Happy Birthday Daniel J!

Family/Movie/Popcorn time :)

DJ was very exited about a cake!
DJ has a little helper :))
Can you see this spoon, I think DD is ready :)
Daddy helping with candles.
Mommy cutting cake, and first piece goes to our birthday boy!
One of the Presents from mommy and daddy! (he also got photo album with his pictures from Ukraine, and a LEGO set)

Kids and a hats :)) Cute!

I am done with this :)

My handsome, loving son turned 9 year old today. Wow, we are so proud of him, and wishing him the best in his life. He is becoming a young men, and he changed so much in the last year, we love you! Thankful to our God for bringing you in our home, and giving us the opportunity to be your family. Love you Danik! Happy Birthday! It was just us all day long. In the morning Daddy took boys to get some donuts for breakfast, for lunch DJ choose homemade pizza, and we just relaxed, rented a movie and watched all together. Ok, not all of us was watching a movie, I was taking bubble bath. My awesome husband took care of the kids, and I was able to take a bubble bath....didn't have one in a long time. Feeling good now.

Late Happy Birthday wishes for DD!

Few pictures from his Birthday in January.

Mommy-this is for me?
Love blowing out candles, even now when my husband and I are in romantic mood, our candles don't survive :)
Everyone loves balloons(best present).
Playing with little sister, do you see her finger....she always trying everything, very gentle with one finger....cute girl

Present from mommy and daddy
I can't open this, please helppppppp!

Happy Birthday DD! I can't believe my baby DD is already 3. He is growing way to fast. We had a few people over, just relatives. Our baby sister not feeling too good, and her teething doesnt' let us do more :) It's ok, maybe next year our Elliana will be older, and we can do more fun things as a family.

More Christmas pictures

Few more pictures of my kids! Its' so hard to take a perfect picture of 3 of them :) Baby was keep walking toward camera.

My little princess!
Boys had a lot of fun,
Big brother with his favorite sister. My cuties!
They have a special love :)

Few pictures :)

Decorating cookies ! A lot of fun!

This was 1st experience for everyone to put together and decorate ginger house. It was a lot of funn!

Baby watching her favorite channel "sprouts" She is so cute!

Every time when I do dishes, I have a lot of helpers:) I don't know what is so special about dishwasher, but my kids love to play there with their toys! Usually it's Denny, but lately baby like to be there, and sometimes big brother too.

Busy, busy, busy

A little update on our family.

We are doing great, yes, we do have our ups and downs, but I think it's normal in every family, especially if kids are present.

Our 10 month old ElliAna is teething and it's not a good time for all of us. She is usually a good girl, independent and can play on her own. This time around, almost for 2 month she likes to be held, and crying a lot......:)) fun times! ElliAna started to walk on her own when she wasn't even 9 month, compare to Denny-with a lot of help he started to walk at 12 month. She is so much fun, and I can't believe that she is already 10 month, time flies.

Denny is fully potty train, and we are so proud of him. He is potty train for more than 6 month now, but still slept in diaper, but now for a month we are with out diaper during day and during night....good job Denny!

Also he started to like spending some time with books. He use not have interest in any books,maybe just pictures,and would not listen if I tried to read it to him, or explain what in the picture, but now he can sit and listen/comment what I have to read or say about book. Big progress!!!! Also he taught him self to count to 5 in English ! He loves to draw, pain and just be a kid!

My older son Danik, is getting so big, and I can't believe that he is almost 9 year old (in 10 day).

He is doing good in school, sometimes we have behavior problems but it's normal, and he is a boy, which explains a lot :))) My boys are very active, and likes to get into trouble.

I am so proud of Danik, he is trying to help me a lot, and love his brother and sister. He says a lot of thank you mom, and dad for adopting me, for taking care of me, and etc. Very sweet and loving boy. His English reading improved a lot and I am proud of him. Its harder for him to learn English because at the same time I am trying to help him and work on his Ukrainian. So he is trying to keep up with two languages at the same time. We are very proud of him, Danik is very smart boy and we are thankful to God for letting us be his parents!!!

I will try to write more later, not have to go.....

Praise God!

Sibling group that we were praying about did get their forever family! Very happy for them!

Every person deserves a second chance and be happy, especially innocent kids. Not always family and a kid can attach for a different reasons, but everyone deserve to be happy and not feel miserable. I feel really bad for families, who did go through adoption and something didn't work out for them. When family making a choice to adopt they are doing this with all good intention. Please pray for a family who lost their kids, I know this family did everything they knew, and they tried everything to make it work, but for some reason.... Only God know why!