Well we finally found the internet to get you all up to speed. We had a good flight and all the kids traveled well. We got to Keiv on Saturday about 2:00. We had a very nice apartment in Keiv. We took the kids to see some of the main interests in Keiv like the underground mall and the nice parks and markets. We ate a McDonald's the first night. It didn't go too well. Haliey wanted a cheeseburger with just ketchup. She got a bun with cheese and ketchup, pickles, onions, and mustard on it. Jim didn't get anything in the first order. Then he ordered again and got an all ice coke. We found a market and I cooked after that. We did eat at Fridays before leaving on the train for Berdyansky.
The train ride went well. Jim, I, Caleb, and Reece in one car, and Brianna, Haliey, and Irena (our translator) in the next. We had to change trains in Zaphoriahia. We got here at 3:00 on Wednesday. We had to do paperwork before we could go to see Katerina. It is a little different process here. Partly do to being in a different region, partly do to her being older and in a boarding school, and partly because things change here all the time. We finally got to see her on Thursday about 3:00. When they told her I was going to be her mamma, she came right to me. I thought she would be shy. Not so! We went and got the kids and came back to see her again. She gets excited to see us and comes running. We see her everyday from 9:00 to noon and again from 4:00 to 6:00. She loves everyone. Of course the baby is a big hit. She also really likes Haliey and sits on her lap alot. Everyday she runs to meet us when we come and hugs a different person each time. She loves to run and squeel just like Caleb. They both run and play. We brought her bubbles which she loved and Brianna gave her a big stuffed Minnie Mouse.
It looks like we are hoping to get court a week from Tuesday which would be August 12th. It is summer here too and a lot of people are on vacation. Our translator is good for hunting people down and getting them to do things on their time off. Our judge is on vacation and she is looking for a different judge so we can get out of here as soon as possible.
Our apartment is small but close to the orphanage so we don't have to take the bus. It is close to the sea also. Jim, Brianna, Haliey, and Caleb went swimming in the sea on Friday. They loved it. We are no where close to the internet or the grocery store. We will try to update when we can. This is a town of 300,000, which they think is small so there is not access to the internet like in Keiv or Zaphoriah
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Glad to hear all is going well and we can't wait to see all of you again and meet the newest member of your family. Hopefully Reese isn't too big when you get back because Ryleigh has been asking about Jolynn's little baby...She said she is going to hold him!
Sawyer says to tell "Uncle Jimmy" hi and also hi to everyone else.
Hope to see you all soon!
Hello It's me Deb
Just wanted to tell you I was at Mom's the other day and snuggles and sophie get along great except snuggles won't let sophie get anywhere near Mom when she is out of the cage. Glad that everything is going great for you guy's. We are still camping every weekend and still having fun. Rick figure out the internet and to download songs now he thinks he is a DJ. Jessica got the Habitat house. Hopefully we can get it started the end of Sept. She get to make her own floor plans to. It is going to be on E. Chapel down the block at the end on the other side of the road from where you guy's lived. Well talk to you guy's later. Hopefully see you soon.
Love Rick and Deb
I hope that you guys are doing ok. I hope that you can come home soon with your new daughter. I will be taking care of Snuggles this weekend and then I think Deb or Mom will have her after that depends on Mom get out of the hospital.
HELLO EVERYONE! JUST A MESSAGE FROM BRENDA AND JORDAN TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE THINKING OF YOU AND HOPING YOU ARE ALL WELL. IT IS NICE TO READ YOUR BLOG AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE. WHAT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR FAMILY. HALIEY WILL HAVE MANY STORIES TO TELL US IN OUR FUTURE COMMUTES. JORDAN IS CAMPING WITH HER COUSINS THIS WEEKEND. IT MIGHT GET KIND OF LONELY. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN.
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