Anyone for a late night swim?
Our apartment building is the one with Vita on top.
Midnight on the river
KJ with some of the ice cutters.
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Join us on our journeys as we adopt our daughters from Kazakhstan.
Meet Aitugan
Aitugan Astana Elizabeth
Aitugan is pronounced "eye""two""gone" with mild emphasis on the first syllable. Aitugan is Kazakh for "born under a new moon" and was the name given to her by her birthmother. We have chosen to keep the name Aitugan as we love the name, the meaning and the connection that it will maintain to her country of birth. Our adoption of Aitugan was finalized the eleventh of December 2007 when we finally left the Hope Astana Baby House as a family of three.
Meet Nurai
Nurai Alia Anson
Nurai is pronounced Nur (sounds like were) and "eye". Nurai is Kazakh for "shining light of the moon". This is the name that was given to her by her birth mother. We love the sound of Nurai's name as well as the meaning so have decided to keep her birth name. Similarly to Aitugan, we like that her name will remain a tie and tribute to her birth country. Our adoption was finalized on the eighth of December 2009 and we plan to return to Maine as a family of FOUR on the sixteenth of January 2010.
About Us - Kjersten and Steve
We have been married now for eight years (as of July 2009) and in many ways the time seems to have flown by. As we discussed starting a family we had to decide whether to start with adoption or a biological child. We have both known for many years that we wanted to adopt and we finally decided that adoption made the most sense for the start of our human family. Our daughters join us and our two furry and very friendly rottweilers (Bokar and Daouda).
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9 comments:
You guys take such great photos!!!
Precious, precious, precious! So sweet! And you guys aren't bad either! Thank you for sharing! Suzanne
Ohhh her little chubby legs are soooo dang cute. Looks like there is a lot more happening in Astana then there was in Karaganda. can't wait to meet that little cutie at Kazapalooza.
Thank you for sharing your journey and all the wonderful photos! Your little one is just precious. She always puts a smile on my face when I look at your blog - too sweet!
Eileen
Wow - your pictures are simply beautiful. The ones of your daughter are the best obviously but I enjoy the pictures around town alot also. It brings back so many memories. I remember that market well and your pictures even brought back the smell from the butcher shop down there! That was a memory I certainly never needed to live again.
Ginny, Riley and Dan
I agree that these are really good pics and I just thought I took goods ones til' you came along.. thanks.:) Maybe it's just the camera? jk! Are the blocks for Ice City? I will see you'll at Kazapalooza as well! Best of everything. Gena Lloyd
Your photos are amazing. I love how you are able to tell your journey through the pictures. Aitugan is absolutely adorable and gets cuter each day.
Enjoy your time soon you will be home in Maine.
sandi
I always log in to see your beautiful daughter as she develops every day but it was a special treat to get a glimpse of Astana. It looks wonderful! Our kids are in Semey which looks like another country in another century - but as it is the place of our Aila's birth, it's beautiful too!
Have you considered having having a gallery showing/exhibition of your photos once you get back to the states? Or maybe entering them in a serious contest? They are so powerful. These recent ones of the city are strikingly, hauntingly beautiful.
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