A Wonderful Visit

This week Colby and I ventured to New York. We went to visit our friends Christine, Stephen, Roman, and Max. Christine and Stephen adopted their boys from Russia as well. They also came from Yekaterinburg. They came home in November of 2009. Our little group is growing bigger all the time!

We had a wonderful visit. Roman just turned 3 and Max is 1 1/2. Roman and Colby got along great. It was like they were always buddies. They played with the two dogs, Lucy and Happy, and all of the toys. Colby loved the ride on train. While he rode it around the house, Max rode the dump truck and Roman dragged another dump truck around. It was very cute. The three boys also wanted to play outside. It was cold but they didn't care. They mowed and shovelled the snow, took turns pulling or riding in the wagon, and drove their car. And we had a wonderful lunch, mac and cheese with hotdogs for the boys and chicken Ceaser salad for the big kids!

Christine and I had a wonderful time too. It was nice to talk in person. We have been chatting through emails and Facebook for awhile but it was our first visit together. Having the boys close in age, it was nice to compare notes and talk about things. Colby has been home longer so we chatted about his growth and attachment. Roman is older so we chatted about how he is doing now. He is picking up English very well, but it was interesting to watch him and listen to him speak a few words in Russian. Colby wasn't speaking at all when we picked him up. We also chatted about our trips to Yekaterinburg and our coordinator there, Svetlana. But, all too soon it was time to go. I am now planning a big get together with all our Russian friends for the end of the month. It will be great to see all 5 boys together. Let the good times roll!