tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28096936540488696412024-03-05T06:16:17.968-05:00The Perkin Blog and our adoption journey for baby #2Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-37322883648846571092009-12-10T11:51:00.003-05:002009-12-10T12:08:13.225-05:00What a year....One year ago today Brian and i left for yet another journey to adopt a little girl. I just got done ready all the blog post and comments <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">allot</span> of you left and all i can say is THANK YOU. Remembering us sitting in the apartment over there and checking this blog is what kept us going for the 6 1/2 weeks we were there. I cant believe it has been a year already since we left. We have had a wonderful year with Sabina and i thank god everyday for both of my kids, they are truly the little blessing i always dreamed of having. Adoption is a true blessing in ways some people <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> get. When you cant give birth to a child you start to think you will never be able to have kids. When i started to think that is when i decided i could have children and change a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">child's</span> life for the better. That is when we decided to think about adoption. It was funny how it all worked out because just as we were talking about adoption we mentioned it to friends of ours and the next day she came over to our house with a paper clipping about an adoption picnic that we should go to. Well it happened to be we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">didn't</span> have nothing to do on that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Saturday</span> so we went and that day changed our lives forever. Thanks you <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jennelle</span>, i <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> know if you even remember bring that to us but we do. Anyways so the journey for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">caden</span> started and after we were done with the paperwork and traveling we swore we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">couldn't</span> do it again. funny thing was i <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">didn't</span> want <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">caden</span> to grow up with out a sister or brother. I think in the back of my mind i said i am young maybe just maybe i will get pregnant. Well three years past and nothing so i took matters into my own hands and said we are adopting again and this time we are going for a girl. Brian was not happy at first because money and what is wrong with just one. kid. He says now how great she is and we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">couldn't</span> live without both of our children. Anyways days like today i sit back and think about how my kids life would be without us and that alone makes me very blessed to have them and be able to give them wonderful families and better <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">lives</span>. <br />Well i just wanted you to all know how truly wonderful you all are and if anyone is still reading this thank you. Thank you all for writing to us and keeping in touch while we were over in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kaz</span>. We have 2 amazing kids because of that country and i could thank them enough.<br />BeckieBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-76863275006137873822009-03-09T21:47:00.004-04:002009-03-09T22:05:14.183-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGtizaujUsR23QDjvD9YaLkshA2dmuLk0UNLRLdOBiK7AI6Xe_uQukd7MS_en35ciiks7zjECeJYzHkIy_kYcqqUxXwp8VyS55I1JvNosdfSoNa5Il-yNe9x3pLHtD8-2xjRqpTcIF_4/s1600-h/DSC_0509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311373199942464946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGtizaujUsR23QDjvD9YaLkshA2dmuLk0UNLRLdOBiK7AI6Xe_uQukd7MS_en35ciiks7zjECeJYzHkIy_kYcqqUxXwp8VyS55I1JvNosdfSoNa5Il-yNe9x3pLHtD8-2xjRqpTcIF_4/s400/DSC_0509.