Our days have been full and fun. We've held hands and departed on many excursions. In Kyiv there are small playgrounds practically every couple blocks (communist style metal playgrounds with several layers chipped of paint). The kids favorite thing on the playground is when you make a tunnel with your hands over ths slide, and they slide under it. Constantly I hear "Aunt Di, look at this" as one of the children proudly demonstrates a new trick or skill that they have mastered!
The children have also enjoyed outings to the beach the past two mornings. We load up the stroller with diapers, snacks and toys and hold the hands of the other 3 children and troop down to the river. I dont know how in the world Mandy does it by herself!! The "beach" is on the shore of the Dnipre River which runs down from Chernoble and through the city of Kyiv. We spread out our blankets and keep counting heads, one, two, three, four to make sure everyone is ok. Even little Isabelle is fearless of the water! Tristan and Abi love to dig and build in the sand, and the other day when we asked them what they were building, they replied "we are building the America!"
The children are enjoying all their fun suprises from their family and friends in America. They love to read the book that Aunt Marvel sent them. Abi and Britain look so adorable in the smocked nightgowns that their Grandmoni made for them.
Our days have been full and fun. We've held hands and departed on many excursions. In Kyiv there are small playgrounds practically every couple blocks (communist style metal playgrounds with several layers chipped of paint). The kids favorite thing on the playground is when you make a tunnel with your hands over ths slide, and they slide under it. Constantly I hear "Aunt Di, look at this" as one of the children proudly demonstrates a new trick or skill that they have mastered!
The children have also enjoyed outings to the beach the past two mornings. We load up the stroller with diapers, snacks and toys and hold the hands of the other 3 children and troop down to the river. I dont know how in the world Mandy does it by herself!! The "beach" is on the shore of the Dnipre River which runs down from Chernoble and through the city of Kyiv. We spread out our blankets and keep counting heads, one, two, three, four to make sure everyone is ok. Even little Isabelle is fearless of the water! Tristan and Abi love to dig and build in the sand, and the other day when we asked them what they were building, they replied "we are building the America!"
The children are enjoying all their fun suprises from their family and friends in America. They love to read the book that Aunt Marvel sent them. Abi and Britain look so adorable in the smocked nightgowns that their Grandmoni made for them.
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