I know many of you have been waiting for pictures of Maxim. HERE HE IS! You can see through the balloon right? Ha Ha! Well if you can't see through balloons then just scroll down a little farther and you can see him for real. We have great news. We had court today. Another surreal experience. I will save the details for when we get home. Needless to say it was not like an American court. Never the less we are officially the parents of Maxim. Amber, Coleton and Donovan you have a new brother! We still have to wait for the official court decree until after the ten day wait. Since there is a holiday during our waiting period we have to wait longer than the ten days. So guess when we get him... On June 1st, My birthday. What a wonderful present. We want everyone to know that we can feel your love and prayers and there is no way we could have been so succesful with out the help of God. Thanks to all of the prayer warriors. We never doubted and God has rewarded us all for our faithfulness. Maxim is going to be a blessing to us all. We can't wait to get him home so everyone else can love on him. The picture under Maxim is the entrance to the orphanage. Below that is a nearby river and also a water foutain. We like to go for walks when we have some spare time and these are some of the sites. Sorry if we do not answer all of the questions specifically. We promise to answer all of them when we get home. Don't let that stop you from adding comments. We love you all very much.
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Congratulations!!!!! I am so excited for you all. Iris was that your idea to hide him behind the balloon? I love you all. See you soon. What a great day this is.
I have been checking your website all day. I had a good feeling about today. That balloon thing is so typical of Jim. Since I had already seen him, I thought it was hilarious. You guys look so happy. I'm glad your almost finished or atleast you have an end in sight. We can't wait until you three get home!
Love, Nikki
CONGRATULATIONS!! And early happy birthday, Jim. Thanks so much for sharing your adventure with us, and for the precious pictures of your new son. He's lucky to have such wonderful brothers and sister to come home to! Take care, and know that you are in our hearts and prayers. Love and blessings to you both, Carla
yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!P T L !!!!!!
what a super birthday present !
we all think Maxim looks just like
the family. i can only guess at
the joy in your hearts.i know you
can't get home quick enough.
i pray for a safe speedy trip
home. i know it will be a wonderful day for the Aneszko family !!!!!!love and prayers
pc
God is so good. Words can't even explain how happy I am for all of you. We will be counting down the days until you come home. Will you get to leave the day you get Maxim? I can't wait to love on him too. Love ya lots.
Hi!
What a great birthday present Jim. Maxim is the greatest present ever. I can't what to love on him. He is just the cutest little guy ever. The balloon thing was so funny. Thanks for keeping us updated. We are all praing for you.
Love ya
I know it is hard to believe how quickly everything is happening but we do serve an AWESOME GOD!! He really is watching over all the children of the world. I'm sure the next 11 days will seem long but look at everything you have accomplished. I know the feeling of the court day. My big question was will you take care of her? Go figure-- I can't wait till you guys get home and I know you are counting the days. The last two years seem like nothing now uh? He is so special and handsome. A perfect fit for the Aneszko family but I think we knew that would happen!! Talk with you guys soon! PS I bet Max will like Rubber Duck's mac and cheese too!!
Sherry
Congratulations!!! That is so wonderful. When I showed Morgan the picture of Maxim she said, "He looks like Jim!" Sydney said, "Now he has people to take care of him?" He's very lucky and of course beautiful. We are all sooo happy for you guys. Hope the next few days fly by for you. Stay safe and can't wait to meet your new son.
Kelli
Congrats Jim from S&LP Shift 4, Very happy for! I think your doing an awsome thing. When I think about the impact your going to have over this boy's life it is almost overwhelming. God knows what he is doing and that is really cool
Yea! Another milestone is complete! God works in wonderful ways! Thanks for all the updates and letting us journey with you, I know it takes some effort to post on the blog. But, we are checking it daily and loving your journey. Maxim is a cutie and I have already started him a pile of things to pass down to him!!! Praying the days pass in joy.
Love and miss you both, Dawn
Jim and Iris,
God IS so good! You only left on Mother's Day and we thought it would take so much longer....
You know... I was thinking... Daniel waited twenty one days for his angel to bring the message that God had answered his prayer. Your angel has come even faster.... (nineteen days)...IF you don't count the two or so years you've been waiting!
We can't wait for you to be home!
Allison, Rex, Rex and Ryan
Maxim is so precious. I bet you can't wait to get home with him. What a blessing from God.
Our God is an Awesome God!!!! We know you are just as anxious to get home with Max and let the love shower from both ways. Sheila and I both cried when we read the news...we were so happy. We look forward to getting our hugs from you and giving some back. Stay safe. Love, Mom & Pops
I am so excited for you and your four children! Of course, you have to add Journee and Parker to that too, so your six children! Do you know what day you will actually come home? We can't wait to see you. We would love to have a "Welcome Home Party" so that everyone can meet Max...unless you think that might be too overwhelming for him. Let us know what you think, we would be more than happy to host a party for Max and all of his new family and friends. We love you and miss you. God bless you.
Love,
Daren, Steph, & Parker
Hi mom and dad, it's DJ. We saw Maxim's pictures. We miss you. We love you. It looked nice around the city. I did not know that Ukraine would look like that.Yesterday Devin came over and we swam. We did not have school. I can't wait to see Maxim and to play with him. I can't wait until you all come back. Love, DJ
Hi! I am sooooo happy for you all. Things seem to be going so well. I know that Gad had this in his plans for you. What a wonderful family. DJ seems to be doing pretty well. I am trying to give some extra attention and hugs. He definitely enjoys the pictures. We will continue to keep in touch and you are all in our prayers. Mrs. Dent
Interesting to know.
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