OK OK! Da! Eta update.

Sorry for the long delay. I know a post has been much anticipated! We don't have much time right now so I may need to finish this post later but I'll update it as I have time.

We arrived in Tallinn on time on Sunday night. Exhausted from neither of us really sleeping on the flight over. Sunday night was rough because we found out that the kids had school on Monday morning and we wouldn't see them until the afternoon. We were disappointed that we had to wait more because we really want to spend as much time as possible with them. We were worried that that would mean that they would have school every morning and they may not be able to spend the nights with us at the hotel, and that we'd only have a few hours each afternoon with them at the orphanage. Well Igor worked it out with the director and as of Monday afternoon we've had them with us the whole time.

Yesterday we went to eat at McDonald's with them, and then later at Hesburger, which is like McDonald's, and then later we ate pizza. They eat more than we do and they are super skinny. So they can use some fattening up. We also ran around playing tag in the park. Well the three of them ran around and I mostly took pictures! I hope to post them later.

Today we took them swimming at this indoor water park and then to McDonald's AGAIN for lunch. LOL

Things really are great with them. We get along wonderfully and it didn't take long for them to start calling us Mom and Dad. ("Mahm" and "Pahppa") They are small for their age, I think, and though they take care of themselves well, they ask for help a lot.

They both have tested us several times (much more yesterday than today) with pouting fits when we'd tell them no about something. Like Katya got really mad that I wouldn't buy her this little packet of makeup because it was too much money. They don't understand money, and we were told that the orphanage might have told them that when they get new parents, that they will get whatever they want. They are learning that that is not the job of parents! We explained to Katya that if she wants something, she should ask for it nicely and not just act pitiful. And she shouldn't pout if she doesn't get her way, and that we would not buy anything and she can't use the computer if she acts like a brat. She laughs when I say "brat." She knows what that means, apparently. We've found the best way to get her out of the pouting fits is to make her laugh, and then explain that she should stop.

When I get back to the computer I will describe out communication between us works and how the language barrier is going. It's not as bad as I thought it would be.

More later!

Love,
Molly