Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that we arrived safe and sound to Fullerton at about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. All in all everything went well and we have no complaints. Tomorrow we will post more about the trip back and the about the boys' first day in their house. It's GREAT TO BE HOME - ! There is nothing like home! Rich and I are so happy to be back! Tomorrow we'll also post pics too. Okay, off to bed.
We love you!
Jayne, Rich, Vlady, Alex and Jots!
Vlady on his first day of 1st grade!
Alexei offering support!
Scooters rule!!!
Look out!
Alexei turning "5"
McQueen cake!
Lost your first front tooth!
Vlady - toothless!
Seaworld
August 2009
SNUGGIES!!!
we have them on backwards...they love their Snuggies!
Making Vlady's Birthday Cake!
They love to cook and bake.
Vlady's 6th Birtthday
Chuck E Cheese!
carefully looking through their pumpkins buckets...
it was a successful night for fun and candy!
Elvis is in the house!
on the trick-or-treat trail!
My superheroes!!!!
right before we left for the neighborhood trick-or-treat
Vlady/Venom trick-or-treating at school!
Alexei trick-or-treating at school
He's Batman in the front!!
Jack-o-lanterns!
They loved eating the toasted seeds.
Fun -carving pumpkins!
First day of school
they're excited!
Meadow at Sequoia Nat'l Forest
beautiful
Alexei in front of Sequoia
too cute!
Using their walking stick as a broomstick!!!
Vlady in front of a Sequoia
with his emergency camping whistle around his neck
Alexei in front of a Sequoia
WOW the trees are amazing
Overlook
Sequoia National Forest
Bedtime story
Three Little Bears
Vlady's smore is half eaten
He likes camping as long as smores are involved!
Yum yum
First smore..holding up the peace sign or telling us he wants two...
At the scenic view
Big Sur
At a scenic view stop
Big Sur
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Say cheese!
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We are family!
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Cutie pies!
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Alexei is a rock collector
He tried to get this one in his pocket to take home...!
Getting their first haircuts!
Bubeyeushka!!
Look out!
First bikes - Spiderman, of course!
Vlady checking out the condition of the pool
Alexei wishing we were going to the beach - !
Redondo Pier
They have their El Torito Bull's horns on
Vlady putting on a good show!
Bounce house at the Greek Festival!
this is exactly what we need for them to expend their energy everyday!
Little Angels...!??
I just caught them drinking from the watering can!
Rich always wanted his own pool...
the boys testing out their googles...and squirting anything that is closeby.
Papa taking them into the ocean!
First trip to the beach, Dog Beach in Huntington
They LOVED the beach and the water.
Alexei lounging with his buddy Jots
watching trains at the Fullerton station
Vlady wanted to jump on!! We had to hold him back.
Remember that laundry is FUN Alexei
watching the bubbles and the clothes go round and round
Vlady carting around Alexei
The hiking brothers...
they like running up and down the trails at the Park
Monday, Alexei working on his second bowl...
I would have to say out of everything we have eaten with them they loved my Mom's soup the most! I wish I could tell her.
My Mom's famous homeade soup is a HIT!
the boys (and Rich and I) devoured it -! Vlady on his second bowl - doublefisting!
Their first time at the playground on Sunday!
They had a blast...they especially love to swing. Of course they had to try walking up the slide.
The second morning together (Sun. morning)
the boys jumped into bed wih us...Jotsi was the magnet for them!
First walk in the neighborhood
as a family - it was fun!
Alexei sneaking a kiss from his
best bud Jotsi
Alexei opening up his first letter
from Aunt Butts and Uncle Carl
First day together at home!
they were drawn to the backyard - they spent the whole day out there on Sat. - we put alot of sunscreen on them and hats are a must!
May 3, 2008 - The bug collector's!
The first time out in the backyard...they are drawn to bugs but what little boys aren't!
Flight from S. Korea to LAX -
We were about 2 hrs away from LA in this pic...the boys were incredible! Alexei is looking like "please when will this ride end??!!"
Packed and ready...leaving the Vlad Inn
We're going to "Cal e fornia" - Vlady kept telling everyone
May Day Family Picture
Carol and Ellen is Ella under your bed reading or...
if not we'll bring her home...
I don't know where to begin...
pasta or mashed potatoes??!!
I better roll up my sleeves for this...
Pasta carbonara - my favorite!
here he is!!!
he is a squirrel but has ears like a bunny and hops like one too!
this one's for Ellen....
