To Shop or Not To Shop

Lots of my fellow bloggers are getting me in the mood for some shopping! I am just itching to go get some clothes for our little one in Russia, but the below zero temps are forcing me to stay inside. I'd like to get a winter coat, snowpants, and boots before they are out of season. I wish we hadn't gotten rid of T's clothes that were size 4T and under at our garage sale a couple years ago. Back then I had no idea we would be adopting a child, from Russia, ever!

(This post was edited to remove Brother's age. We don't want to jeopardize anything with our adoption, so his age must remain confidential at this time.)

Speaking of adjustments, we adjusted to the time change coming back pretty easily, because we were so exhausted, although I've been getting up earlier in the morning than I used to, and Matt's been going to bed earlier.

We're waiting to hear the final word on how many documents we need to prepare for court, although initially it sounds like we might not have too many. It hasn't been even a year since we started this process, so many things have not expired. We feel very blessed that this process has gone much faster than we had anticipated. Although the costs are quite a bit more than we had estimated. But it doesn't matter, it is all worth it!

I'll leave you with a few more pics of our trip:

This is the Azimut Hotel in Astrakhan, Russia:



This is the view from the 14th floor of our hotel room in Moscow, at the Holiday Inn Sokolniki: