Thursday, August 14, 2008

Our Court Date

Hello from beautiful Odessa! Dave and I are having a good time (despite being really homesick!) here in Odessa and staying with our Christian Ukrainian family. They have really been a blessing to us and we have to say that we are eating REALLY well!! We are going to have to readjust to our plain hotdogs and macaroni and cheese when we return home! Thank you again for all your thoughts and prayers for us and for all your comments.

Today we had another good day with Dima at the orphanage. Every day that we go makes it harder and harder to leave him there at the end of the day. All we want to do is take him home with us! He is such a sweetie and has really been bonding well with us. He also seems to really enjoy the freedom he has to go all over the orphanage grounds when he is with us. His group tends to stay in just one section, while the older children can run all around. It is so cute to watch Dima walking around, swinging his arms like he is a "big kid"! Dima really enjoys reading books, coloring, and looking at the photo album we brought with us. He knows exactly where the cats and dogs are in the album and loves to look at them.

Well, our good news for the week is that we were able to get a quick court date. We have court tomorrow (Friday) at 12 noon (5 AM Louisville time). We are really excited and hope and pray for a smooth appointment. We will post an update as soon as we can after court. Take care and we will write again soon.


Candace and Dave

Here are a couple more pictures of Dima.











6 comments:

Unknown said...

The pics are so cute! Both Dima and Dave look so happy in them. I hope everything goes well for you Friday. I am sure you are ready to come home, so hopefully the court date will go smoothly so that you can get back soon! We will continue to watch for your updates and keep you in our thoughts!

Love you!
Teri & Dave

The Martin 3 said...

My goodness Dima looks just like your boys. He and Dave look so happy. We are ready for you to come home, and we are glad that your court date is tomorrow. We will be praying for you. I am sure that Dima is ready to come home too. Caleb loves to look at the pictures. He says, "Mommy I want to look at my friend." We are anxiously awaiting your return, and praying God's blessings for each one of you.

Brooke, Anthony, and Caleb

mom Steyn said...

Glad to hear that you have a court date and hope everything goes smoothly. We are waiting to hear good news this time. The boys are doing fine, but I think they are ready to go home. I can't believe that David has hair. It looks good. We will be thinking of the three of you and praying that you will be home soon.
Love,

Mom and Dad

SteynIV Family said...

Jacque, Camille, Natalie & I have been praying for you!
We hope that things are positive for you and Dima tomorrow.
He is a cutie & we are so excited to have him join the family!

Unknown said...

It's wonderful to read such a great update - he's wonderful, and praise God for hospitality and efficient court dates! :)

Mandy and Nathan said...

Hey guys! I hope everything went well today. We're looking forward to meeting the little guy, so you better make it home soon! By the way, when is his birthday?