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Kelly Rutherford's verypublic custody battle has taken a positive turn as she was finally reunitedwith her two children on Friday on U.S. soil after three years of them livingabroad with her ex husband Daniel Giersch. The actress was seen playing in a park with 8-year-old Hermes and 6-year-old Helena in New York and later openedup on The View to discuss emotional reunion.
"It's incredible,it's emotional. We're all a little jet-lagged – but happy," she said on Monday's show. "I think what people don't understand is that this is avictory for me. Previously their father only let me see them 11 days this yearin Europe."
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This moment comes after she recently attended acourt hearing in Monaco where a judge allowed her to bring her son and daughterto the United States after losing custody in 2012 and going bankrupt trying towin them back.
"Thelast time I was there, the kids were expecting to see me, and [Giersch] saidunless you hand over the U.S. passports you can't see them," Kelly added."They were sent here temporarily to give him time to work on his visa. I have a letter from theState Department that, as of today, he has made no effort to get a visareinstated or come back to this country, so the burden is now put on my kidsand the U.S. citizens who are accommodating someone who is making no effort andwho now is trying to get full custody in a foreign country."
Asidefrom the big legal moments in the 46-year-old's life, she revealed to us inApril that it was the every day moments she missed. "I miss dropping them off and picking themup from school. I miss the day-to-day and smelling them and kissing them andloving them," she told HELLO!. "They're young, so you never get thattime back when they're little."
It seems the Gossip Girl star's wisheshave been answered for now as she enjoyed some down time with her children. "Helena learned to ride her bike in the park yesterday,"she added The View hosts. "So it was really exciting."
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