One of the things we had most hoped for is that there would still be snow. The girls have never been in the type & amount of snow they have here, so they were so wanting to experience it. God has blessed us with so many things & even this small request he granted us. Not only was there huge amounts of snow on the ground when we arrived, it also snowed very hard the 1st night we arrived as well! This may be the last snow they get this year & the girls got to experience it! Spring is coming on fast here. We arrived Monday, today is Thursday, & the snow is quickly melting in the city. There is still a lot out in the country where Daniel's orphanage is though. So the girls will get to play in the snow a good while longer out there.
Kristina, one of the girls from the orphanage, was having a great time wrestling Hayden down to the ground in the snow. Of course brother, Daniel, was not thrilled that Kristina was rough housing his sister, so he had to rush to her defense!
Daniel's beautiful snow angel! We hardly ever get enough snow in Alabama to do this.
We had an awesome day playing in the snow, but the girls got soaked & were freezing on the way back to the apartment. On the bus ride back to Kiev, Hayden put her hood over her head, only to discover a snow ball was still in it! She had cold, melting snow running down her back!
We were getting worried in the days leading up to the trip. Hayden kept saying she didn't want to come & as the day to leave drew nearer she even began crying about it. There was no way we could get a refund on her plane ticket plus there was no way I was leaving her behind. She acts all tough, but down deep, she's a Mama's girl and I knew she would not be happy without her family. This is one of those once in a lifetime kind of experiences and we weren't going to let her miss it. The plane ride over made things worse. UGH! She couldn't sleep...she couldn't get comfortable...were we ever going to get there? Then we finally arrived & the snow was AMAZING, she saw her brother for the 1st time in a long, long while, & suddenly this was the best place she's ever been. Look at that smiling face above! That is the face of one happy girl! She loves it here. She wants to move here! Both girls love the small village that Daniel lives in and said repeatedly that they'd love to live there. It has been awesome! We have wifi @ the apartment, so in the evenings they catch up with friends on Facebook & talk on Skype, but the rest of the time-there is no cell phone, no TV, & no computer-AND THEY DON'T CARE! I have been thanking God every day for allowing us to share this experience with our daughters. This is a trip none of us will ever forget!
Kristina, one of the girls from the orphanage, was having a great time wrestling Hayden down to the ground in the snow. Of course brother, Daniel, was not thrilled that Kristina was rough housing his sister, so he had to rush to her defense!
Daniel's beautiful snow angel! We hardly ever get enough snow in Alabama to do this.
We had an awesome day playing in the snow, but the girls got soaked & were freezing on the way back to the apartment. On the bus ride back to Kiev, Hayden put her hood over her head, only to discover a snow ball was still in it! She had cold, melting snow running down her back!
We were getting worried in the days leading up to the trip. Hayden kept saying she didn't want to come & as the day to leave drew nearer she even began crying about it. There was no way we could get a refund on her plane ticket plus there was no way I was leaving her behind. She acts all tough, but down deep, she's a Mama's girl and I knew she would not be happy without her family. This is one of those once in a lifetime kind of experiences and we weren't going to let her miss it. The plane ride over made things worse. UGH! She couldn't sleep...she couldn't get comfortable...were we ever going to get there? Then we finally arrived & the snow was AMAZING, she saw her brother for the 1st time in a long, long while, & suddenly this was the best place she's ever been. Look at that smiling face above! That is the face of one happy girl! She loves it here. She wants to move here! Both girls love the small village that Daniel lives in and said repeatedly that they'd love to live there. It has been awesome! We have wifi @ the apartment, so in the evenings they catch up with friends on Facebook & talk on Skype, but the rest of the time-there is no cell phone, no TV, & no computer-AND THEY DON'T CARE! I have been thanking God every day for allowing us to share this experience with our daughters. This is a trip none of us will ever forget!
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