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewkTDPBaqfQjjie5yeeDW2xOfMno5DPdltHlNkPufh4X8i3thOh1avq1IrYb-AI0-6w-1lT0Q15G8R3SKITnK2htyNDbN5lI4N8OeJrYix6cO-hPKPB90IT11WZzW0J_k-VIS0TupBrA/s1600-h/DSC_0466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311373192310089714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewkTDPBaqfQjjie5yeeDW2xOfMno5DPdltHlNkPufh4X8i3thOh1avq1IrYb-AI0-6w-1lT0Q15G8R3SKITnK2htyNDbN5lI4N8OeJrYix6cO-hPKPB90IT11WZzW0J_k-VIS0TupBrA/s400/DSC_0466.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Our first Hellos to Sabina in a month so glad to see her.... and Sabina's BIG Brother Caden sharing hats and showing her how to wear Cadens hats like DAD..... WHATSSSSUP!!!!!</div></div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-10488080542700728282009-03-07T20:20:00.002-05:002009-03-07T20:26:35.841-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXtTl3BK__aVy8AA3b0OgpN7ZqpdR3hcvopzOIpWSfUKg3dNcOh2mpGiNVmglocgj8pFvhVh9vJnU9Xi8xVVQWuaDgJOkU2ONWvJdsZifdrD2ONLFoo_f7AwUnVIDgvEl1-fyz1hW_zI/s1600-h/sabina's+home+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310622117677371074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXtTl3BK__aVy8AA3b0OgpN7ZqpdR3hcvopzOIpWSfUKg3dNcOh2mpGiNVmglocgj8pFvhVh9vJnU9Xi8xVVQWuaDgJOkU2ONWvJdsZifdrD2ONLFoo_f7AwUnVIDgvEl1-fyz1hW_zI/s400/sabina's+home+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwkh5q1hhB6W76YZG3jJY3usImTOmIDDdyLo3ZH6ePpgfrrIAMziosOBrTOrTAH6NIU-ZGq9p1F0nNQ9UkmKUglVot7AwnU-RUFRkVceaufX-8CPg-ttjmwTf0C3uEF8HugCuAmsHeWA/s1600-h/sabina's+home+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310622108775901042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwkh5q1hhB6W76YZG3jJY3usImTOmIDDdyLo3ZH6ePpgfrrIAMziosOBrTOrTAH6NIU-ZGq9p1F0nNQ9UkmKUglVot7AwnU-RUFRkVceaufX-8CPg-ttjmwTf0C3uEF8HugCuAmsHeWA/s400/sabina's+home+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Sabina @ home Finally.......................And..... she's out...... what a long journey so glad to have her HOME.</div></div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-25850823332359588662009-03-07T07:34:00.000-05:002009-03-07T07:35:00.801-05:00SHE' HOME..... Will post pictures soonBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-7052394071800487562009-02-23T16:49:00.009-05:002009-02-23T17:40:40.722-05:00what a small world<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoCGZPzurNhsKKmUP6iZYhDMNnzOdWPCP0H_YIbNAYBNLxS5cYYubUzxBfCOkjohm0uuCdGPL0YXF2e30_baeLevztvUEahB2I9ThZsAOaJmy0B6YRo-Cwmbzn4JOteXj9p2Dmdp2vFE/s1600-h/email3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306126195510953810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoCGZPzurNhsKKmUP6iZYhDMNnzOdWPCP0H_YIbNAYBNLxS5cYYubUzxBfCOkjohm0uuCdGPL0YXF2e30_baeLevztvUEahB2I9ThZsAOaJmy0B6YRo-Cwmbzn4JOteXj9p2Dmdp2vFE/s400/email3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5UwhtFOb16xF_U3MfIm6X_HK_z6AMmecngFijNg3OSyhWhco6mlNl8M0f5jQ5bRGa0Q2luuOGNEX9NWsTfAyq3MDQnHg3zLAWn-zYwRGMTvX_42LBc11JUxrplQ-aNV1viz_p9e2g2U/s1600-h/email.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306124263986691906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvJcxRjq_qXGmV44KLmdU_SqggQcRQagJa2uxP7BGjqmd9sxOS8-o4PLzv5_TY6p_Gwfwvk7C80PE2-r1-NuZSEIfTtJCUkWU5IyJSzkTddeEiSCT1Hpu3OtiihO2tN-4jZ2fuMuMEEw/s400/email.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpIwhpYpAhArfO1YFlPQ0eqICmO5Gum5tCfRYY-PubCaP-h1UGvJoZkQCQEIXAkGFb0ZJwadhpFVQPKYcP7EtBOzWMC8THaoCXBN7Ho_3DYZsplFUbS_-sieanxf8QHcitEvxKIulxOA/s1600-h/email2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306125089585049586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpIwhpYpAhArfO1YFlPQ0eqICmO5Gum5tCfRYY-PubCaP-h1UGvJoZkQCQEIXAkGFb0ZJwadhpFVQPKYcP7EtBOzWMC8THaoCXBN7Ho_3DYZsplFUbS_-sieanxf8QHcitEvxKIulxOA/s400/email2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>I got a email this morning from a lady who was in Kustanai over the summer and at the baby house Sabina is at. Anyways she came across our blog and realized she spent allot of time with Sabina and her group while she was there helping build a play area for the kids. So she emailed me pictures of Sabina from last summer. I just wanted to share them with you all. It is very unusual to have pictures of your child you are adopting before they are yours. So i really appreciate what this lady did. Also just an FYI Sabina will be home in the morning of March 6th. We will be picking her up at the GR airport and bring her home. If anyone want to stop by feel free we will home. We can't wait to see her again. Talk to you soon.