Saturday, December 29, 2007

Our Last Day

Our last day here in Russia is pretty mellow ... Dave went to a flea market and did some final shopping (we wanted a toy plane for Ivan) while Karin & Ivan stayed in the hotel and relaxed. He now loves to look at the family photo album and is even practiving a few names! We leave for the airport at 2:30 am (Moscow time, 9 hours ahead of Minneapolis) so we are getting ready for a short night of sleep. We are ready to be home!

Thanks for all your prayers and support these past 2 years, as we have worked towards bringing Ivan home. What a joy it is to be her now! He is more precious than we expected, and we are having a wonderful time with him. We look forward to your meeting him (though you do remember, that we will be slow about that and go at his pace). God Bless!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

We can't wait to get our arms around you and will go as slowly as needed so Vanya will feel comfortable and safe. Our God is an awesome God! Love, Mom

Kristina said...

See you soon!

David and Bethany said...

I'm SO happy for you....love to you all!

Nikki said...

So so so happy for you all. I can't wait for our boys to play together! :)

Megan said...

Okay, okay...we know you're busy getting over the jet lag and settling in...however, we need an update and some pictures of the whole family together at home!!!!! Congratulations and welcome home!

Aunt Sheri said...

Dear Dave, Karin & Thor,
WHAT GREAT NEWS!!!! God has indeed chose you to be Vanya's family! We loved His provision of the "Midnight Houskeeper!" Count on our prayers for the millions of adjustments and for some sound SLEEP! Our Love to Your New Little Family! Duane & Sheri