Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Starting day 2 in Abakan

Good morning! We finally got caught up on sleep last night. After Oleg dropped us off yesterday, we slept from 5-10pm, woke up came down to the lobby to post, then slept from 2am to 7am....which is pretty good under the circumstances. We just finished eating breakfast, today we had another interesting breakfast...dumplings stuffed with cabbage, buckwheat pancakes, more porridge, yogurt, cheese and kabalsa (salami/sausage) expresso, tea. We don't know what time we are being picked up today...we know that Alya had class to teach this morning, so we may not get picked up till lunch. Again, we will be rehearsing for court, shopping for Gavin, and visiting Gavin again today. We loved reading all your posts this morning, we couldn't believe it when we saw 14 posts...We will post more pictures tonight. Later!

10 comments:

Unknown said...

i am so excited for you both!!!!!!!

Angela Epps said...

Your good morning is our good night:) Can't wait to see more pictures after your visit today. Be sure to tell us what you get for him when you go shopping. We love reading the posts. Today's technology is absolutly amazing! We love you and pray that everything continues to go smoothly. Practice for court and be sure to get some more sleep.

Whitney says: I hope you are having a fun time in Abakan right now. I hope you guys get home safely. Make sure you tell Gavin I said HI. And that I am hoping to see him right when he gets here. I cannot wait. We will be making posters this weekend for you.

Unknown said...

We are so glad you were able to get more sleep, continue to do so when you can. We printed off the pictures and continue to look at them. Did you call Gavin by Gavin yet? Hope you get to spend more time with him today. We will check blog when we get up.
Mom and Dad

Unknown said...

Looking forward to the pictures and how the visit with Gavin goes. Practice well for court. I know you will. Will be checking in later today. Love, Mom

Anonymous said...

AAron and Shannon:
Thank you for the invite to view your blog. My mom works with you mom and my husband and I are adopting from China. We are thrilled for you and are so excited to hear about your double blessing. It is so to see things are finally coming together for you family. Enjoy every moment in Russia with you new son. He is a beauty.
Sherrie Hanson

Unknown said...

I can't wait to get to work in the morning just to check the blog. I was so glad to hear you are finally able to get some sleep. I know how emotional I am about this and I can only imagine what it is like in your position and also running on little sleep. I'm saying prayers for you that everything will go just great in court. Enjoy Gavin today and yes, I can't wait to hear what you bought shopping.

Anonymous said...

Everyone at North Kansas City Early Childhood is thinking about you guys. I posted yesterday's blog on the bullentin board!!!

We are so excited and thrilled for you!!!

Heather

Unknown said...

Shannon, he is beautiful! Sounds like your trip is going well. I am praying for a safe return for all of you.
Carla

Kurt said...

Just caught up on your blog. I am so excited for all of you. I love the picture of the 3 of you together. So exciting. Enjoy every moment. Deb H

Unknown said...

Good Morning! It is 10:30 here as I am writing. I am so glad that you got some much needed rest. I'll bet Gavin is having a hard time sleeping too. I am sure that he was very excited when he saw you in person and that he is more then ready to go home with you too. I see everyone telling you to practice for your court appearance, I will just write once again the verse that you have on under your picture, Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence rely not; in all your ways be mindful of Him and He will make straight your paths." I know without a doubt that things will go smoothly for all of you when you are in court. Can't wait to see the new pictures.
Love, Theresa