Young Family Adoption Miracle

2/17/2008

Feb 08 in Florida

Spending February in Florida has been so much fun. Leah loved the animal farm but didnt have any luck catching the chickens.
The weather this year has been absolutely beautiful so we played everyday at the beach.

1/19/2008

Leah Lands Modeling Job.. PARENTS MAGAZINE FEB ISSUE

Leah is following in her brothers footsteps. After taking the tour on the Circle Line in NYC with our children this past Sept, Chris and I decided to stop in and see Christopher's agent and introduce her to Leah. Christopher has been with GENERATION MODEL MANAGEMENT since the age of three, and GEN TV since the age of 7. While we all decided that an education was first and foremost for Christopher, he gained enough experience and exposure to obtain SAG membership which remains intact for life as a dues paying member therefore his career is limitless.
We thought now that Leah was grounded, we would see what opportunities would present for her. After introducing her to Patty, Leah booked her first job with in days. She is officially now a model. This is her first photo shoot and can be found in the February Issue of Parents Magazine.

1/09/2008

Dawn,Lars and Lauren

These photo's are for 3 very special people in our daugher's life The Holmberg's. Earlier in our blog you read about them. This wonderful couple travelled to Ust Kamenogorsk about 7 months before we did. It was there they met Leah as they were adopting their beautiful daughter Lauren. Leah and Lauren were crib mates, so Lars and Dawn saw Leah frequently. As they have shared with us, they began loving Leah along with Lauren. It is because of this family our daughter was loved and prayed for long before we met her. Aside from the wonderful gift of love and prayers, we were then given pictures of Leah from when she was 7 months old that the Holmbergs had taken. It was only by a miracle the Holmbergs had found our blog and contacted us while we were in Ust Kamenogorsk bonding with Leah. God had answered the Holmbergs prayer as Leah never left their memory and in finding our blog they were comforted in the knowlege Leah has a forever family.
The shirt Leah has on was one of the gifts the Holmbergs send to Leah and we want them to know we speak of them frequently to Leah and they will always be a part of Leah's adoption story. So until we meet in person some day they are correct in "Everyone Loves a Blue Eyed Girl".

12/25/2007

Christmas Smiles

Merry Christmas 2007

We are celebrating the holidays in sunny Florida and we found Santa at the mall. Leah was soooo excited to see him and as you can see by her face, not a drop of fear. She was all smiles and wishes everybody Merry Christmas. Christopher was also excited to see Santa and proudly sat right on his lap. This is a picture of a picture and the shot is great with everyone looking the right way and smiling.
WE WISH EVERYONE WHO HAS FOLLOWED OUR BLOG A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

Chris and I also want to thank God for the blessing of our children,our family and friends.

12/06/2007

Mark Schultz - Everything to Me

You gave life to me...a chance to find my dreams
We pray when Leah is old enough to understand her adoption story we are able to find the words to instill feelings of love and respect for the difficult decision her biological mother had to make in givng her up. Not a laugh or a smile or a milestone goes by that I do not think, pray for and thank the women who gave my precious daughter life. This video is so touching because the artist is an adoptee. I pray for all women who face difficult decisions that they choose the miracle of life......