Visit #4

Dear Victoria,

I'm finally getting around to posting about our 4th visit with you.  It was magical.  It was like you figured out we were there just. for. you.   You were so much more excited to see us, and when you spotted us down the road you let go of your teachers hand and ran to us.  You even tried testing the waters to see what you could get away with us :)  Snatching my packet of gum and some other fun things.  Somehow you figured out you could get away with more with me, so hopefully you don't remember that when we come home :)  You are so curious and are going to have so many things to check out when we get you home.  Good thing I've been running a lot this summer, I'm going to need to be in shape to keep up with you and yours sisters.

You loved the little bow that we brought you from home and had me put it right in your hair.

After our wonderful visit we walked you up to your room and you were so excited to take the toys we brought into your class.  You filled your hands with everything you could and busted through the door holding them above you head.  The other kids went wild with excitement.  It was so cute!  It was definitely hard to walk away from the orphanage that day, knowing that we wouldn't be coming back the next day, and that you would be expecting us.  The social worker promised to take our book of family pictures into you everyday and look through them with you so you don't forget us.  Its been so reassuring knowing that you will be well taken care of while we are away.

I stayed up late the other night compiling your pictures into a little video.  I'm going to put it on the iPad so your sisters can watch it lots and get to know you!  We love you so muh and can't wait till we get to come back to see you again!

Love Mommy

Visit #3

Dear Kaelyn & Bryn,

I was happy to hear that you both had a good day today and that you slept all through the night for Tiffany.  I'm sure you are having so much fun!  Thanks for being such good girls so that Daddy and I could make this trip to meet Victoria.

Today was another great day with her.  It was so fun to watch her walk up the sidewalk towards us.  She had the cutest little pony tail right on top of her head.  She came up and gave us both hugs and then went straight for the backpack.  She was excited to see the baby doll that we brought her, and was able to take it back to her room with her when it was time for us to leave.  She was much more silly today and we are all feeling more comfortable with each other.  There were a few times that she let our the cutest little laughs, I will have to post a video when we get home.

I can't believe tomorrow is our last visit and then we come home on Saturday.  Its not going to be easy to walk away from her orphanage at the end of our visit, but I just keep telling myself that its all part of the plan.  We will get home and quickly gather the remainder of our paperwork so we can get back here for court as soon as possible.

Little Victoria has learned that she has us both wrapped around her little fingers.  She would walk from one end of the playground to the other just to see us follow her.  Then she would tell us to sit down next to her.  One time she even climbed up on my lap and we got some great pictures of her.  We did some spins around and around, just the way you like it Kaelyn.  She was so happy, she smiled more today than the other two days combined.  She is so curious about the world around her, she is going to have so much to keep her busy when we finally get her home.  I can't wait to show her this big beautiful world!

See you soon girls,

Love Mommy

Visit #2

Dear Kaelyn and Bryn,

We had another great visit with Victoria today.  We were able to play outside with her.  Right when she got there she came up and gave me and daddy great big hugs.  She loved the toy phone that we brought, the one that you two loved so much.  She would push the buttons and then walk around to everyone and hold it up to each of our ears so we could say hello Vika.  We played catch again with the green ball and she started getting mischievous and throwing it extra far into the bushes so she could do some exploring.  She reminds me so much of you Kaelyn, it makes me smile to think of the three of you getting into mischief together.  She loves to run around and her favorite activity of the day was having us lift her up so she could throw the ball through the basketball rim.  She just wanted to do it over and over, so when we all got tired we tried to distract her and get her to kick the ball into the soccer goal, but she went right back to the basketball hoop and insisted we lift her up.


She also did more coloring and bubble chasing and blowing.  She is so good to put each crayon away when she is done with it before she pulls out the next crayon.  We got to give her some strawberry fruit snacks today and she loved them.  After our play time was up we got to walk with her up to her room and watch as she took off her extra layer of clothes and shoes and put on her inside shoes all by herself.  She is such a big girl and will be a great example to her younger sisters.  She was very excited to show us that she was wearing a big red hair bow today.  She kept looking at the pictures of you two and pointing out your bows and then pointing to her bow.  I can't wait to give her the cute pink bow I brought from home for her.  I'll be sure to take a picture of her wearing it.


We miss you and can't wait to see you soon.  We will be sure to bring you something fun home from Victoria's country and tell you all about our trip when we get home.  It will be very hard to leave Victoria in a few days, but it is so nice knowing she is being so well cared for.  Even the man at the security gate told us how happy he is for the little girl that will get to come home with our family.


Love Mommy