Baby Picture!

Today we started our day with a trip to pick up Oksana's new birth certificate! After that we went to a notary for something that has to do with the passport and Oleg applied for our tax code. Those of you who have done this before will understand the tax code better than I do. All I know is we need it to get the passport. So...our understanding is that when we get the tax code we will take Oksana to have her picture taken for her passport. Once we get the passport we will spring her from the orphanage have her medical exam and get her visa and we'll be out of here. We currently have a flight back on Wednesday. From what Nadya says it is possible we will be going home on Wednesday but not before then. If not Wed. then later. Anyway the cool thing is that now that we have our court decree we were able to go back to the SDA and get Oksana's baby picture and one other picture of her when she is a bit older!


After our stop at the SDA, we did more sight seeing and had lunch with Nadya. We had a funny experience with a menu item that had a poor translation! We ordered something that said it was a "burger with cheese". Sounds good, right? Look at it!

It was a big hunk of cheese, breaded, fried and stuck on a bun with lettuce, onion, tomato, and mayo! It was even cold still in the middle because they just flash fried it! I'm a fan of cheese but this was a bit much for me so I didn't eat much. Lesson learned :)

During our time sightseeing we rode on a little "tram", for lack of a better word, that takes people up and down a big hill that leads to the river. It wasn't any big deal but at least we could say we experienced it!



We're waiting to hear from Nadya regarding tomorrow's plan. I think it depends on the tax code. Right now we're just taking things one day at a time. That's the best we can do. Nadya did mention to us today that when the doctor at Oksana's baby house saw that we had boys she was happy and said "She will do well with them!". We have noticed she seems to be a bit of a tomboy and loves things like cars and dirt.

This picture is for Clayton and Evan :)