One year ago today, we were at Baby Home #2 in Chelyabinsk, Russia picking up our son to join our family forever. I have been sentimental all day long. I wanted it to be a special day, so I purposed NOT to look at my "to do" list. Alek wanted to play in the snow this morning, so we spent 2 hours outside loading the dump trucks with snow, dumping them out, loading, dumping -- 
REPEAT! We also built a very small snowman -- we only had 2 inches of snow and our sunny weather today was melting it quickly away. We then came inside and made star-shaped cupcakes together. For dinner, we had a Russian meal of Beef Stroganoff.Scott and I wanted to think of a gift that we could get Alek every year for his Adoption day. We chose a warm coat and hat, as this was the first gift we gave him as we left the Baby Home last year on this date. This coat and hat were his very first possessions as nothing from the Baby Home was truly his.
We think of the coat to symbolize the warmth and protection that a family brings. 
We pray that Alek does feel this in our family and in our home. After dinner, we read him his Adoption Story from his Life Book. He seemed really interested tonight in more of the details of his story, even wondering aloud if his birthmother likes to dance like he does...so cute!
I hope you enjoy these photos -- please share in our joy as we celebrate all that God has done to truly build and bind our family together in love.
5 comments:
Happy Adoption Day Platters!!
I've been following your blog ever since you were in Chely last year. One thing I have noticed, and it makes me smile every time - is that Alek smiles with his mouth slightly open, just like his Daddy. :) Cute!!
Have an awesome Christmas!!
Laura
Happy Adoption Day Alek! What fun pictures . . . I love his face in the picture of him opening his present. I can't believe it was a year ago. In some ways it seems like it was yesterday, & in other ways it seems like he has always been apart of your lives. Miss you. . . & love to you all! Kelly
I reminisced all day, too! We talked about you and going to the airport to see you off with Alek! It will always be a special memory for our family because it was on Abigail's birthday. I'm sorry I didn't get a note written to you that day- but we remembered and rejoiced and thought of you.
Love to you all! :)
Kara
Platter Familia -
I can feel your happiness and love through reading your words. Much joy fills my heart. I pray that God continues to bless your family now and forever and ever!
Hugs -
bobbie
Did I know Alek was from baby home #2? Did you know Jack was as well? Maybe I just forgot....I wonder...were they in the same play group? Have we discussed this already? Do I have Mommy brain?
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