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| Natalie was breaking out of her shell. |
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| Celebrating our homecoming! |
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| Natalie with Oma and Opa |
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| Enjoying all her new toys |
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| Yes - she really fell asleep at the table |
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| Our princess Amanda and Natalie |
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| 1st day of pre-school |
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| Halloween fun |
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| Fall harvest |
Well,
I am finally completed typing our story. I can’t believe how long it has taken
me. It was very pleasurable to go back and read about our experience in
Ukraine. Every day that goes by, the memories become more precious to me.
Natalie is doing so wonderfully!
She truly is our Ukrainian angel!
She has
adjusted so well to her new life in America. She is not quiet or shy anymore.
She is very outgoing and cheerful. She still makes the cutest faces and smiles
so beautifully. She is witty, smart, fun, playful and full of energy every day.
She has a great attitude towards life and is a daredevil! She is not afraid of
too many things. She is learning so much English every day!
She is very
independent and confident.
The
other day, she did the funniest thing (July 12, 2003). Our neighbor down the
road (Kathy Pickert) cleaned out her youngest daughters clothes and passed them
on to us. Natalie was so thrilled! She went through the basket and immediately
picked out the winter hat, gloves and snow boots. Natalie put them on (let me
remind you that the temperature was pushing 100 degrees outside). She told me
that she wanted it to snow! I tried to explain to her that it is not going to
snow today. She asked me in Russian “zaftra?” (tomorrow?) I told her “many many
zaftra’s from now!”
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| Always a trooper |
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| Natalie kept asking for snow on a 100 degree day |
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| Water rat and no fear! |
She fits in so well. Amanda loves sharing rooms with her and loves to take her
shopping.
Her softball team even made up a cheer with Natalie’s cute Russian
words!
So far, in 3 months’ time, Natalie has done so many things for the 1st time!
*Going swimming-even in the deep end by herself
*Riding in a car seat, (we did not see one car seat in Ukraine)
*Watching fireworks on her first “Independence Day,” after a while she
hid under the blanket, she wanted them to be over.
*Going to see “Finding Nemo” at the movies
*Watching tons of baseball and softball games-what a trooper
*Meeting new friends
*Having her own toys and clothes
*Going shopping the first time to “Super Wal-Mart” with Mom and Dad! Now
when we go shopping she says “no shopping.”
*Going camping
*Going to a rodeo and even petting a horse
*Having pretty much whatever you want for breakfast!
Waking up each morning and being able to pursue her dreams!
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| Gotcha Day April 3, 2013 |
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| Christmas 2003 |
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