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Beckie</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-37752258343659075492009-02-14T12:37:00.002-05:002009-02-14T12:41:40.264-05:00UpdateJust wanted to update you guys on what is going on. Sabina is now legally ours as of Feb 9th. They have started the paperwork over there to get her home. We are hoping she will be coming home March 6th or sooner. We can't wait to pick her up at the airport. She is very missed. Nothing new is really going on here at home. Just working and catching up on stuff. I will let you all know when we have a date for sure. Also mark your calendars we are having a Sabina party at my parents on March 28th. Further details will be coming later.<br />Love<br />BeckieBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-52434725357759110902009-01-28T08:26:00.002-05:002009-01-28T08:31:18.832-05:00WE ARE HOMEWe have arrived home safe. Our flight back went good, everything was on time and we arrived into Grand Rapids 20 minutes early. It has been a couple busy days since we got back. We jumped right back into work and we are trying to get Caden back on our schedule. He was very glad to see his mom and dad. Our computer is down right now so i am writing from my dad's house. We will keep you all posted on when Sabina will be coming home. Again thank you all again for your love and support. <br />Love Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-25204933985011511892009-01-24T01:32:00.003-05:002009-01-24T01:41:04.169-05:00We have started our departureYesterday we left the orphanage area of Kustanai. We had to fly to Almaty for two days. Our flight from Almaty to Frankfort leaves Sunday at 420am. We will be arriving into Grand Rapids around 340pm Sunday afternoon pending weather hold up. We are sitting here in the lobby of the hotel having a drink. We have all day today doing nothing. We walked around town for a few hours. Our feet are killing us since we really havent been walking or doing a whole lot for the past 6 weeks. Leaving Sabina was very hard as she has found a place in our hearts. We knew leaving her that she was in really good hands with her caregivers. They care for her and really watch out for her. She will be coming home at the end of Febuary. Well we are heading to lunch so we will talk to you all when we get home. Thank you all for your love and suport through this whole process. <br />Love Brian and BeckieBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-32340635822497290482009-01-22T00:40:00.002-05:002009-01-22T00:46:07.590-05:00SHE IS OURSWe just got out of court(11:30am) and we were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">congratulated</span> and told that the judge said yes to the adoption and no one had any objections. We do have to go back at 2:30pm for the reading of the decision, Just a formality nothing big. Then we are heading to the orphanage to hand out gifts and visit with Sabina for the last time until she is brought to us. We are hoping for her to come home around the last week of Feb. We are very happy and can't wait until she can start her new life. We leave tomorrow to go to Almaty and wait until our flight Sunday. We fly out at 4:20am and get home at 3:40pm Sunday. We will be able to get on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Internet</span> in Almaty so we will talk to you all later. 