I Am A Mom Again!

This morning, Allison and I got up about 7AM, got ready and went down to breakfast. Blini are Russian pancakes and we were both craving them so we were very happy when they were on the buffet in the hotel restaurant. After many blini and some very strong coffee we set out to exchange some money. Across the street was a bank and the "Starbucks" coffee shop where we thought we could go and get a better cup of coffee. Bonus! But, no such luck as everything was closed. I get the bank not being open but, what coffee shop isn't open by 8:30 in the morning? I know. So, we headed back to our room to await the arrival of our children.
Dimitry had told us to be in our room by 10:00. So, by 9:45 Allison and I were getting pretty nervous and excited. We kept our door opened so we could hear for little footsteps and of course, with every sound of footsteps our ears were perked. 10:00, 10:01, 10:02, 10:10 no kids yet. 10:20 I hear little feet and little Russian voices talking down the hall.... It was them!
Grisha came running to me and gave me a big hug as I lavished him with kisses. What an awesome feeling to finally have him in my arms for good! No more leaving him at the orphanage! It was great! Nina came again, too. Which was awesome because I was hoping she would so I could thank her again and say one final goodbye.
After about 20 minutes, Dimitry came back and said we needed to go and get the children's passports and Nina would stay in the room with the kids. What? I just get him and I have to leave him again? Last time.
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Location:переулок,Moscow,Russia