Hugging day!

Our visit last night was good. She came downstairs and ran into Tim's arms as she always does. I knew she would eventually warm up to me. Last night was a good example. We played with a puzzle we bought her. Its a really nice puzzle made out of soft sponge. It came in a clear plastic container. While I put the puzzle together she played with the plastic container. That's a child for you. They are more interested in the packaging then the gift. Next visit we are going to bring her a cardboard box to play with....JUST KIDDING!!! Anyway, she sat on my lap and I bounced her up and down. She hung onto the container and then would let it bounce until it fell off my lap....she just laughed. So we did it again and again and again. It was a very good bonding time for us.

Today, she greeted Tim as she always does. But this time she reached out to me. I held her and hugged and kissed on her. Then she wanted to be held by Tim. So he held her and hugged and kissed on her. It was back and forth from then on until she decided she had enough. Then it was off to the playground. Olga, loves the swing. She was on it for at least 45 minutes. She would say "oh- da" up - down. Its the same as when a child is swinging and their saying "up -down". She was in a hugging mood she even gave Andrei a hug. He just smiled. At this institution they treat these kids well. Depending on the weather, they get to go outside for fresh air and some physical activity like walking around the building. There is one group of children that Olga knows very well. I guess these are her room mates. When she sees them outside she runs to them and giggles. On our first visit to the institution she stayed with her friends. Today, she smiled real big, grabbed our hands as to say "my mama and papa" and proceeded to walk the other direction. It's getting better everyday!

PolStar...is a place here in Krivoy Rih where they make polish jeans. From what I hear they are really high quality jeans. Anyway, they have a cafeteria downstairs that is open to the public. Guess where we have been eating lunch? The food is Ukrainian of course. It's all meat, potatoes, salads and desserts. And it is very reasonable. God knows what we need before we ask...this is true. We didn't know where we were going to stay or how we would get around town. All has been provided by our wonderful, caring, loving Father. Thank you Jesus!!!

I found out today that our court date is scheduled for Wednesday at noon. The judge wanted a little more time to look over our paperwork. Marina, assured us that there is no problem they just wanted to make sure all is in order. Please continue to keep us in prayer.