3 more days and we are coming home. <br />Love Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-39897883011949201792009-01-15T05:45:00.000-05:002009-01-15T05:46:21.180-05:00We have a court date set.....Well we are finally getting some were. Today we had pre-court and it went well. He was concerned about our paperwork but Janet told him he will have it tomorrow. She was going to the airport at 6pm to get it. So he schedule court for next Thursday the 22nd at 10:30am. He said our agents license has to be here by then or he will have to reschedule court. Our agent emailed us and told us she talked to someone and it was sent out, so I have to believe she will get it before then. He is also going to except a fax of it and then she will have to just send a notarized copy overnight when she can. But the good news is we should be able to fly out on the 25th like planed. After court we will come back to the apartment and do laundry and pack. Then Friday we will fly out of Kustanai at 9:30am and fly over to Almaty for our embassy interview. We have to do that now because we are having her escorted home. Then we will stay in Almaty for 2 nights and fly out of Almaty at 4:10am on Sunday and be on our way home. So that’s all for now. The judge seemed really nice and knew that we have been here for 5 weeks and really felt bad and said he was sorry and he would try to get us home soon. No they can not make it so Sabina can come home with us but we did try. At least we got this far. Things are starting to look up. Now if only weather and everything else in between now and next Sunday can go smooth we will be home in no time. Love you all and thank you for caring and praying for us. PS. We did go visited Sabina today and she is doing good. I do feel bad for leaving her but she will be home in short time. Talk later<br />Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-59222505536226142882009-01-08T12:03:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:09:02.052-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGdOWPC7ATcl_UBo7FHI4ygCMgOjUZpXAsd_pAvi3nyCFFlHwDSZA-_k7SAYTkuvgXa8EZQxXPXdSQ6R8ELJqQPjhXevDlOfox_ekP4j-T4XVdOdGsrX821FjRBbhxCj9HOQfDq5deMY/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288970884043520962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGdOWPC7ATcl_UBo7FHI4ygCMgOjUZpXAsd_pAvi3nyCFFlHwDSZA-_k7SAYTkuvgXa8EZQxXPXdSQ6R8ELJqQPjhXevDlOfox_ekP4j-T4XVdOdGsrX821FjRBbhxCj9HOQfDq5deMY/s320/016.JPG" border="0" /></a> a couple more pictures<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1oSsJx5L75DZ-_ro8ODwIByz7K9DmYpNdE-SBIX5PsJCWH_lKUNAaIqSbSDR9wWlgcpIMAfBlzHiKBHh7F1P70B1X5nlqoeNPe7p05fsq9uUXM4ZRIAVMpJU7e5WiBDKG88puifQPo0/s1600-h/adoption+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288970874957465714" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1oSsJx5L75DZ-_ro8ODwIByz7K9DmYpNdE-SBIX5PsJCWH_lKUNAaIqSbSDR9wWlgcpIMAfBlzHiKBHh7F1P70B1X5nlqoeNPe7p05fsq9uUXM4ZRIAVMpJU7e5WiBDKG88puifQPo0/s320/adoption+018.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hi daddy.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-61842085945283644242009-01-08T05:53:00.001-05:002009-01-08T05:56:10.024-05:00Pre-Court is ScheduledWe were told today that pre-court will be next Thursday at 2:30pm. The down side to this all is we are going to be here for another 2 weeks. We maybe able to fly home on Jan. 24th if all goes well. We don't know anymore then that. If everything gets here and pre-court goes off without any big problems then he should schedule court the week after. Anyways that is all of an update for now. Talk later<br />Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-76833404257095487162009-01-06T06:15:00.002-05:002009-01-06T06:19:48.955-05:00Still No Good NewsWe were told today that the judge will not schedule our court or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre</span>-court until we have all of our documents updated. Before we left there was a few document that need updated because they were over 1 year old. Well i did my part and got them together and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">notarized</span> and handed into the agent before we left. Our agent was to then translated and sent over here. Well apparently they were going to the embassy and i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">didn't</span> know that part. Well to make a long story short those documents are still at the embassy and we are here waiting for them. We are not sure how much longer we are going to be here. Like i said before we still have no GOOD news. I will update when i hear anymore. Love you all and thank you for your love and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">support</span> through this.