Trip to Bring Anna Home!

GOTCHA DAY!!

GOTCHA DAY!!

Sorry I have not blogged yet...but I finally got my Sweet Anna on January 19th! I went to the Passport office and applied for her passport and then we went to the baby home to pick her up! It was awesome! She was so sweet and seemed so glad to go with me...I thought for sure she would cry...but so far she seems to be not missing the baby home...which I am sooooo glad!

Once we picked her up - we went and got her passport picture made and then ran some errands and finally got to the hotel. It was overall a long trip but it also allowed us to do some good bonding!

What can I say...I am so blessed to have received such an amazing girl...she is so smart and funny and it is so neat to see her figuring out everything! I am enjoying her do alot of her "first" things...it truly is an amazing blessing!

Ok...enough about all of this...everyone is waiting for some pictures...so here they are!

These are the GOTCHA PICS!

Leaving in 3 days!!

Wow...I can't believe it is finally here...I leave in just 3 days...so I thought I would blog before I left for what is bound to be the most amazing journey of my life! I am so excited that words can not say how I am feeling...to finally be able to bring my sweet Anna home!

I know this trip will be long and somewhat hard...mostly for Anna. I just can't wait to see her and not have a time limit on how long...this is it! I can and will see her all the time from this point on!!!!

I want to thank all of my Family and Friends that have been so amazing in their support! I love you guys!!!

Pretty soon I will post a picture of Anna for all who have not seen her! She is a beautiful smart little girl that God has more than blessed me with!

Please keep Anna in your prayers for a good transition and a Happy Plane Ride home! LOL!!

Thanks and God Bless!

The Final Trip...

I am traveling for my last time to finally pick up my sweet Anna! I leave on Saturday January 17th to St Petes and then once I get Anna, I will take her to get her Passport. It is now taking 4 days to get this instead of one. Then after I get this, we will fly to Moscow where Anna will get a medical, her Visa and then we will go to the US Embassy and travel home. This usually takes 3 days - but we will be there about 6 days because it is over the weekend.

I am so excited that this day is finally in view...I can not wait to have her home!

Please pray for our travels and especially for Anna - this will be a long trip for her. I will be this person taking her away from the only home she has ever known, then we will be sleeping in hotels and then on this big plane to a totally different country where people will speak weird to her...I can only imagine how strange this will be for her.