Yet another call on another day. It was tiring, wearing and extremely emotional. Amanda had just gotten off the phone with her adoption agency, which had told her that her daughter was not cleared to come home yet through the American embassy , but her son was. “When would these 2 children ever be theirs?” It had been a painful 3 years of waiting. Almost 6 months ago they had received word that they had been placed with their children and were able to fly across the world to meet them. Coming home was painful and waiting was especially hard, and so was the paperwork that came with the trial. The month they waited was well worth it and within 6 weeks of the Embassy saying that Violet and Spencer were not yet theirs, they walked off a plane in Minneapolis holding the 2 babies they had been waiting for for so long. Finally, the family of 5 was complete.
I was able to photograph their homecoming to the airport which was an emotional one for me.
Big sister Addie welcoming her brother and sister home
Finally together
You can read more about Amanda’s amazing journey on her blog HERE. Much love to you McAlpines, I are so blessed by your story.