<br />Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-13545082202907446462009-01-05T08:21:00.002-05:002009-01-05T08:27:42.877-05:00STILL NO NEWSWell Janet handed in our paperwork and found out who are judge was. All i know is she said he is good and a guy. He has a few days to look over our paperwork then will set up a pre-court date. Janet said she is hoping that after the pre-court it will be another week. But nothing is set in stone yet. We are hoping to hear something by the end of the week and when we do we will let you all know. Nothing new is or has happened. Sabina is the same, good as always. I just sit here and think about how things will be when we get home. Well for now that's all of an update i can give. Hope you all are well and keeping warm. Love everyone and will talk later<br />Love<br />Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-30609187608286317022008-12-31T03:04:00.002-05:002008-12-31T03:10:49.148-05:00HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONEJust wanted to get on and say Happy New Years to everyone. Hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday. We miss everyone and hope to see you all soon. Sabina is doing good. We won't see her for two day because of there holiday here, but we will be back to visiting on Friday. It's very loud here at night. They light off fireworks for the holiday like we light up our houses. they do it at all times of the day and night. I think we are the only american in this city at the time. We are going to the market mall to get Sabina an outfit for when she comes home in Feb. Well be safe and we will talk to you next year. LOL<br />Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-61286935480668833142008-12-28T01:56:00.004-05:002008-12-28T02:08:57.023-05:0020 days and and counting....hopefullyHello everyone,<br />Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Anyways just wanted to give you a short update. We found out Friday that the courts here close down from Dec 23 to Jan 5th, so our paperwork will not be looked at until then. After the judge looks at the paperwork she will set up a date for precourt and hopefully court. We don't think we will be home before the 16th of Jan. There laws and procedure are so diffrent then ours at home it is hard to understand there thinking, but we are here and can't leave until after court. Missing Caden and our families and friends is the hardest thing. We can't just pick up the phone and call someone to talk or drive to the mall. Being stuck in this apartment is hard. Lucky for me i sleep until like 11:30 am everyday and by the time i get up and around it is almost 2pm. So my days are going by pretty fast. We have gotten out and walked around there town alittle. Not a whole lot to do. They have market malls but its not like we are here to shop. Anyways i didn't want this to sound like a pity party because its not, we are fine we have each other and we do get to visit Sabina everyday. And by the way she is doing fine nothing has really changed. We are on a 20 day count down, we are hoping to leave in like 20 days. Anyways have a good New Years. Love and miss you all. Talk to you later.<br />Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-60354317815059816152008-12-26T09:06:00.004-05:002008-12-26T09:13:25.357-05:00Ok so i wasnt there, but these are pictures of our Caden at Beckie's parents house. My mom and dad posted them for me. Happy New Years everyone.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLo6mPXM6eBd9H4PZLu9VH8g8JfI7XTAT87uQfe4q4wOWXbkU6Up7KtK7UsnxXAfqGZM_gx2ASG0r8ogMJkf_PrRks1mapeNTraAt5NuyiCkdm4ET2xU2IUq1wUqKJPuRW1gjGs_gaelk/s1600-h/christmas+2008+063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284101032011394370" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLo6mPXM6eBd9H4PZLu9VH8g8JfI7XTAT87uQfe4q4wOWXbkU6Up7KtK7UsnxXAfqGZM_gx2ASG0r8ogMJkf_PrRks1mapeNTraAt5NuyiCkdm4ET2xU2IUq1wUqKJPuRW1gjGs_gaelk/s320/christmas+2008+063.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hi Mom....This is caden talking to his mom christmas day. LOVE YOU MOM.