Our Kaz kiddos

I'm torn about the idea of putting this picture out there but I wanted you all to have a face to attach to your prayers.  To give a little background information, this is not the sibling group we had initially thought we would be adopting.  At first, we were given the option of adopting a little girl named Alina who is 8 years old.  We recently found out that she has a brother, age 12, and as of 3 weeks ago the country of Kazakhstan will no longer allow the seperation of siblings.  We knew we were not able to adopt a child above the age of 8 due to the paperwork trail and timing.  We felt terrible at first and really needed some Divine guidance.  I guess in God's plan, it is meant for them to be together and our prayer is they will be adopted soon. 

About 2 weeks ago we got a picture of two other children.  Kristina is 7 and her brother, Vladimir is 4.  Of course we were very guarded but went ahead and asked Adoption Ark to send us more information.  Keep in mind, we asked for information about Alina for months (since October, 2009 to be exact) and never got ANY information other than a birthday.  Well, by the end of the week we had updated pictures of Krissy and Vlad followed by some priliminary medical information.  For me that was 'a sign'.  Needless to say, even thought we aren't supposed to get attached, Glenn and I fell in love.  Who wouldn't???   So here they are.  Please keep them in your prayers but remember ultimately we won't know for sure if they will be 'our' children until we travel to Kazakhstan.  We have a good feeling though...