Julia's daughter Olivia was born in 2005 in Rudny, which is 25 miles SW of Qostenay (Kostanay), Kazakhstan.
Pictures of Veeka in 2009:
Veeka and her mommy discover a blue ox in northern Minnesota, August 2009.
Veeka eats her favorite junk food as she turns 4 in April 2009.
Pictures of Veeka when she first arrived in the U.S. in 2007:
This is the flag of Khazakstan:
And their coat of arms:
