Greetings again from Vlad. Today was gotcha day and we're all four together at last. It was a long, crazy day with lots of running around and sitting in Vlad traffic. What a day to remember! Pictured from left to right is Mama, Sergei, Slav & Papa. This is a day we've looked forward to for a long time. Thank you to all of you for your many prayers and words of encouragement. We'll try to blog about our adventures as much as possible in the days ahead. We have three more days in Vlad after today, then three days in Moscow and then we'll be on our way home.
Love,
Clarion, Joel, Slav & Sergei
32 comments:
What a fantastic photo of the new family of four!! You all look so happy!! Congratulations on your new family!
Congratulations!!! Chris, Chloe and I are so very happy for your new family! What a wonderful blessing :)
Congratulations and God's blessings! What a wonderful day for all four of you. Your smiles tell the whole story :) Have a safe trip home.
Paul
I see a great Christmas Card Photo in that! How blessed are the four of you...there will undoubtably be many parenting challenges ahead for you...but why should you two be any different than the rest of us parents! LOL! We will keep the four of you in our prayers and hope your last few days in Russia are just the beginning of a wonderful life journey for all four Fritche's...that has a ring to it, doesn't it!! Congratulations to all four of you! We can't wait to meet the boys in person...enjoy this time together and savor every "new" thing you experience as Mom and Dad...Godspeed and safe journey home!
Sergei looks like his mama! congrats! (Wish I only had six days left! :-)
How great! What a wonderful picture and it makes it even more special given your journey to make them part of your family.
God bless you!
Myra
Congratulations! What a wonderful, wonderful day for you all (and a wonderful picture too)! We can't wait to meet your boys.
Sharon
CONGRATULATIONS!!! What a wonderful blessing - you all look so happy!
God be with you as you make your way back to the U.S.!
The Krages
Joel, Clarion, Slava & Sergei...
What a beautiful picture! And what a wonderful 'almost' conclusion to a great story.
They are two lucky little boys to have found you & Clarion, and what an exciting adventure awaits all of you once you get home.
What a wonderful word... FOREVER!
Cannot wait to make their acquaintance... our great nephews!
May God bring the four of you safely home soon.
Love, Aunt Jan & Uncle Eddie
Looking at that picture just makes me smile inside and out!!!! What joy to finally have your boys!
Blessings to the four of you as you get acquainted!!!!
In His abundant love,
Rachel A.
We have prayed for this day for so long, and now you are truly a family of four. "A picture is worth a thousand words" and this picture absolutely says it all. Enjoy these first days together, and know there are many more to come. God's blessings for safe travel to Moscow, then home. We will see you in a week.
Love, Mom and Dad
Dearest Fritsches,
At last! Your long wait is now only a memory, and your exciting future awaits. The Lord is so good, and you will no doubt receive countless more blessings in the years ahead. Thank you for allowing us to take part in this amazing journey through your messages.
We love you all! Godspeed,
Phaedra and family
Congratulations!!!! May God bless you both with much patience as I'm sure the language barrier may become frustrating in the coming days. He truly is a GREAT GOD!!!!
Our prayers are with you!
Jason, Jody, Addie, & Will Garber
(Both our children came home with us from Vlad this summer!!!)
I am so excited to see you together! You went through so much to get to this point and I am so happy for you. Congratulations!
Cindy
Congratulations, what a beautiful family you make! We are so happy for all of you.
Enjoy your remaining days in Vlad and Russia.
What a beautiful family! Very very beautiful. You are very blessed.
Wow -- your picture brings back so many memories from when we first met our girls. Wonderful memories.
Congratulations!
God's blessings to your beautiful family of four! Continue to be safe on the rest of your journey back home.
Love to all,
Berte Hogue
Awesome! What a good looking family!! We have been praying for you two. God is Good!
Bill and Mary
I'm so happy for you both - well, all four of you! God's richest blessings, and I'll see you once I get back to MO!
In Christ's love
WOO HOO! So happy that you're all now official and close to being ready to head home! Your boys are beautiful, and we are praising God that He has been with you in this long journey. Traveling mercies, and looking forward to catching up with you soon!
Joy!
Carolynn and Steve
Your boys are so handsome! What a wonderful picture! Congratulations!
Congratulations! We couldn't be more excited for you. The boys are absolutely adorable. I so look forward to seeing additional pictures as you enjoy your final days in Vlad and trip to Moscow.
I can't wait to hear about the boys first few days reunited together!!
Much Love!!
Congratulations! Your boys are very handsome! It's so exciting to see your wait come to an end. All 4 of you look so happy. :0)
That is one good-looking family! All of your smiles really do tell the story! We're so thrilled for you guys! Those little boys have lots of people that can't wait to meet them!
See you soon!
Lisa & Steve
Your big smiles say it all! What a beautiful, happy family. Together at last - many congratulations!
Praying you have a safe trip home,
Sarah
Congratulations! What a wonderful family photo. May God Bless you always.
Shannon
Hooray!
Your kids are so cute!
Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Blessings on your travels.
so excited for you all. i teared up just seeing you all together!!!!
so awesome that they're together now as well!!!
we adopted little andrew from vlad with CHI in '06. adoption is the best!!!!
congratulations!
christina
Great to see you all together again and know that you will soon be home in St. Louis. This has been a long journey for the four of you as well as for those who love you and have followed you along the way. Enjoy the rest of your trip. We hope to see you in St. Louis soon. maybe we can get Austin , Ryan, Slav and Sergei together. Blessings, John & Lois
We are soooo excited to finally see this photo! You all look SO HAPPY! What an adorable family! Praise God for this wonderful day!
God's Blessings on the rest of your trip.
What a wonderful picture. I cried tears of joy when I saw it. Have a safe trip home. We can't wait to see all your pictures.
Congratulations! Those two boys look very happy - and so do Momma and Papa! God Bless -
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