Friday it is!

So very sorry, no pictures. Had to get friendly with the business office staff in order to access the internet. We made it to Moscow, and sure enough, we get to leave a day early! Thank goodness we bought those changeable tickets. All flight info is identical, just one day earlier. So we'll be in the airport at 8 p.m.ish Friday.

Oh, boy we are ready for home. The Kras flight was all we expected. Hot, crowded, and not a fun trip for the boys. Rochelle had one of those experiences we've heard about where the child seems to explode from behind in the miniature, inadequate bathroom. We'll spare you the details. Amazingly enough, Carson has become the difficult one and Conner the sweet one. They have been both angelic and demonic throughout the entire process, completely exhausting their new parents.

The good news in Moscow was a room upgrade. We got a nice big suite. It helped so much yesterday to come to the room after the terrible flight and have a wonderful shower and put on a fancy Marriott robe. Still had to run all over the suite after the boys, though. They are already treating us more like parents and less like caretakers. There are some unbelievably sweet moments in between the temper tantrums. Both boys run up and hug each of us. Conner is speaking all kinds of English, and Carson is now showing that his prize winning smile can often mean "I know what I'm doing is wrong, but if I smile and giggle, you'll let me get away with it."

Our embassy visit went smoothly with the exception that one document had not made it from D.C. today. So our contact will return there tomorrow to get it for us, and we'll be all set to leave Friday mid-day. This has been an incredible adventure and an incredible test. Can't wait to get home and start our new lives. Thanks to all of you for sharing this with us, and keeping us going with your comments. See you soon!