1, 2, .....3 children?

Well, we are here!! After a trying and exhausting journey, we are finally here. All of our bags made it, except for Jerry's. All of his clothes and our toiletries were in there. Needless, to say we are roughing it "a la natural".(Especially Jerry :)) We did not get to our apartment until late Monday afternoon because we were sitting in the airport waiting on his bag to fly in from Paris (Who knows where Paris came from!!) We ate at TGI Fridays and had to go shopping for a set of clothes for Jerry to go to our referral appointment today. Obvously, they do not make many clothes for big men in Ukraine. Everyone here is skinny! The two men that have been helping us here have been wonderful!!!! We would not have made it without them.
Now, Without further adieu.....
We had our referral appointment today. Surprisingly, we were very calm. I think it is because we really believe that things are going to work out. That is a great thing!!! When adopting siblings, it is very hard to for all of them to be young. There was one referral that really stood out- 3 boys. They were all very cute and had beautiful eyes. We have been told that their town is very beautiful. They have not been in the orphanage very long. We should be receiving our paperwork tomorrow and travel to their region tomorrow night by train. (We are praying that Jerry's luggage gets here before then!!)
This is the first good day that we have had since we left on Saturday and what a good day it has been. We are very excited to meet the boys in the next several days. The adoption process does not start until after we meet the children and are committed that this is a good fit. We are not overwhelmed but really more excited. The children are really beautiful and were described as very good and sweet boys!! Even the lady handling our case was joking about Jerry coming home with a football team. Please pray that we make a connection with the boys and that they are healthy and happy when we meet them.
God's work is very evident. The sun even came out for the first time as walked out of the building. We will try to post some pictures in the morning. We have not had ANY time for sightseeing. Things have been happening very quickly because of our late arrival. I want to thank you for the comments all of you have made on the blog. As I read them, tears came to my eyes because of how much you each mean to us and feel like you are going through this with us. Please continue to pray for us. This is the most amazing thing that I have ever been through!

Amanda

I can hear all of my coaching friends, especially Coach North, saying,"have you lost your mind?" This has been the most unbelieveable day that I have been through in quite a while. The boys on the referral are very handsome boys. I read Amanda's from above and she was relativively calm. Coach Love, can you believe that? Amanda has given you all of the details and I just wanted you to know that God is real. Most of you know that I surely do not deserve this kind of blessing. HE does bless us in HIS time, not ours. We miss you all.
Jerry
Announcement: 1. All donations for the third child should be made to .... Just Kidding.
Brooks, How is GATA week going? I know my guys are showing their toughness. Pledger, I can relate to your excitement when you found out that you and Maryann were going to have Ayden. Thanks for blogging. Reading the responses is very fun for us. Later!