A year ago.. today in Vladivostok

At this time a year ago, we were in Vladivostok meeting for the first time our little guy. I recall every second from the time they opened the door and presented us with our future son!!! What a very emotion trip it was!!!
You cried when you saw us but right away started to play with us and wanted to be cuttle.
We love you so much and will never forgot this precious time that only your Dad and I can share with you.
You have changed our life in the best way we could ever dream!!! We can only hope it is the same for you!!!

Love you Son!

Mom and Dad

One Year Today since we got our referral picture!

Today it is already one year since we received the first picture of our beautiful son and found out we had to be in Vladivostok in 9 days to meet him! What a great day it was! We happened to be in vacation in Boston when we received the phone call from our agency to check our email to meet our little boy. Well that day we were ready to drive to Maine after spending a great weekend with my girl friend in Boston. Well instead we turned around and drove right back home to work on our visas applications. Sorry Maine.. will come another time..

France

Well here we are almost at the end of our trip unfortunatley.

Our arrival in France was anything but full of challenges. From the control tour strikes in France, flight being cancelled to Air France taking our stroller and losing it and the army busting in the restroom while Dad was changing our little guy :-) : Basically Welcome to France!!!! Welcome Home!!! Ha!

After all that over, we only had good times. From our little guy's birthday to the wedding of our friends, my family coming from up North just to meet my boys (Steve and Dmitriy), cousins from the French Riviera, it is so far a very nice trip and not looking forward to go back to work.

Our son is also enjoying so much his "Mami" grandmother. He loves to play on her piano and also loves to touch everything.....

Fun with other families we met in Russia

Last Monday we met 2 families and their children at Sesame place. We met them back in Vladivostok Russia when they were on their trip #2 and we were on our trip #1. It was a lot of fun and so nice to see the children and how much they have grown. For privacy reason, I did not post the pictures of all us, the 3 families.

Happy Boy!

I think these photos explain it all!
At the same time want to wish all the best to one set of parents I am following their blog as they are getting ready to flight to Vladivostok for trip number one to meet their angel!

They too had a very hard time to get their first travel dates but like us I know at the end they will forget all the aggravations we had to go thru. Good Luck Guys!!

Count down has started

Our little boy will soon turn 2 years old already!

We are so lucky to share for the first time his birthday with HIS family and friends in HIS house and with HIS Mom and Dad!

We love you so much little guy!!!!

A Day at the Zoo!!

Today it is past 90 degrees up North so we decided it was time to hit the zoo! We did not go the Philadelphia Zoo as I believe it is still too big for our little guy. But instead we went to one around the corner of our house. We were with a friend and her son who is also adopted from Russia.

The Day was just perfect! He behaved so nicely and had such a great time! He even did a pony ride, but really preferred to be in the arms of the pretty girl most of the time. Can we blame him?! She was pretty so I am sure his Dad would have understand. I thought the pony was super cute.. but I guess it is a matter of taste :-)

The Zoo had also a Barn where he could pet the animals... he really liked that.. but after he was more interested by the tools the guard had. What can I say, he is a boy after all!!!

After the Zoo as it was getting warm and late, we all left for lunch.

Dmi had macaroni cheese with a Mango smoothies and that was a hit also or maybe he just wanted to show off as we were with company. He ate by himself his entire meal for the first time. Maman did not have to help.. well just after to clean him. He was covered of cheese from head to toe :-) however all the pasta did end in his belly so job was well accomplish!

After all our bellies were full, it was time to go home.

Another surprising act, he read his book or should I say looked at his book the entire ride!

For our little guy, that is a big deal as he has not shown much interest in books until recently and very briefly. I guess patience and time pays off. So yes, I was very proud of him!!

Now... after all the good behavior, I guess I had to pay the price: It was Nappy time.... Oh boy! I guess he tough the day was not going to end at all so he did say night night to all his toys, but as soon as I laid him down to bed... Well no good! First it was too hot upstairs in his room which I can understand that, so I moved him downstairs where it is cooler in his play pen... 30 minutes before he will calm down and finally fall asleep.. we shall see now how long he will sleep :-)