We’re home!!!! Yes, I realize the calendar says we’ve been home for about 3 weeks, but I just got off the plane from Ukraine yesterday. I swear, we did. Really. Okay, maybe it just feels that way. It’s all a blur… Below are some pictures that a dear friend who is also an amazing … Continue reading »
We. Are. OUT OF HERE!
That’s right! We, indeed, are headed home, Wednesday! We made our final visit to the U.S. Embassy in Kiev today, handed in our final paperwork, did our exit interview, and have been given the green light to board our plane for America tomorrow (Wednesday) to go home for good with Marni and Jubilee. Words cannot … Continue reading »
A dance of Jubilee
A quick update. This was from today. We’re picking up Jubilee and a nurse from the orphanage to take into town for Jubilee’s passport photo. This is our first trip with Jubilee outside the orphanage. She did great! – And we got Marni’s official passport for America today! We hope to have Jubilee’s by Friday. … Continue reading »
Knowing Marni
The last few days have been chalk full of learning about Marni. We are grateful we’ve gotten time with her alone to get to know her personality and bond. So this post is really about just that…what we’ve learned so far! Marni seems to be a really happy child. She always wakes up in a … Continue reading »
Marni said goodbye and other exciting news!
We left NY 7:30pm Sunday night. And after traveling over 25 hrs straight (15 hours by plane, 10 hours by van) we made it to Marni Veronika’s region at dawn, Wednesday morning. We took a little nap and headed to her orphanage to pick her up. When Marni greeted us we could tell she looked … Continue reading »
There’s no place like home… even if for just a little while.
A quick update on our last evening in Ukraine before heading home. We arrive in New York late tomorrow afternoon (August 25) and get to be home until Monday, Sept 4. Then Jarrod and I will return to Ukraine, minus the boys (they start school next week and we are grateful for the roster of … Continue reading »
And the verdict is..!
Marni Veronika Jones, Today, in the town of Snezhnoe, Ukraine, in the court room of Judge Nataleya, you were officially declared a member of our family. You are now daughter to Jarrod Lee and Christie Joy, and sister to Josiah Lee and Titus Michael. You were incredibly brave when you had to walk into the … Continue reading »
Off to court… Pray?
Just a quick update to ask for some specific prayer. We leave in the morning for Marni Veronika’s town where our court appearance will be at 2:00pm (7:00am EST). There are still all kinds of weird variables at play and anything could happen. For example, among other things, an official might just decide not to … Continue reading »
A time of Jubilee!
Arrived at our “hotel” Sunday night with enough time for the boys to run around the playground, for me to release some tension by knocking out some pull-ups on the playground bars, for Christie to make a run to the grocery store, and then for us all to get settled in and hit the sack. … Continue reading »
Hang on baby sister……
WE’RE COMING FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 hour, bumpy van ride… you got nothing on us! We are so excited to be leaving early Sunday morning to travel back to our girls’ region. We can’t wait to see them! By the way, after our emotionally exhausting, but HUGE WIN appointment on Thursday, we got to celebrate over … Continue reading »