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bYqG1JY8fLxQ7gDS4SO7REG1DHjmhJ2KEYzwtAsVqlZB37BpcSCCwRbyD-4AHp9eTA8bVN7eQAxcNMhoneGLsoAyWf2LN-2MhA_333-LZFUKIMzgFmNyFc9sUhNnm1EnHaZuiVMNkPs/s1600-h/christmas+2008+062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284101021728758946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bYqG1JY8fLxQ7gDS4SO7REG1DHjmhJ2KEYzwtAsVqlZB37BpcSCCwRbyD-4AHp9eTA8bVN7eQAxcNMhoneGLsoAyWf2LN-2MhA_333-LZFUKIMzgFmNyFc9sUhNnm1EnHaZuiVMNkPs/s320/christmas+2008+062.JPG" border="0" /></a> ok, So i'm a ham bone...but hey, I got the Junior hat on.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtDfod8akX6KvxRhBTWGJ-DMRfAYCWvuEN9WqmRY9_dTN7rvqXhI9SCSqyix6Ndw8rS5vwqIDZCr1kFuliuva-tlmG_1QJiUhPDfR-lBmJ3Fk5u2XIFQ3XJ8RuiwdIat5znsAESUEboU/s1600-h/christmas+2008+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284101025380772610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtDfod8akX6KvxRhBTWGJ-DMRfAYCWvuEN9WqmRY9_dTN7rvqXhI9SCSqyix6Ndw8rS5vwqIDZCr1kFuliuva-tlmG_1QJiUhPDfR-lBmJ3Fk5u2XIFQ3XJ8RuiwdIat5znsAESUEboU/s320/christmas+2008+041.JPG" border="0" /></a> Woo Hoo.....we're going to be playing WII with my Mom and Dad<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFmM55R_Jx4KXwaTiivvPV9T1dvS1eznWvy_yvwAX24aCJP247Agpte_RbKgGjITUHn4VeUhXZcLeG0DefPvuNFqnohlEfylyb36VrUTgsl-phKeEA1bfYYJeaoZBFO1API-QWV_hlQ0/s1600-h/christmas+2008+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284101012837537426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFmM55R_Jx4KXwaTiivvPV9T1dvS1eznWvy_yvwAX24aCJP247Agpte_RbKgGjITUHn4VeUhXZcLeG0DefPvuNFqnohlEfylyb36VrUTgsl-phKeEA1bfYYJeaoZBFO1API-QWV_hlQ0/s320/christmas+2008+036.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ok, so i had to show it off again. But hey, i'm cute.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-63177522150461625542008-12-25T08:24:00.001-05:002008-12-25T08:28:47.925-05:00WE ARE BACK ON LINE PEOPLEHi everyone,<br />Sorry we have not wrote in a while, our internet was down. Anyways not a lot has changed. We have been visiting Sabina everyday. She is doing good and starting to really warm up to Brian. She can say a couple words in English but she will just forget when we leave so we don’t push to hard. We got out of the apartment today and walked around town. They don’t celebrate Christmas on Christmas so everything was open. They celebrate on the 31st and the 1st. We went out for dinner at the Beer Pub, cool place. We hope you all are having a wonderful holiday and we wish you all a Merry Christmas. We sure do miss home today. Brian is doing everything possible to keep my mind off of Christmas and what is happening back at home. I hear you all are getting a butt load of snow, that’s cool. We don’t have any here and they said that is why it is so cold. Yesterday was like -19C. Freezing out. The sun doesn’t come up until 10:00 am and it starts to go down at like 4:30 pm so we don’t get much sun time around here. K well I will get you all get back to your families. We love all of you and miss everyone. Talk to you later<br />MERRY CHRISTMAS<br />Love Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-40024689273402749652008-12-21T18:15:00.004-05:002008-12-21T18:21:39.060-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd38BaV8OEbq8cG-sVPEWbNt7IX6TMBgKO0z_W_A0xZNzfT_-QWA7-CQMrBKqOkqD50VSLV8qYeGvI0xpmM0qk3GRKstt62VWBInSvPRDRZ3FVivxSfxpo6rDlkk9YihRZ11EZewCQme8/s1600-h/adoption+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282387086661695730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd38BaV8OEbq8cG-sVPEWbNt7IX6TMBgKO0z_W_A0xZNzfT_-QWA7-CQMrBKqOkqD50VSLV8qYeGvI0xpmM0qk3GRKstt62VWBInSvPRDRZ3FVivxSfxpo6rDlkk9YihRZ11EZewCQme8/s320/adoption+004.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a picture of our living room, as you can see it's also where we do our computer stuff.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNQxzP4bZBGwgrY67WKYkL3XVk6IJpd0J8dm0jg-IH1V3PvPm9dAZ2N8HrI6D2jF3HvTfz64vq25xId4_jU5Sxgny94bvhSdOonyP5pcKYrwsfjxTn-uoCTf0W7AL-jm9HgkFcMGaQYc/s1600-h/adoption+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282387082950802962" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNQxzP4bZBGwgrY67WKYkL3XVk6IJpd0J8dm0jg-IH1V3PvPm9dAZ2N8HrI6D2jF3HvTfz64vq25xId4_jU5Sxgny94bvhSdOonyP5pcKYrwsfjxTn-uoCTf0W7AL-jm9HgkFcMGaQYc/s320/adoption+015.