Yesterday we went back to the orphanage and visited with the kids for a couple of hours. It was a great visit with no hesitation from them. At the end of our first visit, the oldest boy, V., asked Sasha which of his siblings that we were there to adopt. He was so excited when he was told that we were there for all 3.All 3 are already calling us Mama and Papa. Katie and Kevin are loving our visits and are beginning to bond with the newest 3. Yesterday, we were invited by the orphanage director to a "concert/program" put on by some of the orphans. It was wonderful with playing of trumpets, drums, tubas, accordians, and an instrument that we have never seen. At the end the director introduced us and explained our visit.
After our visit, another drive back to Kiev with our rapid-driving Sasha to take care of paperwork. After a late night visit to the grocery store "magazine" in Russian, we were able to unpack and settle in to our new apartment.
We were due to the orphanage this morning and were able to walk there from our apt. It is only about a 20 minute walk and the kids were excited to see us again. The boys have bunk beds in their bedroom and I am not sure that that was ever a good decision to put those in a bedroom housing 12 boys!!! The teacher left for about 30 minutes to "drink coffee" and you can only imagine what their room looked like by the time she returned. The mattresses were off the beds, tents were made between the beds, and boys were high-flying off the tops of the beds!! Whew, I was exhaused watching the teacher. She is really so very sweet, and really loves all the kids. She soon had everyone outside and Kevin enjoyed playing soccer with a bunch of the orphanage boys. It was hilarious to see that our 7 year old was the goalie (he is about the size of a 5 year old). The oldest 2 listened to Katie's Hannah Montana CD. It was a fun visit.
We decided to go to an outdoor market that we had seen when driving around the city. We thought it was fairly close, but I think we ended up walking about 2 1/2 to 3 miles. Although we enjoyed some of the exercise, it was good when we finally got home. We were able to find a shower curtain rod (which is already broken), shower curtain, and soccer balls since the kids were playing soccer with a basketball. The outdoor market is wonderful and you can buy just about anything!!! We had bought some pereshky (small bread/rolls filled with potatoes, meat, or cabbage) in Kiev from a babushka selling them in Kiev and we found more of them today, although they were not as good as the ones in Kiev. We will take them to the orphanage tomorrow when we go back.
The view outside our window is much better than the last time we adopted, so we are attaching some pictures of the city and the view outside our window. We would love to let you all see pictures of the kids, but will not be able to do that until after court.
We decided to go to an outdoor market that we had seen when driving around the city. We thought it was fairly close, but I think we ended up walking about 2 1/2 to 3 miles. Although we enjoyed some of the exercise, it was good when we finally got home. We were able to find a shower curtain rod (which is already broken), shower curtain, and soccer balls since the kids were playing soccer with a basketball. The outdoor market is wonderful and you can buy just about anything!!! We had bought some pereshky (small bread/rolls filled with potatoes, meat, or cabbage) in Kiev from a babushka selling them in Kiev and we found more of them today, although they were not as good as the ones in Kiev. We will take them to the orphanage tomorrow when we go back.
The view outside our window is much better than the last time we adopted, so we are attaching some pictures of the city and the view outside our window. We would love to let you all see pictures of the kids, but will not be able to do that until after court.
We are so excited and glad to hear the wonderful news! We are glad the children are accepting you all and are already calling you Mama and Papa! We are enjoying the pictures you post and understand about the others. We cannot wait to see the seven of you together in a picture though! We are glad the weather is so much nicer for you all this time and that you can get out and enjoy it! As always, we are looking forward to the next post. I am printing these to share with Grandma who is now back in her apartment.
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