The Mott Family

I met Fikirte and Konjit at Kid’s Care Orphanage one year ago today. 

Most of the days over this past year have seemed long, but at times the days moved quickly in the midst of our paperwork and fundraising.  We are excited that the wait is almost over.

Although we haven’t been in direct contact with the girls, we have been able to send small care packages since the time of their referral to our family last July.  Each package has been delivered by another America World family who was traveling to Ethiopia to pick up their child(ren).  I wanted to share with you some of their thoughts about Fikirte and Konjit.  Of course, I am a bit biased about them, but everyone who has spent time with them seems to agree that they are great!

“When your girls came out, they were adorable!  They seemed excited, yet shy, and held onto each others arms.”     – Heidi R.

“I got to know Konjit during the trip!  I LOVE that girl.  It was like she knew I was there to represent you.  The first day when our group showed up she latched on to me and wouldn’t let go!  It was the same when we went back today.  She is so incredibly sweet, as I’m sure you know!  The girls do remember you!  And when Konjit saw the picture of the group from when you were there she got soooo excited.”     – Jenny L.

“Your girls are precious!  The older one was more comfortable…the younger was quite shy…but both seemed so sweet.  They so sweetly went through your gifts…one at a time.  What a blessing these girls will be to your family!  I can’t wait til you get to bring them home!!!”     – Beth H.

“Your girls were so sweet and appreciative of the gifts.  They really enjoyed opening them.  They seemed a little shy…They were certainly precious little things that you are blessed to be adding to your family!”     – Aaron S. 

“Deanne, I love your girls.  Please let me know if you have a blog.  I can’t wait to hear about when they come home.  I told them you almost had their paperwork ready.  Not sure they understood but they were so very sweet and gracious.”     – Audrey F.

They have all included photos, but we are unable to post them on a public forum until we have passed our court appointment.  If you would like to see the latest pictures of the girls let us know, and we will forward them through email.

We are SO grateful to these families for helping us connect with our girls!  We hope to do the same for other waiting families when we are finally united with Fikirte and Konjit.

Ryan had his first taste of Ethiopian food today. 

I asked him what he thought. 

His response was, “Well, it looks like I’ll be packing one outfit and 50 pounds of trail mix.” 

How I love this man!

When we originally began our adoption journey, we were processing for a baby. 

Deanne’s mom, aka Grandma Howie, was talking with Kaden (then age 5) about the first time he met his baby sister, Karson. 

Grandma asked, “Kaden, do you remember that day?  I helped you put on your new ‘I’m a big brother’ t-shirt and drove you to the hospital to meet Karson for the first time.” 

“Yea,” Kaden said, “the next one’s comin’ on a plane.”