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We are leaving the US September 16th and returning October 1st. It will be a trip of a lifetime for all of us...all of us being, myself, Eric, Benjamin and my mom, who has graciously offered to go so that Benjamin might.
We will be visiting several different cities and states within India. In fact, we will be in North, South and East India in a span of less than two weeks. Cuttack, Orissa...where Tarini is, Puri...a coastal city in Orissa, Delhi...for visa processing and our entry/exit city, Agra, Uttar Pradesh...THE Taj Mahal, Bangalore, Karnataka...to visit friends.
We are only two weeks from the next amazing adventure in our lives. For now...enjoy some of the first pictures we received of our daughter.
The following pictures were taken last October by a wonderful woman from our agency who travels to India a few times a year. She has written some of the progress reports we have received on Tarini, as well as taken video of her. We feel incredibly blessed to have these pictures of Tarini; they are moments captured in time that we will cherish forever.
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Today was Benjamin's first day back to preschool and he was very excited. We attended the open house the previous afternoon and he didn't want to leave. He has a new teacher and was talking about her the entire morning before school. I heard "Can I go see Miss Sarah now?" more times than I can count. And of course, as anyone who has a prechooler knows, when asked what he did that day in school...has absolutely no idea. :) Oh, and according to Ben, he has chicken for lunch every.single.day.
A shot of my little squinter, barely able to stand still long enough for a picture.
"Mom, I have people to see, places to go and things to do!"
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We would like to introduce you to the newest member of the Loyet family. We have just been granted guardianship of Tarini and will soon travel to India to bring her home. She is five years old and Benjamin's big sister. We will be chronicling the remainder of our journey to bring her home here on the blog. We are hoping to travel the second week of September.
We will also be adding more pictures of Tarini here on the blog as time allows.
So...stay tuned.
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Ben and I were driving home from my sisters one evening and he became very quiet. It was dark and I couldn't see him in the rearview mirror so I quietly asked him if he was asleep.
He replied...
"I'm not sleeping mommy. I'm just resting my eyes."
He is definitely his father's son. :)
The other day he was in the living room and I was in the kitchen talking to Eric. Sounds came from the living room...you know, the kind that you have to check out. So I called to him and asked him what he was doing.
His reply...
"I'm not eating candy mommy, my not!" (emphasis on "my not")
Too smart for his own good, I say.
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Eric has been working/traveling so much over the last four months that we had enough hotel points to go to Panama City and Beach for a few days. We had a very enjoyable time; taking in the sights, the beaches and chillin' pool side. And don't forget the obligatory vacation shopping. A few beach and pool pics for your viewing pleasure.
"Mom! Look at the sand, isn't it great? "
After this picture he gave me an up close and personal view of the sand.
In my eyes!
"I love the sand!"
Now the ocean, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. He is definitely momma's boy when it comes to swimming. He likes a pool that you can see the bottom and has no ocean life. :)
"How am I going to build a sand castle if the water keeps washing it away?"
" That's a really big pool mom!"
Sunset on Panama City Beach
