Happy Birthday Aidan!!!!!!!

Today is our little man’s second birthday and Liam’s isn’t far behind. We feel bad that we can’t celebrate it with him (nor Liam’s next Thursday) but Terri and I plan on giving the boys a belated celebration when we get home. Mama is going to have to buy a really big cake as we will have the boy’s birthdays to celebrate and my birthday will happen during our second trip. It is actually just my excuse to mooch off of the boy’s cake. Besides, the number of candles I need would pose a serious fire hazard! Again, Happy Birthday Aidan!

Terri and I are still suffering through illness. It is very frustrating, we want to get things ready here for the boys but we have been so run down. Terri still seems to have the worst of it, At least yesterday I was starting to feel well enough to get out and golf with a friend. Apparently one month of not playing golf equals one year of setback. I was going through sleeves of balls like Rambo went through belts of ammunition. But as long as you have one good shot you always come back. My good shot came in the form of a nice 45 ft. putt—and all the other horrendous shots just faded away. My buddy Chris had to listen to me go on and on about the boys and the whole adoption process. Not once did his head explode.

Yu find out how important friends really are when you spend a great deal of time separated from them—our social calendar is booking up quickly. It will be nice to see everyone who has been so helpful to us. We really do have some of the greatest friends that one could have.

Terri and I are going to hit the streets today. Maybe I can cheer her spirits by taking her to one of her favorite places… the mall. We are also looking for a few more items to furnish the boy’s bedroom so it is not all just goofing around.

We wanted to say hello to the Woods family who decided to stay in Ust for the entire process. We hope you guys are hanging in there and not getting the dreaded Space Madness. Order a plate of Karmen and a Baltika No. 9 for me.

Stay tuned. We promise to write more.