Max and MeeshkA

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Max and Meeshka

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We met Max!

We met Max yesterday! He is amazing -- very happy and very smart -- talking up a storm even though we can't understand most of what he is saying -- he thinks it is very funny when we speak Russian back to him! He loves stuffed animals and has a friend bear (meeshka). He carries it everywhere and takes care of it -- feeds it, gives it rides, swings it and rocks it. He is very sweet and has an amazing giggle. We showed him pictures of the kids - his brat and sistras! We miss you kids and will skype as soon as we can -- we don't have internet in our room yet but hope to get that fixed!

We got Max's referral!

Now we are officially setup to meet Max and adopt him! We met with the SDA today and got his referral -- the woman was very nice and Serge is great! We will leave tonight by train to go to Odesa where Max lives so WE SHOULD MEET HIM tomorrow! We are very excited!

Kiev is lovely -- lots of really beautiful buildings and the people have been friendly -- it's a very colorful city! The language barrier is daunting but luckily we are being taken care of by a team of great people who have helped us...

We are in Ukraine!

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are in Ukraine! Kiev to be exact and we have a very nice little apartment near the centre (will post pictures tomorrow)! We are very tired (3 hours of sleep in the last 30 hours) but managed to eat a little Russian food from the local supermarket! We will post more tomorrow after our appointment to get Max's referral to let you know how that went! We are about to Skype our kids then off to bed!

Taking off!

We are at the airport waiting to take off! What a mix of emotions as we leave our kids to go meet our new son! We hate leaving the kids and we already miss them! Oh but we cannot wait to meet Max! And he doesn't know we are coming but how his life is going to change very shortly! We will be posting as we go so please follow our journey to Ukraine!

Traveling tomorrow!

Greg and I are getting packed up to travel tomorrow! I am scurrying around trying to get the kids organized before we leave! Please pray for a safe trip for us, safety for the kids (and peace) while we are gone, and a smooth and quick process to get Max home! Blessings! We are very excited!