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ok so we're a little proud of her. lol. ( Sabina Lynn Perkin )<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD6048NdIcW_VEwxT2JUItmHW8woTsTayTmkNOmHm9R7alG4T7jpPIvt1xW6iEuLJMZqubPdSU8GWxzzs44VaT1nMLe6qZhE1LMsGh8gkNzOutgO9VtGGXaNThl7r20xgc_2_y6SK3yM/s1600-h/adoption+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282387079922296130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD6048NdIcW_VEwxT2JUItmHW8woTsTayTmkNOmHm9R7alG4T7jpPIvt1xW6iEuLJMZqubPdSU8GWxzzs44VaT1nMLe6qZhE1LMsGh8gkNzOutgO9VtGGXaNThl7r20xgc_2_y6SK3yM/s320/adoption+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brian cooking our dinner.....yeah right. lol<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-83367172169948680762008-12-20T08:22:00.004-05:002008-12-20T08:42:51.711-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5Xo3m888qZtIWPByF2AJi9ymj0bo0uzJZ72iG98xDMldGRkeMDAo4IMkP6J1h5E8zWl7LxhK4QFkUD6hgltC1KrC4upn9nl7vz7TrhzatNxv_pwYTl75KBkiUylhpxAr7KMY2iq7RSM/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281863468787834546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5Xo3m888qZtIWPByF2AJi9ymj0bo0uzJZ72iG98xDMldGRkeMDAo4IMkP6J1h5E8zWl7LxhK4QFkUD6hgltC1KrC4upn9nl7vz7TrhzatNxv_pwYTl75KBkiUylhpxAr7KMY2iq7RSM/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a> This one is of our Apt. We're on the 5th floor.and no elevators. No it's not Hilton but it's home for now. This isnt's kansas either. TOTO<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsOk9gUNF45ybYDhsrvE06JG_NBj3AIBrDyWC32RSx93d2lkw1Ag9qKxtRXnzS_vrkLL84IRspvt8ECgBjEHhI6ykA_K4kIRyBKEMx6Cpp3litShgsRWcUBHDs88DV4p6OT0ImEsLX_Q/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281863462664771634" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsOk9gUNF45ybYDhsrvE06JG_NBj3AIBrDyWC32RSx93d2lkw1Ag9qKxtRXnzS_vrkLL84IRspvt8ECgBjEHhI6ykA_K4kIRyBKEMx6Cpp3litShgsRWcUBHDs88DV4p6OT0ImEsLX_Q/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a> This one is of our view ..... the small little sheds are actually houses. the big ones are the houses for the richer ones. looking forward to coming home!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlxvs0gTItz5DXiU5LBU3Nh4gQ-uCWjTxwpNOdFuL4qOKGbWQjyHfX3b16XoUvqgFOGDTWspvDfEicwXFvyUB8myEA9_oEckpf_KIHYXTC-BG5meihV7XSGGynaBfs0Dri0EaFwQMzKQ/s1600-h/adoption+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281863451795175794" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlxvs0gTItz5DXiU5LBU3Nh4gQ-uCWjTxwpNOdFuL4qOKGbWQjyHfX3b16XoUvqgFOGDTWspvDfEicwXFvyUB8myEA9_oEckpf_KIHYXTC-BG5meihV7XSGGynaBfs0Dri0EaFwQMzKQ/s320/adoption+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dinner anyone? Yep these are how their dogs are packaged. Like i said before....cant wait for a whopper from BK...lol<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-88705779299312209362008-12-20T07:06:00.002-05:002008-12-20T07:25:19.942-05:00Hi all...<br />Thank you all for the name suggestions. We were told we have until Wednesday to decide if we are going to change her name. Alot of people have been asking for details so here goes. This is an average day, wait this is all we do everyday. We normally wake up around 10:00am and eat cereal. They have cherrios and milk, there milk is warm and in a box but we just put it in the fridge and brian being the milk lover he is says its normal. Then we both take our bath/shower. The bathtub is huge and it doesnt have a shower head so we sit and take a bath and shower at ones. The water is nasty brown. I will get a picture for you later. Then we sit around the apartment until 3:30 when our coordinator picks us up to bring us to the baby house. We visit with Sabina for 1 1/2 hours a day. We go to her group room and we bring her to a little play room to visit. The divide the kids up according to age and put them in certain groups. After the visit we either go back to the apartment or we go to the market and get some food and supplies. Then we normally come to the apartment and cook dinner and then we get on the computer and check emials and the blog. We watch movies some night or we just sit and watch tv which is in Russian. Then around 11:00 pm we go to bed. That about sums up our days. We have been doing the same thing day in and day out since last Friday. I am sending pictures to my parents and they will post them on here as they get them.