Julie went to pick up the children today because we were able to get Sasha for Jim and Molly. When she arrived, we spent some time with Matthew Maksim and Maria Oksana then ate lunch. Our task today was passport pictures and photos for their files. We needed many pictures. Cindy as just washed Matthew Maksim's shirt but he dirtied it during lunch. Luba suggested that he wear his jacket because it was clean. He messes up his shirts and pants so quickly. We forgot how messy little boys can be.
We could not pick up the picture until 3 hours later, so we walked along Prospect Lenin street until we came to a very large park. The kids were happy with the playground equipment and enjoyed running around. We left the park and Tom and Matthew Maksim went to see "Meet the Robinsons" in Russian. Marie Oksana and Cindy went back to the hotel to have more English lessons.
After the movie, we picked up the photos and took the bus to the orphanage. We had arranged for some children who have traveled to America to call their American families. It was fun to see the facial expressions of the children. They truly enjoyed the conversations with their American families.
Tom and Cindy headed back to the hotel and waited for the others from Indiana to join them. While waiting, we found a new restaurant, a wonderful cafe. The entire menu is in Russian but the manager speaks very good English. We ate more new foods. I need to comment on the food in Ukraine. It is all good. We are enjoying most everything that we try. Some people come to Europe to loss weight. Well, the portions are smaller than our American portions, but the food is very tastey. Many of us have read other blogs of adoptive couples and these couples comment on the weight loss. We are still wondering when we will make the same remarks.
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