In the Waiting Phase...

I just want to update again...and post a few more pictures for your entertainment. The pictures that I have posted are:

1). A view of the Moscow (Sheremetovo) Airport from our plane. You can see all of the buses lined up. In Russia, you do not board the plane at the gate. You board a bus and they drive you out to the plane. This can be a very cramped and smelly ride to and from the plane. (Deodorant is not very common in Europe!!!)

2). A view of Moscow from our hotel. I think that this picture turned out really well! You can see that the area is very developed, much like the U.S.

3). A view of Moscow from the sky. It's funny how all of the buildings look alike. Apparently, if you want to see better architecture...you should go to St. Petersburg. Moscow is not known for great architecture.

I also wanted to update you to tell you that we have no new news. We are just in the waiting phase right now. We have some more documents to sign to make everything official. Then, we will have to do a few more "region-specific" things, like getting physicals, getting psychological evaluations, getting more fingerprints, etc. Then, we will be assigned a court date. Once the court date is set, then we will get our travel dates and move forward.

In the meantime, we are starting to prepare our house for Trey's arrival. We haven't been furniture shopping yet....but we are re-arranging a few things. My biggest purchase so far has been a pre-school back pack! It's so adorable! We are hoping to have everything ready within the next 2 months.....so we are ready for "the call" when it happens.

Well, we hope that you are all doing well! We'll talk to you later!