Jeff, Holly, Jason, Sarah and Sydney arrived home Friday, September 9, 2011 at 7:45pm.
Below are pictures chronicling their 25 hours of travel and first day HOME ~ in America!
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| Dawn ~ On the first day of your lives in America, taken from our back door. |
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| My sleepy beauties at 2:00am the day you begin your journey HOME! It is a 25 hour journey so this picture was actually taken 9-8-11 as you waited to go to the Kiev airport. |
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| At the Kiev airport, leaving the country of your birth. Ukraine. |
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| Holly and Sarah flying to Germany on their way home |
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| Jason and Sydney flying to Germany on their way home |
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| Daddy carrying Sydney as they step out of the plane in Lubbock ~ HOME! |
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| Holly carrying Sarah as they step out of the plane in Lubbock ~ HOME! |
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| Mommy holding Sarah for the very first time! |
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| Mommy holding Sydney for the very first time! |
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| First family photo ~ minus big brother Wesley | | |
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| Safe in your car seats for the 20 minute ride home ~ all tuckered out! Sydney never did wake up and slept until 9:00am the next day! |
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| Sarah woke up and wanted to explore some toys.... |
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| ...and the TV |
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| VERY happy to have a bedtime snack! First American meal... oatmeal with strawberries! |
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| Sarah sleeping in her very own bed for the first time. She slept for 12 hours straight that first night! |
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| Sydney asleep in her very own bed for the first time. She also slept for 12 hours straight that first night. |
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| A very exhausted Jeff! | |
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| Sunset on the day you arrived home! What a wonderful day!! | |
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I am playing catch-up with posting about the girls first few days home. Bear with me. Everything is going well with the little kids but sickness got a hold of quite a few of we bigger people the last few days. Jason and Holly were sick pretty much the entire two weeks in Ukraine with travelers sickness. Jeff started getting sick the last day and once home and the adrenalin settled down, he was literally in bed with fever and chills for several days. I, too, was sick with who-knows-what. Praise God, the younger 6 did not get it!
Here are a few pics from the day after Sydney and Sarah arrived home.
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| Sydney! |
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| Sarah! |
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| The 5 youngest brothers and sisters! |
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| L to R, Justin, Sarah, Matthew, Sydney and Michael |
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5 comments:
Those last two pictures.. WOW! Sooo cute!! It's unbelievable someone thought four of those cuties weren't worth anything! I'm so glad they have a home and LOVE!
Such beautiful pictures! Praising God for your newest treasures and praying for everyone's health.
How precious!! SO happy they are home with you!
Oh Debbie, they are just precious! I have been keeping up with you guys and am so glad Jeff and the kids are home at last. Bless you and yours:)
PS...the next time I'm in Lubbock, I would love to meet you guys and introduce you to our new little guy! Blessings!
I just found your blog through the 31 for 21 link list and WOW! I just read the story of Sarah and Syndey coming home and can't wait to read more. We are fellow Texans (we're in central TX) and I am so happy to have found your blog. Many blessings to you and your beautiful family!
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