Adventures in Mosow

Yesterday, here in Moscow, we spent the morning getting our daughter's American Embassy Medical check done and filled out all of the paperwork necessary to get her visa into the USA. We will go this afternoon to pick up the coveted "packet" that we absolutely cannot open--only the immigration officials in the USA can open it.

Once we had all of that done, we headed off the Old Arbot Street and picked up a few more gifts and, of course, stopped in the only Starbucks in Russia. It was so yummy to have a Peppermint White Mocha after an unintentional 25 day fast from them! We were able to pick up new Moscow mugs--very excited about that since they broke after our first trip here. Now the trick is to see if we can get them home in one piece and juggle a child on this trip!

After a little rest after our adventures, we hooked up with a blogger friend of mine that lives here in Moscow. She, her husband and children are American citizens living in Russia. It was so awesome to have a "local" take us around the city a bit and show us some sights on the way to and from our destination--because we got stuck in a lot of traffic. I've heard it's worse than New York here! Our friend has posted about the destination she took us to on her blog. Click here and you will be taken to read about it and see some pictures of our daughter and some video. I could post it myself, but why--when it's been done already? If you are an adoptive parent on your way to Moscow, I would encourage you to explore her website. She's got some awesome info about places to visit with children in Moscow. Apparently, Russia is not very child-friendly so she's done a great job of exploring the city with her daughters and digging up the places that ARE do-able for children.

1 Samuel 1:27 "I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him."