Alexander the orphanage director in the front left, Valentina in the back left, Vicka in the back right, & Vadim in the front right. Valentina in the back left is one of the main adoption workers, she's also Artyom's mother and Anatoly's wife as well as Vicka and Vadim's aunt. Valentina does not speak a word in English. We're all eating at the pizza place for a celebration for the adoption after the court hearing.

From June 16 - July 6, I was in Ukraine with my family for an adoption of a little girl, Julia. The trip was a great experience for all of us. My mom, sister Brooke, and I came back home together on July 6 leaving my dad over there for two more weeks to finalize everything before bringing Julia home.