Ukraine Adoption

Tucked in

Little Tara Vika is tucked in for the night, finally. I reminded her that she woke up at the beach and she is going to bed in her own home. Her last words to me before dozing off? "Why did we leave the beach?" Ah, good question! (She has never asked why we left Ukraine).

We have many memories of our week spent with two of my brothers and their families. We laughed a lot, shared old and new stories, swam in the pool every day, fought the waves in the ocean, ate a lot, stayed up late to gaze at the stars, slept in, bought souvenirs that we don't really need.

But there is some comfort being home in our own beds, our own rooms. Tara, with her sun-kissed face, wanted me to wait until she fell asleep tonight before I slipped away. It didn't take long. Sweet dreams, little one.