Visiting Nick

Hello again,

It is Thursday. First part of the morning routine, Kayla is thrilled to get out and help Daddy get rid of the garbage. Kayla loves this part of the morning - maybe it's because there is a slide in the courtyard by our apartment. Go figure.

Dan, Kayla and I went for a long walk later that morning as we do every morning. We venture out someplace new each day. We ended up on a very pretty street with some posh shops. We were hungry, but are still finding and going to restaurants is very intimidating. We decided on KFC thinking we would find something for Kayla (don't laugh - if there had been a McDonalds we would have gone there:-). We are still fighting off using our last box of Mac & Cheese even though Kayla shoves the box in our face every chance she gets. It was surprisingly good and we laughed because somehow in our ordering, we found ourselves with three very large sodas and nothing for Kayla to drink.

We got back to the apartment and napped. It is not difficult getting Kayla to nap on this trip. She willingly goes to bed without any fuss whatsoever. Additionally, last night I heard words come of her mouth that I never thought I'd hear, "can we go to bed?".

After we all woke up, Kayla couldn't wait to get out - she had her backpack ready and she helped pack some toys for Nick. We brought a pair of shoes I purchased in the states to see if they would fit him.

We headed out to see Nick about 3pm as usual. Nick was in high spirits when we saw him and very excited. Kayla was in a good mood and very playful. This time, we did some walking and avoided the other children playing. This was helpful - there was one play area that we were able to go to and be by ourselves. It was a much more enjoyable visit - with the exception of the mesquitoes, it was quite nice.

I've included pictures of this visit. There is one picture of Dan chasing after Kayla and Nick - OMG, that is so how it is.

Afterwards, we went to the Russian version of a Target or Walmart, pronounced 'Ashawn'. We found the holy grail of food items (peanut butter)! We got some things that will tide us over for the next several days and hopefully feed Kayla when we run out of M&C. We also bought a new pair of shoes for Nick - the kid has big feet.

Friday's plan is to visit Kayla's old baby home - they will be so excited to see her. Then we will head off to visit Nick.

Talk to you all soon.

Love,

Sue