The boys enjoyed their first Halloween last Friday! Slav went as Batman. Sergei went as Superman. It took a little bit of time for them to figure out the concept of trick or treating. We practiced at our front door several times before going out for real. We bought the boys the little plastic pumpkins with handles to hold all of their candy. When we left the house to go out and trick or treat, Slav said, "Papa, Batman no pumpkin." He was telling me that Batman doesn't carry a pumpkin. AFter a few stops at houses on our street he realized that carrying the pumpkin was a necessity. He had to get all his candy home somehow. Surprisingly, the boys have not begged and pleaded to eat all the candy. We give them a little bit each day and they're very happy with that. Ask if that's the case again next year!
Slav went to the eye doctor last week so that he could be evaluated in light of his strabismus. The appointment went very well. The doctor also determined that Slav is a bit far-sighted. Yesterday he got his glasses. He looks adorable in them. However, he doesn't like them at all. At first he kept trying to take them off, but thankfully he eased up on that. I think what he dislikes is that the nosepiece is rubbing on his nose and it hurts. We're hoping that he will get used to them over the next few days. If we determine that they are rubbing him too hard we will go back and see about getting them adjusted a bit. Anyway, all is well otherwise. Both boys will be seeing the dentist next week. We are pretty sure that Sergei has some cavities and we know for certain that Slav will need some dental work. His teeth are not in the best of shape. Here's Slav in his new glasses.
As for learning, the boys are progressing by leaps and bounds. Every day we hear new English words that we weren't even sure they knew. Slav's newest phrase is "Not glasses" Sergei even said "medicine" at the table last night to remind us that they needed their iron. They are each counting more and more each day and they are now masters of colors and shapes. Slav has moved on to letters and recognizing his name. Sergei is learning to hold a crayon correctly and follow lines. They make Mama so proud!
God's blessings to all of you who are waiting for referrals and court dates! Our prayers go out especially to Eric & Becky who are anxiously awaiting their court date so they can bring home their three beautiful children from Vlad. Their paperwork is being reviewed by the judge and it should be only a matter of days before they receive their good news. The Lord be with you all!
Love,
Joel, Clarion, Slav & Sergei
11 comments:
The boys look great in their costumes! We practiced the whole trick or treating thing with Ruslan too! He caught on pretty quickly. I love Slav's glasses - he looks adorable in them.
Blessings to all of you.
Myra
Love the costumes. Very cute. Nothing like little boys in superhero costumes. Love it.
Slav's glasses are precious on him. He looks so cute. I hope he is able to adjust to wearing them. I know it would be hard for me as an adult, so I can only imagine him taking time to adjust.
Yes, we too had cavities (4). So, we understand that going to the dentist is not fun. Luckily, we were able to have them filled without our daughter being put under. Only some numbing.
I enjoyed the update and photos!
Great pics! It looked like the boys were definitely in the swing of things for Halloween.
And we're so glad that Slav is able to have his vision corrected at an early age. He looks so handsome (and intelligent) in his new glasses.
It's encouraging to hear that the English is progressing so rapidly.
Can't wait to see you all at Christmas.
Love, Aunt Jan & Uncle Eddie
Those costumes are the cutest!
I love the idea of practicing Trick or Treating at home first, good one.
They are doing so well, we're so happy for you guys!
The boys looked great!! I think Slav is adorable in his glasses!! I'm glad every one is doing well.
The boys look great! So Cute.
How cute are they!! We are just so impressed by how well the boys are doing. We can't wait to see them again and introduce them to our three!
How cute they are (I don't think Superheroes really want to be cute, but your boys sure are!) How good to see them learning and growing and adjusting to life here--I'm so happy for all of you!
I love the costumes and the glasses! Your boys are soooo cute! It was great to meet you (Joel) and we hope to meet the rest of you "in-person" someday soon!
God's Blessings,
Kathy
Hello,
We know Rich and Helen and so got into your blog through looking at theirs. Bruce, my husband, and I are waiting for an appointment date in Kiev, Ukraine. We are approved for 2-3 children. We are wanting sisters which will be about 10 years or older. We married later in life and didn't have children but now there is this age rule in Ukraine so we will be adopting 10 or older. We figure the Lord knows what we need so we trust him in this. I was interested that some of your friends are adopting 3 children. That is exciting. I would like to talk with them about that and what led them to the decision to adopt 3.When adopting from Ukraine you don't see the kids first but must go to the State Dept of Adoption where you are shown many files of children. You look at them and see their history and then decide who to go meet. Either way, one must trust God...whether you trust him to have an agency pick children and send you info about them, or whether you see the info and choose. It's not easy and we need His guidance.
Anyway, your children are beautiful and I can see they are very blessed to have you as parents.
Summer Jones 371-7355 summerboydjones@comcst.net
Thanks for the updates! The boys look great and we are thankful all is going well. God Bless you both! Will you be coming to Texas for any holidays this year?
Debbie Theiss
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