In the air......again :)

Todd is on his way to bring Alexa back. I am at home waiting anxiously. With mixed emotions we have both been home the past week. It has been so great to be back at home with our family and all the great things about America but was hard leaving Alexa there even for the 10 days. Everyone is so excited to get her here. We have really missed her this week and have called a few times. We can tell she is working on her English already and sounded so cute on the phone as we said how are you and she responded...fine, thank you. How many 16 year olds respond like that :) Todd left yesterday for the long journey back to finish up the process and I have to say I'm a little jealous. Not for the journey back but to beable to be apart of the final leg. He promised to keep us updated! I keep thinking about how hard this could be for her to leave all she has known for the past 16 years to start new. We know how great it is to live here but a little unkown for her and to live in a different culture, a new language, new friends and family could feel pretty scary at 16. We learned that in just the two weeks spent in Sumy :) She gave us each a big hug as we promised to return in a week. She understands the process well as she has seen several friends be adopted over the past couple of years. She really is a sweetheart. We seen more of her personality come alive as we played ping pong. She is the girls champion at her school and really showed it to Todd who is quite good at it too. All together we hope she adjusts quickly as she has a very sweet but quiet disposition and we are excited! I know our children will be such a blessing in her life as siblings as they have been so supportive as always. We are so lucky....Thanks kids!!! We have watched the other blogs of friends and are so looking forward to getting together again as everyone completes their journey.