Home Sweet Home

We got home to Cincinnati safe and sound. It is so good to be home.

Ben, Aunt Cathy, Aunt Robbin and Bill were waiting for us at the airport with smiles, signs and balloons. It was perfect. Elona and Ben were all smiles. We all went straight home and Ben could not wait to give Elona the tour and show her her room.

We had a quick meal and wonderful conversation with family . It had been a really a long day so we headed for bed around 10:00, which would have been 5:00 AM in the Ukraine.

Thursday morning started with first Elona and then Ben crawling into bed with Roger and I. A big breakfast of pancakes and bacon got us off to a great start. What a great day, sunshine and 70 degrees. Roger and I started the task of unpacking and going through mail. Cathy was still with us and as usual helped with numerous chores around the house. Ben and Elona became fast friends and spent the whole day together, it was wonderful. First Ben showed Elona around the neighborhood, then it was a full day of playing hide and seek, balloon games, video games, card, and more. Roger and I knew they would get along great, they are both friendly and enjoy similar activities. The four of us had lunch was at Skyline of course. It was wonderful day and a great beginning to our new family.

Today is a big day. Elona is going to visit her new school. Ben is going to give Elona a tour of the building, while I fill out paper work. She will meet her teachers and we will review her schedule. Next week is Spring Break, which is perfect for relaxing and going to the zoo before she starts school on the 13th.

Thanks again to all of you that have followed along. We will periodically post updates, but taxes are due and we have a busy week of fun planned.

So good-bye for now, hope to see many of you soon.

Roger, Kelley, Ben and Elona