Our neighbors Michelle and Brandon decorated our yard for us. They have a one year old daughter and her and Bella get along very well.  

Cool new toys!! Bella says " I can get used to this! "  

Our military family was the first to come and visit Bella. Sandy couldn't wait to get her hands on little Isabella. I think they'll be great friends.  

Isabella and mommy on the airplane. We're on our way! 

Waiting for the shuttle to the airport. We were all so happy to finally be coming home.  

What a pretty baby. Isabella loves to share lots of smiles and giggles.  

Silly girl ! Finally she decides to ham it up for the camera. 

I know those toes would taste good if I could just reach them !!  

Bella and daddy in front of our hotel. Bella was just about to fall asleep.  

Isabella's first ride in her snuggli. As you can tell it was a HUGE hit. It's now her favorite place to be! 

This was taken at our attorney's office just seconds after they placed Bella in our arms forever. Isabella was dressed up like a little princess.  

Bella fell asleep walking around in daddy's hands. She's just a little bit spoiled already. :-) 

We're coming home early!!!

Hey everyone! We are so excited! The Embassy gave us our visa today instead of making us wait until Monday. We are coming home tomorrow! This update has to be really short because others are waiting for the computer. We'll post photos and details soon after we get home.

Bella is coming home!

Love,
Janine , John and Bella

Well we are almost at the end of day two as a forever family. Bella is a little happier being with John and I today. She is cutting two teeth right now though and she is not having fun with the whole idea. She woke up at 8am this morning and hasn't had a nap all day so we're hoping she will sleep well tonight. We want her to be in a good mood tomorrow when she receivs her visa to oficially become a United States citizen. We are so excited about tomorrow. We've waited for this day for so long and we can't wait until we have her visa in hand.

Bella's foster family told us that she is already saying "papa' but we've yet to hear it. She is such a giggle box now though and it's so cute to hear her let out a belling rolling laugh. She loves hair and will laugh histerically if you let her grab a hand full. She also likes to honk you nose, and she is VERY VERY ticklish. Today we took her for a walk strapped to daddy's chest in her snuggli and she thought that was the best thing ever. She was grinning from ear to ear and would laugh out loud at anyone that talked to her.

Well gotta go for now. Talk to you soon.

Janine