Today was Luda's day off. She arranged with our Driver to pick us up at 9:30 and then we were off to see the boys from about 10-12. We played outside again to enjoy the beautiful weather until it gets colder. We have been very lucky with beautiful weather, no coat necessary.
While we were playing with the boys, our driver took the Orphange Director into town to have another form completed for the boys. After playing with the boys and running around, we sat down for a little while to practice writing their new names. They are really quick learners!
After we visited with the boys, we headed off to M's orphanage/school to visit for a while before her lunch time. We gave her a banana and we looked over some first words books and looked at our family scrapbook. She has Chas and Jake down, but is still working on the other family members. She enjoyed showing off her new family and house to her friends and favorite caretaker. We also gave her a treat to take back to her Groupa. When we left she gave us big hugs and we always say Da Zaftra for "tomorrow". We also brought home some of her clothes she wears at the orphanage because she has to hand wash all of her clothes, so they are never really clean. We ran them through the washer a few times and they are still a little dirty. She will have all new clothes in about two weeks hopefully.
After visits with the kids, we asked to go to McDonalds for lunch. Finally, we were in heaven. Tastes just like at home. I even had an ice cream cone to go with my Big Mac. Bill at McDonalds for 2 big mac meals and ice cream cone 52,50 grivna. At an exchange rate of 8.22/$$ we ate for about $6.40. Pretty good.
On our way back to the apartment, we picked up Luda. We took a short break and then decided to go walking about Simferopol, so we can go to the supermarket, shop and eat pizza, without the driver or Luda. Our apartment is centrally located and convenient. We are not supposed to walk at night though... After doing some more window shopping, we headed home ourselves. Luda wanted to do more shopping and eat dinner out on her day off.
Now we are back blogging and resting. We finally turned a TV on because we have satellite and Andrew has found the ESPN Classic channel (in english) and is once again in heaven.....
Tomorrow, we may go visit the kids' birthplace, which is about 200km away. It will be a long and bumpy ride!!!
Paka
Heather
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Sounds like a fabulous journey so far! We too only got sports and BBC news in English, but it was nice to hear! Would love to see pics of the area if you can upload them!
It's great to see the new pictures and the blog updates every day. Everyone is so excited!
Your children are adorable! :) I loved looking at all your pics. We really enjoyed our time in Simferopol, and often walked to the outdoor market around the corner from our apartment. Though, I was not too adventurous in my food choices. We took a day trip to Yalta with a few other families, very pretty area if you have the chance to go. Funny how McDonalds can taste extra good when you are craving a little bit of home. Glad to hear your visits are going well.
Kelly
A cheap meal is good, but how were the portions (pauuuuuwwwshens)?
so happy for all of you! I especially love that you say "da zaftra" (tomorrow) -- that choked me up : ) these precious kids must think they are in heaven when they are with you! reminds me of when we adopted our son from guatemala, my mom said he was one little boy that wouldn't have to be begging, peddling, or shining shoes when he came home with us, like the other little boys that lived there... anxious to hear about your trip to their birthplace : ) Maureen
Ozetta & I are most happy to see your new children.They are all very beautiful and it makes us happy to see how much you love them. We are excited & looking forward to meeting our new greatchildren. Love to all 5 of the Andrew Hirschmanns!
grossmutter & grossvater Hirschmann
Arthur Kurt & Ozetta Marie
Opps* I meant to say "greatgrandchildren"
"I'm not exaggerating here.You should have seen the size of the pauuuuuwwwshens!" "Could have fed everyone in Uk-er-anine!" -Gotta love him.
I'm having a great time seeing the pictures of your children & their groupa. Everytime I pass by the computer I quickly check for anything new on your Hirschmann Blog too! Obsess much:) I took Opa Hirschmann to the shop to see your blog & the pictures . He was SO HAPPY and I set up an email account with gmail account so he could post comments.Heck, next we'll get him on Skype!
The rains have stopped and today it's sunnt and 70's! Perfect weather to do laundry....BTW, I think you will be giving your new 4+ cu ft.washer a good workout in the future! Miss you guys. Love Auntie April
Thanks for sharing your journey with all of us! I'm so happy things are going well and the kids look like they always belonged with the two of you! Nathan can't wait to play with the boys... sorry M Nathan's just not sure what he thinks of girls right now! So Andrew... it's time to hand the camera over to Heather... the kids need some pictures with Dad too! Enjoy your daily visits with the kids!
Kim
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