TOTALLY PSYCHED!!!!

Okay so we are TOTALLY psyched.  We have found out tonight that on Friday we will be able to break out Princess Ivanna so now she ONLY has two more nights in that orphanage.  I know there are a few care workers that will miss her greatly and you can honestly tell they really care about her and then there are a few that I just really don't care for because they just have not been pleasant to us and you may ask how can you tell .... it's their tone and you know they are "shouting" at you and it's really only been about feeding her which upsets me but we just smile and say whatever let them walk away and continue doing what we are doing.

On top of the exciting news we were able to meet Lyndi for the first time - she arrived today to take home her new pride and joy - Fedia.  Lyndi is with RR and basically was our hand holder throughout our dossier process.  And boy, did she have a job!!! LOL.  We also met up with the Savages and another family that had their precious little ones with them and they will be flying out on Friday Oklahoma bound.  They didn't have the same facilitator and translator as we did and sounds like their experience hasn't been as grand.  I have to say that our team was DEFINITELY TOP NOTCH!!  We have been nothing more than pleased with our experience which is great compared to some of the stories that we have walked through and seen from afar.  But we still have a ways to go and we will just have to take what comes our way is about all we can do and just be happy that we will be leaving here with another beautiful little princess.

Well, we are totally excited and we will leave you with a few pictures.

Here is her LAST TERRIBLE haircut as soon she will only have the BEST hairdos done by Professionals ONLY!!

The best Mommy kisses in the entire universe!  And you can at least see that her hair was at least long enough to have been given a decent hair cut!!  Sigh!!

She now LOVES her Ballerina bear but everything has a certain time :D.  She also loves it when her bear (daddy) talks to her and here she is saying "Awwweeee" and then kisses her bear!!  Too cute!!  She says "Thank you Aunt Tristina!!!"

Well, this is the new BIG BOY toy that we bought today.  Daddy is charging it now it is the most awesome thing the boys are going to LOVE IT.  It has lights that light up on it and it is huge and when the propellers start turning you nearly freeze as the winds start blowing.  Awesome -- don't ask me how we are going to get this thing home - Daddy said the boys JUST HAD to have it so daddy is going to have to figure that out!!!  LOL

Thanks again for all of your prayers they have obviously been working.

Love to all,

The Stratton Family