Ok - so anyone reading this who was at the wedding - fill me in!! Congrats to Alyse and Shawn who at the moment are either sleeping or enjoying their post-wedding brunch!! Wish we were with you - especially since the food here is really getting to us- we could use a nice American brunch!
We had another great day with Drew and are quickly becoming "those" parents who think everything their kid does is the best!! I hope you'll all indulge me a little while longer! Today he entertained us by dancing in his seat to music and waving hello...and for the first time he cried when he had to leave us - it broke our hearts, but it shows he sorta likes us. He was a big cuddler with his dad today and thought he was the funniest person in the world for putting a straw in his mouth and blowing...
Earlier today we did some sightseeing around Taraz with our translator Tanya and Mira, who used to head the orphanage and is now helping facilitate our adoption. Everywhere you go here there are billboards and signs across the street talking about how wonderful Kazakhstan is and showing pictures of the president - I'm guessing his poll ratings are higher than our presidents'. There are signs for "Kazakhstan 2030" which we were told means that by 2030, Kazakhstan will be as great a country as the USA and everyone will want to visit.
Today we went to a monument from the 12th century - it is for a young woman who when going to meet her love, was bitten by a snake and died before she saw him. The site is considered good luck to visit and many people go there on their wedding day for luck - we saw a wedding there - the bride looked so happy and everyone who was at the wedding had bows all over their cars to show what was happening..it was really neat to see...
We also bought special bracelets they put on Kazakh babies to ward off evil and protect them - we hope Drew will like having that once he's older.
They also took us to the Presidential Park, which was built 6 months ago and is the pride of Taraz. There is lots of new building going on in and around the city and they credit the president with doing all these wonderful things...very different than America to say the least...
And that was our day...
To all my FF friends - you all are soo great, there just are no words...you all know what it means to finally be able to post a picture of my son. Your support is amazing....
BigBroChris - It's your job to teach Drew to love the BROWNS!!!!!
Cousin Sammy - Glad you saw the blog!!! Drew can't wait to meet his new cousins!!!!
Nicholas - You can keep calling Drew Cookie Monster!!! He can't wait to see all the things you have for him...
Talk to you all tomorrow...
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The wedding was fantastic and everyone had a ball. Your sis looked beautiful and dancing went on into the wee hours of the morning. Drew is a doll and we all can't wait to hug and kiss him and welcome him into a crazy family. Speak to you soon.
He is so adorable. We cannot wait to meet him. I love hearing all about what you are doing and all about Drew of course!!! Miss you.
What a cutie. Can't wait to meet Drew and we pray that things go quickly for you. The wedding was awesome and we missed you. Your picture traveled from event to event so you were ther in spirit and in our hearts Loved your speech, Stevie did a great job. Love to all, AL & UH
Oh my heart is just melting for you! Drew is so sweet and adorable. Aren't little boys just the sweetest thing? Congrats on acceptance of your referral.
It sounds like things are going along swimmingly (other than the unfortunate food situation). I think that it's really wonderful that you're taking the opportunity to learn as much as you can about Taraz and Kazakhstan now, so you have stories and momentos to share with Drew when he's older.
I'm just so happy for you!
Sara (from FF).
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