Clothes for Nicholai

Today we went shopping at the outdoor market, which is much more affordable than the stores near our apartment. The stores near us cost about 3x what we would pay for the same item at home. (I guess that is the cost of importing and popularity) We bought a few shirts, shorts, undwear and shoes and socks. When they leave the orphanage, they are literally naked if you don't bring clothes. We did pretty good shopping even though no one spoke english. We would hold up a measuring tape and show how tall he was in centimeters, and the shop owner would help us find the right sizes. (They are not the same as at home). We spent about $35-$40 and got quite a lot. We then went for lunch just in time to avoid a huge thunder storm and downpour. One lighting strike hit about 50 feet away and almost gave us both heart attacks. It rained about 3" in 15 minutes and now is back to 85 degrees. We will probably do more of the same tommorow and Monday, until we can go visit Nicholai at the camp again. Thanks again for all the "hello's"....it is crazy to see that our blog has over 3000 hits in about 10 days now. All for now....

JP

I just wanted to give a little quick "Hello!"  to our family and friends.  We miss you guys!  It is nice to have some down time for a change but this is the time when we really start to miss the girls and everyone back at home!  Overall though we are doing great.  We have met some other hopeful adoptive parents along the way who are having a much harder time with the process.  We hope things get better for them and that they meet that one special child like we have.  We really are grateful for the way things have turned out.  We can't wait for everyone to meet him.  We know that you will all love him as we already do!

Take care,

Summer