Day 1 of 10

Today is day one of our ten day wait until we can get LP. Finally we both slept all night, it has taken us a couple of days to catch up and adjust to the schedule. So here is hoping that we can sleep all night tonight. Last night we went to the Aeroflot office to get Luke's ticket to Moscow. IT WAS SO WINDY - I am talking really really windy. Astrakhan is a very dry climate, which they say does not get a lot of rain, therefore there is not a lot of grass. Just a lot of dirt. So on the way to the Aeroflot office we both ate about 1 pound of dirt. We were able to take picture of a Peter the Great statue in the park area along the river front. We had a late visit with LP today at 3:30pm but we stayed until his dinner time which was 6pm. There were 2 other families there from Spain. We found it tough to keep LP's attention as there was so much going on!! A good thing is that LP kept close and would run to us it the other families got to close, so maybe a good sign of bonding?? The interpertor and our CHI rep Galina took us grocery shopping at a store similar to WALMART. We were able to get some basics, bread, sliced meat (pork) and cheese.

They informed us of another family coming in tomorrow, which earlier in the week they said we would be the only family until the 13th, so that is how fast things change. We are excited to see another American Family here!! Tomorrow we again will have a late visit with LP, so in the morning we are going to venture our to find the Subway (sandwich resturant).

Thanks to Matt & Patti for leaving all the great stuff behind!! We really appreciate it. And a big thanks for the map on your blog. It is a great tool for us, we use it often!!