Dreaming Of A White Birthday

A beautiful birthday surprise for a Ukrainian girl in Alabama is SNOW! This was the day in between her actual birthday and party and the kids had a blast! I have never seen someone who could whip up a snowman as quick as Inna (If you have been around her in person, I am sure that you can imagine this as pretty much everything she does is in fast motion and with lots of energy). She got on her hands and knees and rolled a huge ball in the snow before we could blink our eyes :) All the kids had loads of fun in the snow!






Inna had a great time at her birthday party! We invited family and a few of her friends and she was so excited to see each of them arrive! We had pizza and cookie cake, which used to be her favorite until she tried ice cream cake :) She was very emotional when the last person was leaving and did cry off and on the rest of the night. Over all, tears of joy and of being overwhelmed at all the love shown to her in one day! You will see from all the photos that she is surounded by much family that loves her and she loved the celebration!
Friends: Anne Louise, Katy, & Ella Grace
Papaw & Nanny:
Vitali vs. his cousin, Jordan:
Aunt Theresa & Grandmama:
Grandmas Gigi, Meme, Nanny, and friend Robin:
Aunt Katie & Cousin Sydney:
Family~ Dan, Beth, Matt, Sydney, Gracie, Silas, & Grant:

The latest news is that Inna had her tonsils out this week and overall is doing good! The surgery went well with the only issue being some trouble with a bad reaction to the sedation, but after she was put completely under anesthesia, the rest went perfect. Her throat hurts as normal, but she has been able to eat and drink. She has not talked since being home from surgery and I know the doc said it was important to talk to help the healing process, so we are going to work on trying to get her to talk a little. Thanks for all of your prayers and get well wishes!!! Special thanks to my friend, Claudia who came up to the hospital and stayed the whole time. Jason had to work during surgery and stopped by afterwards and Claudia had already planned to be there while mom kept Vitali and picked up Grant, so it worked out great! Please, continue to pray for her recovery!