Today starts week two of our adventure. Our visit with Emma went well. She did more swinging, bouncing and pounding, and also tried to eat the tag on our toy bag. After our visit, we went to a bar and grill and ate grilled lamb served flaming at our table. It was delicious. Jim got the right kind of Margarita today, so lunch was indeed a success. After lunch we met at the office with our in-country facilitators. This involved signing a lot of papers and reviewing the rest of the process. We then made a stop at the Ramstore, and headed back to our apartment. Almaty is flanked by mountains on the west, and today we could see them better as it wasn’t snowing. I’m uploading a few shots of the city and of random pedestrians that we took while walking home. Jim has been coveting the mens’ hats, and was sorry he didn’t take the sheepskin hat he had at home off the snowman’s head and take it along. He should have listened to you, Jake:) Da Zaftra (until tomorrow)!
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Emma is sure loving her Mama & Daddy and Mom & Dad are loving her right back. It looks like you are enjoying Emma as much as we are enjoying the boys. :-)
Big hugs to you all.
Love,
Lynne
It's amazing how well your family is melding already! Emma is absolutely beautiful and she does favor the Petres. Her curiosity of the Petre chin is hilarious! It's a blessing for Emma to have found such wonderful parents to love and nurture her. Enjoy your second week with Emma and wishing you a comfortable trip back home because I know those Trans-Atlantic flights are exhausting. Yeah, one half of the process is almost over and before you know it you’re bringing your daughter home!
Hi there! Emma sure looks like she is having fun with both of you! I'm guessing the two women walking with her are two of her caregivers. It's nice to see Emma toddling right along! The pics of the surrounding area continue to be interesting to see. Glad you had a nice meal out and that Jim got his Margarita...! Keep the updates coming. Love, Sue, Michael and Kate
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