Zhenia was able to obtain the children's passports on Friday. (3 days is very fast...sometimes it is a 3 week wait to get them.) So we are ahead of schedule to leave on the 31st.
Today we bought a set of clothes for Anna and Chris. We tried to find boots for Anna in a number of shops, but each store only has one or two sizes in stock. Marina, the director of the orphanage, told us that we may take the boots she wears now. She also gave Ben and I the coats we've been wearing from the orphanage. (We'll need them in Kiev.) They don't have a lot, but are so generous.
We asked Marina to give us a list of needs they have at their orphanage and she will provide that list before we leave.
Tomorrow the train departs at 8:50am for Kiev. We are all excited to go! I'm trying to pack but our things seem to have multiplied. :-) All of the kitchen items (plates, pots, and ingredients) will go to the orphanage, and the toys we've acquired will have to get stuffed in somehow.
We were told that the great grandfather of Anna and Chris will meet us at the train station to meet us and say good bye to the children. He is very happy that we are adopting them. We look forward to meeting him.
On the train, I am planning to ask Zhenia to go through all the "safety" teaching with the children. (Don't touch outlets, hold my hand when we're on the sidewalk/street, etc. ) We did this with Ben and it was very helpful.
Both Anna and Chris are happily anticipating the new adventure of living in America with the Baker family! I'm sure they don't quite know what to expect, but they're all smiles. :-)
I don't have many new pics but here are some you may like:
Traveling, Ben playing Sequence (a daily event) with Mama, and Ben holding the puppy:
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