Christmas Day

Well it is hard to believe that Christmas is here and to see so much snow. Jacob does not remember when he was 4 yr old that it snow quite a bit and we played and played in the snow. He did get to play in the snow last winter but it was only about 2-4 inches and had melted by the next day. So, to walk outside and see lots of snow it too much for any two boys to handle. Where Alexander was born in Kherson I believe they don’t get as much snow as here in Kiev. The scenery was very beautiful with just the snow and then to see the three story Christmas tree plus other trees decorated was really nice. The boys really had a good time in the snow but we were hoping to go to restaurant after we had taken several pictures but they ended up getting pretty wet and cold. There were several men dressed up as Santa and we had one picture taken with Santa. After we had been playing outside for an hour Jacob realized how cold he was and we went to change in to dry clothes before we went to eat. Fortunate our apartment is not far from the restaurant. Mother ordered us an American espresso coffee and I could have just had three of those and been very happy. We haven’t had a good cup of coffee in several weeks. The boys each got a very large chocolate shake. Jacob said Mom can I have a chocolate shake but I know you will say no. I said it is Christmas and you can have what you want. Our food was ok but we are still waiting to get home to prepare our big homecoming feast. We were pretty tired, I mean Mother and I, by the time we settled in back at the apartment. We are trying to keep the boys entertained but it is a challenge. We do have a nice apartment but it is small for two wiggly boys. Over all we had a nice day but are still counting the days until we can return home. We hope we will know something on Saturday but it may be Monday about the elusive passport. We hope everyone had a wonderful day with their families and may the Lord bless you.