Another Court complete

We did not get to blog last night, and we only have a few minutes this morning, so this will be short. We went to the notary office yesterday to prepare some documents for todays trip for Vika's passport. After that we went to the market and waited to go to the childrens home. We had a few of the pictures we took made for some of the kids and they really appreciaated them.  Most of them have a photo album, and they like to add to them.  Russ and Cheri had their court and everything went well.  They were happy and their girls were happy! We met them for dinner at a very nice restaurant for dinner and all the girls got to come along, including our Vika.  Russ and Cheri had to leave from the restaurant to catch the train so the girls rode with Mick and I back to the childrens home. When we got there the main gate was closed and locked and my first thought was, we are going to have to lift each girl over the fence! But the girls motioned for us to follow them and we walked around the fence until we came to a spot with a hole in it, so we all went through. We got them back inside and went back to our apartment.  On the ride back Mick and I both said how empty it feels here since Russ and Cheri left. We did not know them well before, but we know now that we will be friends forever. This experience has made a strong bond between us and several of the other families we have met. To those of you coming after us - if you thought the week of camp was life changing wait until you get here!