Recap

We arrived in Moscow around noon. Checked into our hotel and then left to go sightseeing. We were able to visit the Red Square and several other sights. I cannot begin to name all the sights. I will have to get Geoff to list them. During this time we also figured out how to do the metro. It was a challenge since we didn't have an interpreter and everything was written in Russian. After sightseeing we headed back to the hotel for a nap. I was very exhausted at this point. Woke up around 8:00 went out to dinner at McDonald's. By the way, it is not like ours. It was the worst cheeseburger I have ever had. The french fries were the same though. Then back to the hotel. We were able to pay to use internet, so we got online and were able to use Skypt(internet phone system) to talk to the kids at home. By the time we got off the computer it was 1:30 am. So we tried to get some sleep before our really long flight the next day.

On the way to the airport we met another family that was on their first trip to adopt. It was really neat because I recognized her from the blog her family keeps. Upon arriving at the airport we meet another couple that adopted 3 children (twin girls 11 months and a boy 2 1/2). We were able to hold the girls while they ate luch. All of us ended up on the same flight to Atlanta. It was a very long 11 hour flight. We got to hold one of the twin girls some (I believe it was Jessica). So that each parent got to eat with out a child on their laps. Bye the way, all their kids did very well on the flight. I was very impressed. Made me relax a little for our next trip home.

Our arrival in Atlanta was an adventure. I didn't remember all the bag searching and customs we had to go through. It was very nerve racking. The best part about it was, everyone spoke English and all the signs were in English.

We were scheduled to leave for KC at 8:15. Needless to say we didn't leave till 9:45. We were so happy to be home and out of a plane.