Precious Boys!

Kim and I went see Sasha and Oleg on Saturday morning. We arrived at 9:30 and found Sasha and his group were preparing for a Women’s Day (March 8) program. Sasha was chosen to sign a duet with a little girl and did a great job. We watched the children perform for a few minutes, then Oleg joined us, which was a distraction to Sasha, so we moved to the hall way to wait for Sasha.

After Sasha’s group left, we played with the boys in the activity room. They loved to jump, run and play catch. Sasha is very well coordinated for his age; Oleg has strong arms and is a bundle of energy. After giving them a small snack we gave them a “Cars” puzzle to work on. It had 100 pieces. Sasha was busy putting pieces together right away while Oleg hesitated a bit. We coached Oleg and encouraged him to work with Sasha. When they completed the puzzle they were so proud showing their final product.

Sasha’s ability of concentration amazed me. Today we brought a lego set. He worked on it for one and half hours until he finished building a garbage truck. The lego pieces were too small for Oleg so he played racing cars with me (Maggie). After 20 minutes on the floor I was tired! I asked Oleg whether he was tired, “Nyet!” (No, in Russian) he said. He is like the energizer bunny that keeps going and going. Maybe Simba our dog will not be his match after all!
For a snack today, I brought an apple and an orange. Oleg picked orange and Sasha had no problem enjoying the apple. After eating, Oleg said, “Will you bring an apple for me and an orange for Sasha tomorrow?” "Sure!" I said.

We went to see the boys at 3:30 pm yesterday. Our morning visit yesterday was interrupted a few times. Children are busier with their caretakers in the morning, I think. So, I thought we would stick to the weekday visit schedule of 3:30 pm. The first couple visits the boys were just awake from their naps. So, I asked them how their naps were today. Both said that they just laid in bed. Sasha said that he opened his eyes and closed them, then opened again and closed again. Our translator, Olga, and I believe that they were just waiting for us to come. As we said good bye we gave them hugs and kisses. Oleg usually turns back to see us a couple times when walking down the hall way. Yesterday Sasha re-appeared to say "bye-bye!" one more time when we thought they were back to their groups already.

We hope and pray that the all officials involved will complete their reports and documents for the boys and us by tomorrow. That will be another step forward the court procedure.