Nina working on walking with Nick

A beautiful little girl is picking up her pace with some assistance from big brother.

Bored boys on Saturday afternoon

Here is some footage of Nick and his two friends, Zach and Max, finding something to do.

Amazing Maverick update!

Here is an update from Greg and Becki Stone in their quest to bring their boy home. See attached youtube link. No sound but this is worth watching. Spoiler below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXOuUCXQpY

Spoiler alert *** against all odds it seems, the Stones won their appeal in court today! Maverick is still in Karakastek but officially a son of Stone. We are amazed and so happy. Now they wait for the passport/visa docs to be prepared and bring him home in a month or two. God is good and the Stone's love and perseverance has been rewarded. These precious children, Nina Deanna, Anastasia Sholpan, and now Maverick have found their way home. What a great day! Couldn't be happier.

Some fun this summer

Nina & Cousin Tara

Anastasia Sholpan

Sunday was a great day. Nick's baseball team won the championship game in Affton. Monte made a great dinner for our friends who were visiting from Ohio, Rob, Anna, Carver, Darby, and Sophie. We had a wonderful time. And we received a beautiful picture of a little girl very near to our heart. Sholpan, now Anastasia, is doing wonderfuly, visiting Italy and France this summer, before settling in her home in Austria. Here she is. We love her and are so happy for her, Christine, and Co.