After Seven Years in Different Orphanages, They Came Back Together in Adoption

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One of my favorite photos of my daughters



Emily was seven and Annie was six when they were removed from their horrifically abusive home in Russia. It wasn’t long before the siblings were divided up and sent to different orphanages. Emily says that she never saw Annie after that, but that they were able to talk several times a month on the phone. Emily says that when we took her and Annie out, together, on our first visit in preparations to adopt them, that she hadn’t seen Annie in about seven years. They spent that day with Amy and me… holding hands. Later, as we finalized the adoption, Emily, Annie and I spent time together in Moscow. This site was so typical, but I finally got it on a camera. This photo was taken near Red Square next to the GUM (Goom) department store in October of 2006.

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