Saturday

We got to visit with the kids since Kenny is leaving on Monday for home. We explained to them that we were now their Mama and Papa and that soon we would be going on an airplane to the United States. They both responded with "Da" and seemed excited and happy. We played with the kids for quite a while. "K" worked on puzzles, colored and she even painted a dinosaur. She loves to take video and then watch it. She loves listening to her Papa's i-pod. She enjoys playing with stickers. As a matter of fact, we really haven't found anything so far that she doesn't like. "I" played with the tractor and the bat mobile. He watched some videos about Geo Track (from Fisher Price). He also colored. He didn't feel like painting today so we just let him play with the cars. He also loves to listen to his Papa's i-pod. "I" also likes to tease his Mama when she has the camera. If I am trying to take his picture he will wipe the smile right off of his face and then laugh about it. Although I did get some really cute pictures anyway. "K" on the other hand doesn't mind getting her picture taken and is very free with smiles and showing off her new teeth. The end of the visit was hard because Kenny had to explain that he was leaving to go back home. You could see in both of the kids faces that they didn't want to hear that. We tried to assure them that Mama would be back on Monday to see them again and pretty soon they would be coming back with me forever. So many hugs were passed out before we left today. The ride back to the hotel was uneventful and Kenny took many pictures since this would be his last trip from Spassk in some time. When we got back to the hotel, there was a party going on in the dining room so we had dinner out in the play area which was just fine because we got to see Glenn and Lisa's adorable little girl playing. We also met another adoptee parent, Pam in the White Rabbit with her adorable little girl too. This hotel is a great place to be. We have met so many wonderful people. On Sunday, we are adventuring out with our new friends, the Currans, into town to do a little shopping and experience some Russian food. Can't wait! So until later....Paka from Vlad.