More of the same

We are waiting and/or helping with the processing of paperwork. There is no such thing as a fast speed on that. It is frustrating.

The sun has been out almost everyday on this trip. That is a nice change and it means that we get to play outside with the guys. This is a good thing it helps us stay out of trouble with no mats that we are supposed to stay on. Also the other kids can come around and play also. D is doing well with Roller Blades. There is a nearly destroyed pair with plastic wheels that cuts into his ankle but he got to put the good pair on with real wheels and he does well. We were surprised that most of the kids had not seen play-dough. All enjoyed that activity our boys as well as the rest of the kids. It was another good reason to be outside, we might be just a little messy.

The boys missed out on school to go to the doctor and be checked out for some of the forms. These are not the ones for the US Embassy so they will still need those later. They said going to the doctor was better than going to school anyway. We think they might be developing short timers disease. The realization that they will be leaving in the middle of a school term and so how they score in classes doesn't matter.

They are adding new words in English faster than we can in Russian. New words today include Very Good, monkey, come. Teresa is going to have competition on who can take the most pictures. She has over 500 on this trip. The boys took about 200 in just two hours yesterday. We hope that we can build a good file for them of their friends and where they lived for a few years of their life.