26 Apr 06

I forgot to mention the sweet thing Ian did last night. After Vitalik had his bit of drama for the evening and was put to bed, Ian rolled over to him, kissed his hand, and had his spider puppet, “taranchi” come and give Vitalik a kiss too! He said, “I wanted him to feel good.” What a sweet boy. It gives me hope that someday they’ll truly trust and love one another as all family members should. Although the day has been sunny, we have yet to go outside and its early afternoon. This is not to say we haven’t kept busy. The boys both spent some time on “the chair” the official time-out place in our grandiose apartment in the morning, but by lunch they we’re the best of friends. Believe it or not, Mama is allowing her boys to jump off the furniture into a huge pile of blankets. Of course, this is a big hit with the boys and it’s helping them to bond as brothers. Plus, we’re all aware of our limited fun activities during the day, and if it helps to pass the time and improves the boys relationship; how can I say no?? Daddy has been trying to figure out the best way home for Ian and himself. Right now, he arrives in Almaty at 1030 on Sunday morning and then they don’t leave Almaty until 0145 Monday morning. We just found out that the flight then has a stop in Astana prior to departing for Frankfurt. Tim is trying to figure out a way to simply jump on the plane in Astana vs. flying south to Almaty only to fly back north over Karaganda and back to Astana.