Well, here we are at the airport.  I feel oddly relaxed.  I'm only checking to make sure I have my passport every 15 minutes instead of every 5.  We had a late night, of course.  I thrive on the last minute details.  I was even at the CVS at 1:30 in the morning printing off more pictures for court.  We will be going to court on Monday, so please keep us in your prayers as we get ready for this big day.  We go in front of the Russian judge and we hope that she will grant the adoption without any issue.  Sometimes there can be little bumps.  A family that preceded us just a couple of weeks ago had a judge who was insistent that yet another document be provided that would satisfy her inquiry as to whether they owned a house.  Fortunately, our agency told us to get that documentation last week.  Russian adoptions can be interesting, though, as there could be yet something new next week that they want.  So, we'll go with the flow but hope and pray this week is a smooth process.

We will visit with Andrew on Sunday.  His baby home is near the airport, so as it will work we will land and go straight to visit him.  I hope he is doing well.  It will be interesting to see how and if he has changed.  He had 2 bottom teeth last time.  We will see if he has any new teeth tomorrow!  Most of our luggage contains items for Andrew.  Clothes, diapers, bottles, pacifiers (not sure if he'll use it), food, formula, a few toys, and towels.  He probably won't know what to do with all the attention we bestow on him.

We won't get to officially pick Andrew up until July 25th, so we will keep you posted on our travels to St. Petersburg in the meantime.  I am sure they will be quite adventurous.  Thank you all for your prayers over the next few days and beyond!  

Christa and Vernon