel immediately made himself at home!
Got to have Mother's Day with all three of my kids!
Things are really going well. It's like Daniel has always been here. His English is coming along amazingly, even though he doesn't think so. Of course there have been a few times he's mentioned missing friends, but overall he has been very happy. I can't express how happy we are to finally have him here, sleeping in the room that had been referred to as "Daniel's Room" for nearly a year before he arrived. He loves his new pet family too! He wasn't allowed pets at the orphanage and he's a real animal lover. He and our dog, Scout, have really become best buds. She slept with him in his bed a few nights, but she was keeping him from sleeping well so she's had to return to her crate. Now they just spend their waking hours together! lol
We're sure there will be challenges along the way, but so far it's been awesome!
Finally on the plane going home!
A long way to go!
We flew out of Kiev at 6:40am on May 10th and arrived in Birmingham, Alabama at 6:15pm. Doesn't sound long until you add back in the 8 hour time difference. Our arrival went perfectly. First we were met by Bill, Hayden, Meme, Nana, Aunt Brooke, and cousins Chase & Kynlee. Hope was at her 1st Prom, so she wasn't at the airport. Of course she had my full blessing on that. After visiting with family for a while, our friends, The Carr's, Katya, & Stirling came. We visited with them and were getting ready to head to the car when our friends, The Jennifer's came in. Everything went so smoothly and Daniel was happy and not overwhelmed at all. We couldn't have asked for better.
Meeting their grandson in person for the 1st time!
Meeting his Aunt and cousins.
After spending so long in Ukraine, I was aching for
some Southern food! Daniel's 1st dinner in Alabama - Jim n Nick's!
We arrived home at the same time as
Hope and Cade returning from the Prom!
Beautiful couple!
Daniel immediately made himself at home!
Got to have Mother's Day with all three of my kids!
Things are really going well. It's like Daniel has always been here. His English is coming along amazingly, even though he doesn't think so. Of course there have been a few times he's mentioned missing friends, but overall he has been very happy. I can't express how happy we are to finally have him here, sleeping in the room that had been referred to as "Daniel's Room" for nearly a year before he arrived. He loves his new pet family too! He wasn't allowed pets at the orphanage and he's a real animal lover. He and our dog, Scout, have really become best buds. She slept with him in his bed a few nights, but she was keeping him from sleeping well so she's had to return to her crate. Now they just spend their waking hours together! lol
We're sure there will be challenges along the way, but so far it's been awesome!
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