Dec

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Sasha’s first Texas Christmas

December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment

As you can imagine Christmas was a little different this year. But not too much. Sasha was finally with us and was able to enjoy his first Texas Christmas. We toned things down a little this year so as not to completely overwhelm him. The girls were completely amazed that he actually slept in for [...]

Dec

19

Home again!

December 19, 2007 | 3 Comments

Well, we made it. It took us about 23 hours but we arrived safely in Dallas last night. Sasha didn’t sleep the entire trip except for the final hour of the final flight from Atlanta to Dallas. That made for a VERY long day… Nothing like chasing a hyperactive 5 year old around a 767 [...]

Dec

16

He’s a carnivore!

December 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

After weeks of proclaiming “I don’t like meat and I won’t eat it.” Sasha finally showed his true colors yesterday. We were at the flea market (see previous post) and he had his first taste of meat on a stick! We all had shish-ka-bobs and he didn’t ate more than I had seen him eat [...]

Dec

15

The sun came out in Moscow today!

December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A very rare thing happened here today. The sun actually came out. This picture was taken at the flea market in Moscow. We were eating lunch in a place that, well, it’s hard to put it into words. Let’s just say that it was not as cold as the outdoors. We made the most of [...]

Dec

13

Embassy Day (we have visa!!!!)

December 13, 2007 | 3 Comments

Today was our interview at the US Embassy (Sasha and I). It was a pretty painless process. Basically they just asked me to raise my hand and swear that I am in agreement with all of the adoption documents that I have submitted (we did that yesterday). Once that’s done they gave me some information [...]

Dec

11

Cleanest kid in Moscow

December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Sasha absolutely loves taking a bath. In fact it takes quite a bit of negotiating to get him out of the tub. We now have an agreement that once he’s all clean he gets 5 minutes to play before I pull the stopper. That seems to work. He gets a big kick out of how [...]

Dec

9

Countdown continues…

December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Today Dima took us (Sasha and I along with the Wagners) to tour the Kremlin. It was very interesting but cold (again). The Wagners leave for Cheboksary tonight.

Dec

8

The Wagners

December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Another adopting family arrived last night. The Wagners are from Wisconsin. It’s been nice visiting with them. We have a great deal in common. They are a little older than Stacy and I with grown children already but they’ve come to adopt 2 teenage girls from Chebosary. Bob and Gerri’s faith has helped re-engergize me [...]

Dec

6

Life with Sasha!

December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

He’s quite a handful. But then again what 5 year old boy isn’t? The language barrier is becoming less of an issue. I think that my russian is getting better but he’s also understanding that I don’t catch everything he says so he’s getting good at communicating in other ways too. Marina (our host) is [...]

Dec

5

Left behind….:(

December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment

Well, as I had suspected, the homesickness has already set in. I spoke to Stacy today and feel a little better knowing that they made it home safely and without incident. 12 days left!

Dec

4

Girls head home.

December 4, 2007 | 2 Comments

Well, today was the day I was dreading. My girls headed home. I know the trip has been hard on them all (including Stacy) and so, in one sense, I’m glad they’re heading back to the states. However, I’m missing them terribly already. I’ve never been without them for longer than a few days so [...]

Dec

1

Touring Moscow

December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Today we’re all back in Moscow (via train and without incident). So since we have some spare time on our hands, Dima took us around the city for some site-seeing.