WESTSIIIIIIDE!!!!!!!!
first family picnic!
okay so the shot is alittle off...that's Alexei on the left!!
Honey taste tester
Alexei!!!
Orthodox church
Submarine tour
Mama and Alexei
Inside the sub
Kind of tight quarters
Yahoo!
My first carnival ride
Watch out Papa
I am not the best driver
There is nothing better
than belly rubs
Kisses
Alexei has no fear
A favorite past time
Mama and Alex reading
say cheeeeezz!
out on our rainy cold walk today
Rich drawing a skinny dinosaur...
the boys love his playdoh characatures and drawings
Alexei seeing if he can get away with some magic markers
before Vlady sees him (shhhhhh)
Friday Movie Night!
Another successful movie night - tonight's feature - Charlotte's Web
They discovered that they can wear their rolly backpacks!
so they walked around the suite with them on for a good while yesterday
Outside the doctor's office yesterday
construction of a hexagonal
log cabin down the road...it looks neat.
Walking on trail near the water
horizontal to the train tracks.
Alexei worn out. wrestling with Rich
in 15 years..you'll be able to take him...be patient.
It's a bird, it's a plane
It's Vladyman!!!
Finger foods!!
Nachos and fries!
Rich outside of the Russian Passport Office
picking up the new Klodfilter's passports
French fries!
it's all yours Dad!
Rich's roadies...helping adjust his microphone
Rich singing Neil Young
Paper airplanes that Papa made
Rough housing again with Papa
a favorite pasttime
Down by the water...
you can see peoplehaving picnics in the background
Bags for Sale!
Vlady's bag with ours.
Cookin' in the kitchen...
lookin' in through the window...
Looking out over the bay...
Amursky Bay
Here it is!
The Trans Siberian Train - caboose! The boys were so excited!
Huge yellow mansion/building near the water
It's the Govenor's Summer Mansion...W O W
Trying on Mama's shoes this morning!
I like their poses!
The Babushka Incident!!!
Looking for some good throwing rocks
me in the background with Alex trying to keep him from getting his feet wet!
Rich teaching Vlady
the skipping rock throw.
Down by the bay...
getting some fresh air
Squirrel Rabbit!!
They are sooo cute - ears like a bunny and body of a squirrel
Sunny day...
waiting for the transiberian train to roll past - it never did...next time!
Playing chase!
Mama was growling and chasing as a tiger - RRRRR!!!
Their first birthday party for a little boy, Vincent
Vlady enjoying his vanilla ice cream
Sweet dreams
Alexei sleeping
Rough and Tumble
Rich got his exercise this morning
It's not raining...
but they love to carry their umbrellas everywhere!
Swingin' and Singin'
Alexei and Papa
Playground
Vlady on the tire swing
First trip to the beach
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eating apples
Alexei
being silly, I have sunglasses too!
Vlady
with his new Superman sunglasses and cap
Our family
with the Director
Rich and I with Ekaterina the Social Worker
After becoming Mama and Papa outside of the courthouse
After signing paperwork to get the adoption process begun in Russia (in Vladivostok in January '08)
Jotsi waiting for the Transiberian Train - he so wants to go to Vladivostok with us to get the boys
5 comments:
Welcome Home!
We are so thankful that you are all back here where you belong! We've never appreciated anything more than getting off that plane and being in our familiar surroundings.
Sounds like everything went well.
We know that you are EXHAUSTED and are trying to get things to fall into your life routine so whenever you feel up to it, call us; you know we'd love to see you and your new family.
Hope to see you soon.
Love,
The Pappas Family
P.S. Congratulations Gary & Nina on getting a date! We wish you all the best!!!
We're glad to hear you made it safely. We LOVE seeing pictures, we'll keep an eye out for some more! Let us know if you have any tips--I can't believe we leave in 10 days!
-Nina & Gary
Glad you are back on US soil and at HOME!!! Yeah! Bet you guys feel great even though you are tired! Glad you are all back safe! xoxoox The Ku Family
Welcome Home!!! I hope you are all doing well and that the boys are enjoying their new home!! love anita and warren
Sejam bem vindos (Welcome home)
Mrs. Clodfelter, Jayne and all the family. It makes us happy to know that everything went well. I hope you relax a lot and enjoy your own place. We all miss you and hopefully we can see you all soon.
tchau
Alexandre and Krista
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