Home For Christmas

We returned home with Elizabeth and greeted Thomas at JFK on Saturday afternoon. Thomas has been enjoying his new sister and we all had a great Christmas together. Our long journey has finally ended and we wish to thank all of our family and friends for your love and support!

Bonding

We are continuing to bond our relationship with Sash (Elizabeth). We have only four days now until she will be released to us. This Wednesday, after paperwork and passport is completed, we will travel back to Kiev by car. It is a 500km journey (or 5 hours). The road is very fast, not much different from an interstate. There are many rest places along the way, which will help.
On Thursday morning, at 9AM we have her medical done and at 10AM appointment with the US Embassy for her travel visa. The Visa will be ready in the afternoon if all goes well. Originally, we tried for an appointment for Friday, but the Emassy is closed for Christmas. We will have a little more time in Kiev on Friday before our evening flight to Amsterdam. In Amsterdam, we will spend a night and leave the following morning to New York.

We cannot wait see Thomas and our dear family and friends! Please pray for us on this last leg of this journey! We will try to post again before we leave Ukraine.

And the sun has been shining this week!

Elizabeth Alexandra Kulo (Sasha)

Sorry for the long time without a post. It is not always easy to get this opportunity. Yesterday we had our court hearing with no objections. We will be adopting Sasha with the name above. She was born on August 25, 2004. She has blond hair, blue eyes and great smile. She has a lot of personality and we are enjoying getting to know her. We Thank God for this blessing to our family and your prayers and support. We know Thomas cannot wait to meet his new sister. We are hoping to be home on Saturday, Dec 23rd.

In Odessa

We are in Odessa. Things are looking promising here. We will post new details soon. Keep us in your prayers!