I am touched by the love and support we have had during our adoption journey! Unless you have been there, you may not realize how much it meant to us……. We feel blessed to have you all in our lives.
Angella is truly a special spirit and when you meet her you will feel the gentleness of her energy. In as much as she is “spunky” and extraverted, she is sensitive, sweet and kind.
She absolutely loved the plane ride home and made friends up and down the aisles….. it was nice for her to be exposed to English while she was still able to converse so naturally with the other Russians on the plane from Kiev. We were so happy to see our friend Michele at the airport. She greeted us with a bouquet of flowers for Angella, water bottles and girl scout cookies…… Can you tell she is a mom!?!
Coming home was so exhilarating…… she nearly crawled out of her skin! She was so giddy and excited, she just keep jumping up and down. It was the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. “WOW” was all she could say and then “this is my room?” She rubbed her eyes, as if she simply couldn’t believe it….. it still brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
She slept soundly but only till 5:00am. Was up, yet very quiet, enjoying the privacy of her own bedroom…. It was a rainy day but she seemed content being at home….. a trip to our local grocery store was our only outing…… Her cousin Chelsea stopped by for breakfast. They were instant friends! Today we went to my hair salon, as I desperately needed a cut. At first she said she didn’t want hers cut, but changed her mind when she met Emily. Out to lunch so Papa could watch the Xavier Muskateers and then to the Crohn Conservatory for a little touch of nature. Friday we went to her school, Sands Montessori, where she met her Principal and her ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher, Mrs. Green, who happens to be Russian. She starts school on April 1st and can’t wait.
Over the past two days she has met Babushka Norma and Florence and Dadushka Marv. Her brother Zach came into town at the last minute, so she was able to meet him as well. Last night, our friends the Bambergers, joined us for pizza and an outdoor fire. She, Abby and Aaron hit it off immediately! We’ll be celebrating Easter on Sunday with my family! Passover will be here soon and then she will have met both clans!
It’s been an incredibly journey and we are both so glad that this part is over…… we missed our home, our country and all of you that that fill our lives with joy. The best is yet to come!!! We look forward to sharing this blog and your comments with her each year on the anniversary of our journey to Bring Angella Home!
Will post again sometime soon,
Till then, Happy Spring!
Love,
Angella is truly a special spirit and when you meet her you will feel the gentleness of her energy. In as much as she is “spunky” and extraverted, she is sensitive, sweet and kind.
She absolutely loved the plane ride home and made friends up and down the aisles….. it was nice for her to be exposed to English while she was still able to converse so naturally with the other Russians on the plane from Kiev. We were so happy to see our friend Michele at the airport. She greeted us with a bouquet of flowers for Angella, water bottles and girl scout cookies…… Can you tell she is a mom!?!
Coming home was so exhilarating…… she nearly crawled out of her skin! She was so giddy and excited, she just keep jumping up and down. It was the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. “WOW” was all she could say and then “this is my room?” She rubbed her eyes, as if she simply couldn’t believe it….. it still brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
She slept soundly but only till 5:00am. Was up, yet very quiet, enjoying the privacy of her own bedroom…. It was a rainy day but she seemed content being at home….. a trip to our local grocery store was our only outing…… Her cousin Chelsea stopped by for breakfast. They were instant friends! Today we went to my hair salon, as I desperately needed a cut. At first she said she didn’t want hers cut, but changed her mind when she met Emily. Out to lunch so Papa could watch the Xavier Muskateers and then to the Crohn Conservatory for a little touch of nature. Friday we went to her school, Sands Montessori, where she met her Principal and her ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher, Mrs. Green, who happens to be Russian. She starts school on April 1st and can’t wait.
Over the past two days she has met Babushka Norma and Florence and Dadushka Marv. Her brother Zach came into town at the last minute, so she was able to meet him as well. Last night, our friends the Bambergers, joined us for pizza and an outdoor fire. She, Abby and Aaron hit it off immediately! We’ll be celebrating Easter on Sunday with my family! Passover will be here soon and then she will have met both clans!
It’s been an incredibly journey and we are both so glad that this part is over…… we missed our home, our country and all of you that that fill our lives with joy. The best is yet to come!!! We look forward to sharing this blog and your comments with her each year on the anniversary of our journey to Bring Angella Home!
Will post again sometime soon,
Till then, Happy Spring!
Love,
Pam, Len and Angella
6 comments:
Welcome Home. I remember how excited and wonderful it was to see English, see a Delta plane, eat at an American place, sleep in my own bed. Mercy it was awesome. Angela looks wonderful. I would love to see her. Maybe we can meet sometime and let the kid's catch up with each other. dan and I are very thrilled for you. Enjoy being home.
Love, Margaret
Congratulations on such a successful journey and welcome home!! You all look wonderful and VERY happy! We look forward to meeting Angella and seeing you all in the very near future!! The Wilson's
Congratulations on making it home. Your daughter is beautiful and looks very happy to be home
I hope Easter went well meeting all the family! It has just been amazing sharing your journey with you. Good luck with all your transtitions. We will meet your Angela soon!
It was so good to see you all and finally meet your little girl, Angella! She is a lively spirit and fits right in. Her smile is unforgetable, so much brighter in person if that is even imaginable.
Welcome home!
Teri
Congratulations Pam and new family....you now can say that you Have It All.
I'm so not surprised to find that you've created a great life with just the right people peppered in to round it out.
Post soon and enjoy this time of acclimating to having a child...it comes more natural than you thought, huh? All that doubt you had and then squelched, that part will happen over and over as this is the World of Parenting...Welcome.
Love,
Tam & Max
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