Children's Day

Today was yet another holiday in Kaz. This one actually meant something to us...Children's Day! The Baby Home had an adorable production which we got to enjoy with Ava this morning. We actually got to enjoy it twice...once in Russian and once in Kazakh. Unfortunately, neither of them were in English so they both seemed about the same to us. Another highlight of our morning was finally meeting Peggy and Jan's son Casper! We have visits during different times of the day and so we've never gotten to meet him even though we've seen tons of photos and hear stories about him all the time. He is such a cute, sweet little boy!

At lunch we went to our favorite restaurant and, as we were ordering, we heard the people in the table next to us speaking English to their waiter. We knew that there was another adoptive family from Belgium coming in so we asked if they were from Belgium and they said yes! As we were talking with them, Linda and Dave walked in for lunch. So now there is another family here in Pavlodar for all of us to get to know.

Tomorrow we go back to court (hopefully for the last time). We are both nervous but are hoping that third times a charm. We'll post as soon as we get news.


Peggy, Casper, and Jan


Friends for life! Casper and Ava enjoying the concert.

Ava got a piece of candy after the concert...yummy!

Ava was a little unsure about the lady dressed up like a giant chicken so she sat on Daddy's lap.

The girls in their bright dresses

We find more new murals around the Baby Home every day!

The weather today was yucky and humid. We are hoping to get out of Kaz before it gets too much hotter.

Blowing on the Dandelions still provides entertainment

All three of us hope that tomorrow is the day that we officially become a family. Thanks for your prayers. I know we always say that but, knowing that people are praying for us gets us through these tough times.