We found our kids!!!

Sorry it took so long to post again but it has been a few crazy days. Our appt went well on Tues and we accepted a referral to see a sister and brother, ages 3 and 2. They are in an orphanage not far from Kiev - in Pryluky (just east of Kiev by about 2 hours by car) Today we saw them and decided to proceed w/ the adoption. They are very active little kids - Katelyn Vitalina will turn 3 on Nov 26th and Alex Michael just turned 2 in October. We had to come back to Kiev this afternoon to get the paperwork started and will return tomorrow to Pryluky at which time we'll probably find and apt there to stay at - as we can visit 2x's a day for 3 hours at a time.
Miss everyone and hopefully the next few weeks will go by fast.
Well update again as soon as we can.
Love
Sharon & Brian

We Made it Here!

We finally made here - yesterday in a snow storm! Needless to say the weather is cold and snowy. The apt we are staying at is very nice and close to alot of things except it is hard to explore with the weather. Our appt is scheduled for tomorrow/Tues 11/13 around 2pm and then we leave either Wed nite or Thurs sometime to go to whatever region the orphanage is in.
We'll keep everyone posted as best as possible.
Talk to you soon
Sharon

Packed and Ready to Go!

We finally have everything packed and ready to go - we leave Sat 11/10 at noon from O'Hare and fly to JFK for a short layover before leaving for Kiev. We should arrive in Kiev around 10 am on Sun morning. We hope to update as soon as we can after we get there and get settled.
Sharon & Brian