<br />All i can say is life is very diffrent here, but in someways the same. They told us when we got here that it is legal to grow pot but it is not legal to have it in your pocket, we laughed. She told us the pot just grow, they don't plant it or do it on purpose. Anyways i will save some for tomowow. Talk later<br />Beckie and BrianBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-33690202984863738042008-12-18T23:51:00.001-05:002008-12-18T23:53:43.655-05:00namesBrian and i were looking up some name trying to decide if we want to change her name. Here are a few names we keep coming back to. Let us know what you think and what you think she looks like. Thanks for your help.<br />Mia<br />Meagan<br />Leah<br />or just leave SibinaBeckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-2007648724168756772008-12-18T07:20:00.000-05:002008-12-18T07:23:55.580-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLV9R8HZBxJi8UsI9fB9jLWWSeKTWd6QzXLML3YV0iGT3xWtnepxWzWU2mAI8tRomO_E3ZitD2E8eqoNTyC0KiNOTpTOdYXC0N5k03tHtKY_HeIHvVsCbq4Z9L1MuJiyaH98B5kFMqA0/s1600-h/adoption+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281104762392241618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLV9R8HZBxJi8UsI9fB9jLWWSeKTWd6QzXLML3YV0iGT3xWtnepxWzWU2mAI8tRomO_E3ZitD2E8eqoNTyC0KiNOTpTOdYXC0N5k03tHtKY_HeIHvVsCbq4Z9L1MuJiyaH98B5kFMqA0/s320/adoption+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here is the picture</div>Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-76420688150193077912008-12-18T06:29:00.000-05:002008-12-18T06:51:17.010-05:00Ok here it is....Here is the picture of Sibina. Again we are not sure if we are keeping her name or not. We also don't know alot about her. the lady that has access to the files won't be in until next week. Our visitation is up next week Thursday. Then we have pre-court at some point the next week, then we have court the week after that. All in all we will be home hopefully no later then Jan 9th. We need american food!!! MMMMMM BK Woppers!!.<br /><br />I will have to have dad post the picture it is not working from here.Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809693654048869641.post-43507989438072225922008-12-17T12:03:00.000-05:002008-12-17T12:04:24.408-05:00We have decided and it will be a shock to mostHi everyone,<br />I know yesterday we made it sound like we had our mind made up and even as early as this morning we thought we did. We went to the baby house today to bond with the youngest little girl. We played with her for a good 2 hours and we both left the place feeling very unsure about our decision. We went back to the apartment and called home. After talking to my parents and doing a lot of talking to each other, we decided we had to really rethink things. Brian and I asked ourselves what we seen when we closed our eyes. When we both opened them we said we see a little girl running to the pool with Caden or running around the yard playing with Caden. Not me changing diapers and tending to a baby while Caden plays by himself. If we would really be honest with ourselves the reason we started this adoption was so Caden had someone closer to his age that he could play with and be close to when he got older. If we brought home a baby he wouldn’t be able to play with her for a long while and there would be a huge age gap. With all that being said we chose to go with the 2 ½ year old. When they brought the 2 girls out to us the oldest one just walked in and had the biggest smile on her face, she melted our hearts. We should have listened to our hearts right then and there. We came here thinking we wanted the youngest one we could get, but really the more we talked about it the more we realize with our life style and Caden she will be the best choose for us. Her given name here is Sabina. We have not decided to weather or not to keep that yet. The name fits her but still unsure. When you all get to meet her, she will melt your heart like she did ours.Beckie, Brian, Caden and Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11066201442871930348noreply@blogger.com7