We are spending today with the kids. There are no special events, appointments, paperwork, meetings, etc today. Just a pretty quiet Saturday that we're spending together here in Zhytomr. The kids got up, everyone got showered, breakfast of juice and pastries and fruit. Heading out to visit Andrei, the pastor in town we've gotten acquainted with. Then we'll return to the flat for lunch. Maybe some tag and ninja in the playground next to our flat. Dinner of some sort.
It is so fun to see the kids together, it still amazes us daily how instantly they've blended together. For anyone who knows our family, you know how well our three get along with each other, watch out for each other and care for each other. I have always wondered how adding the other two would affect that dynamic and the answer is it has only gotten better. Bekah, Alyssa and Dylan have taken them in like they've been family their whole life, and it's been like we've been a family of five kids all along. The girls painted nails, did hair and match outfits (our girls pre-planned this...). Andriy is already following Dylan around and Dylan has instantly embraced the big brother role. It is truly special to watch.
Our third attempt at being able to do our court date will be Tuesday. Our facilitator says our stuff is all good to go, just having to wait for the judge to be able to make the appointment. We are really, really praying this will happen Tuesday, as the court date has to happen to start the ten day clock for the adoption to finalize. In the meantime, we're getting pretty comfortable with being temporarily Ukrainian and are enjoying our break from the real world. Naturally, we will be ready to return home as soon as we can, we miss our home world and all that we have going on in it (especially sleeping in my own bed and BBQ!).
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