David and Aprill Heeter invite you to meet their family!
The Heeter Kids
curernt pictures since we have returned
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Thank you for visiting with us.  We enjoy sharing our family story.  We are David and Aprill Heeter of Birmingham, Alabama.  We had three wonderful children named John David, Elizabeth and Michael, and we were then blessed with the gift of three children from Ukraine who joined our family in 2003, Joseph and Emily in May 2003 and then Morgan in July 2003.
Joseph, Emily & Morgan - pictures from then & now
Kiev, Ukraine - pictures from our trip in April 2003

We returned from Ukraine on Dec. 23, 2004 with our newest blessing, Mitchell Owen Heeter, age 3, little brother to our whole gang.  See some more pictures of Mitchell below in our album of our trip, which just so happened to be during the time of the revolution following the Ukrainian election, and also some pictures of Mitchell at home having his first Christmas with us.Mitchell is making the transition great to his family and all of us are enjoying him so much! 
Mitchell in Ukraine and the revolution
Christmas 2004 Mitchell's first Christmas in America

Please let us know if we can ever answer any questions for you about adoption in general or independent Ukrainian adoption.




contact us:
Email: heeters@charter.net
Places to visit on our website:
Helpful adoption links and State of Alabama info
How to do an Independent Ukrainian Adoption - some basic facts
Thanksgiving Day 2003
Lake Martin, Alabama