Another Day Down

Yesterday was an interesting day. We woke up, went to the Apollo for breakfast in the hotel and had our usual omlet as that is the only thing at this time they understand in english. A buffett table has meats, cheeses, and fruits to offer. Oh and I have to mention the crepes that are cold; which we tried until I said this smells like the porrage in the orphanage. After our moring visit we went shopping for clothes for the kids to travel to Almaty. That was very overwhelming for me. Lena, our interpreter, told the lady what we were looking for and all of a sudden clothes were coming at us from all angles. They each got two outfits and shoes. Alayna's shoes fit fine but Nate's shoes wouldn't even make it over his feet. I think his feet are a D width. Lena is going to exchange them for us. The afternoon visit went well. Annie gave us a book to read with Alayna and she was so engrossed in it. After Nate finished his carbohydrate lunch of a roll, apple and milk, he was ready to go. It is funny that Annie brought toys geared towards a 2yr old or older and we brought infant toys, although they do like the vibrating worms. (Thanks to Gramma & Grampa Charlotte.) Nate and Alayna were playing on this baby einstein piano and she was telling him in English (push this.) Yeah, the girl is learning. Nate has never laughed so hard as he did yesterday. This was our best day so far. As for us we got a tea pot to boil water for our Ramen noodles. That was our gourmet meal for the week. The kids had their passport photos done yesterday as well, which is another step towards bringing them home. HOORAY!!
We walked over to a park behind our hotel this afternoon for sanity sake. It seemed to be an old amusement park. There were slides and even an old tilt-a-whirl. It seemed as though they were trying to fix it up, that will be long process. Maybe they can fix the roads first. Makes you wonder why they line dry their clothes when all that is blowing on them is dust. What a different culture.