The sun will come out tomorrow...

Pree-vyet (Hi) from Ukraine,
The sun came out today. It was so nice to wake up to sunshine. It was still cool today but the rain went away and the sun came out. Thanks for the prayers. We had our morning visit with Timur today. He was so happy to see us. We liked THE outfit so much we got to see it again. :) We played, laughed and tickled Timur until it was time for him to go to lunch. He eats fisg soup before taking a nap. Our visit wasn't the same without Natalia. Knowing she was right upstaris was so hard. We know she has to be missing us. We have spent 4 hours a day with her since we met her. I wish I could explain this absence to her where I know she would understand we ARE coming back. I asked how she was doing today, she's sneezing. Please continue to pray for her health protection. We want her to stay strong and healthy for our trip home. We can rescue them 1 week from today, but who's counting? :) We took advantage of the sunshine and ate lunch out today. We like the cafeteria near the center of town. They have good food and a clean bathroom (with a real potty - no squatting). The only complaint is they have hot pop. I will include a picture to show you what I mean. They have coolers for the pop but do not plug them in to cool the drinks, STRANGE. (Notice in the picture, they even leave the cooler doors open). My guess is they want to save the energy. We then walked to the outside market. Imagine Old Paris Flea Market back home only BIGGER. They sell everything! From live chickens, lots of boots and hats, candy, clothes, fresh vegatables, toiletries to automotive parts - the list goes on. Several of the "booths" sell the same thing. I wonder how each vendor makes a living. We have bought a few odd and ends. We are not big spenders at the market. We came back to the apartment to unwind and refresh until our evening visit with Timur. We again had a great time with him. He is my "doll baby." He is so affectionate and has a sweet spirit. He loves to kiss Wayne and Tanners chin with his tongue. I like to cuddle him and play patty-cake with him. We clap together, roll 'em up then throw them in the pan - he laughs EVERY time. Then he claps on his own to do it again. The simple things! He loves our attention. Today we were able to feed him a snack. Imagine Cheetos without the cheese. He loves these things. They dissolve in his mouth immediately and have no nutritional value at all, but he loves them. This evening we went to the internet cafe' after our visit and dinner. The cafe' is quick and allows us to use SKYPE. The kids got on their own computers there and checked in on their WEBKINS. It was a great use of time. I was able to call home to our family this evening. It was great to hear real voices. My mom was so happy to hear from us. She was able to say hello to T&T. I talked to both of my sisters, Barbara and Chris' mom - Nana. Taylor so wanted to talk to Hannah but she wasn't home. It's hard to find a good time to call because of the time difference. It won't be long before we can talk to everyone and better yet share Marcus and Macey with each of you. I'm sure Taylor and Tanner will share. This has been a great experience for all of us together. We are all bonding at the same time, watching them both discover new things each day and be together as a family. God knew what was best for our family. I wouldn't have it any other way. We will begin it all again tomorrow. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers and following us on this adventure.
P.S. I would not have a scrapbooking business if I lived here. No one takes pictures. There are some places that we are NOT allowed to use cameras and other times I have to ask. This will make for an interesting Ukrainan trip album.
Blessings,
Meghan