Mark- Day 2, 3, 4 plus...

Opps, just realized I should probably give an update in case you have not heard or seen us.  Corey does an outstanding job at his blog- so follow him too..I get side tracked easy and leave you hanging if you haven't noticed... www.crayonsandkeyboards.BlogSpot.com

So Friday morning Mark woke up a totally different kid.  He was rested and a ready to take on this adventure.  I hesitated to take him to the last day of Summer Camp at our church for fear of overwhelming him...but did it anyways.  I was so glad I did because he did awesome!  He joined right in with the crafts, clapped to the music and played with all the kids.  It was a great day.  He requested PIZZA after camp so we obliged and afterwards we took him on a shopping spree.  Then that night we had a church picnic.  All of which he had a blast. 

The weekend was full of more fun, food, family and friends.  Jaxson and Annabelle are getting along great with Mark.  They all play together and it makes my heart sing!  They play legos, they draw, they read stories, they watch TV, the play outside ALOT, and they really just enjoy each others company.  Mark is so sweet with AB, he includes her and is so sweet with her.  Him and Jax are total boys together - you can imagine.  Aye yai yai.  Mark is a trouper when it come to food.  He eats anything...such a blessing because who the heck knows what Russian food is like?! 

Kids amaze me...everyone has taken to Mark really well...with the language barrier I thought it would be more of a challenge but it just works for kids.  Mark is already saying more and more English words and he is understanding more and more.  I am working on speaking slower...if you know me- you know that is no small task...I run at a million words a minute. 

The last couple days I have had to worked and Papi has graciously watched the kids.  They have had a blast, riding on the tractor, eating more cookies that I ever really want to know and running up a $40 tab on Papi's phone on apps.  Really Dad?  Very grateful for him and even more grateful that he pulls more than his fair share of the weight on Fun Bus because that working mom business is for the birds!  Shout out to you Dad for splitting the load so I can do what I really enjoy doing- just being a mommy! :) 

We have a few more activities this week...including a dentist appointment for Mark.  Pray his teeth are healthy.  Then we are beach bound for a while....HOLLA!!!  Belarus is land locked so this will be the first time Mark has ever been to the beach- lots of "firsts" and fun to be had. 

K...that's it for now.  Peace out.