Looking Back

Believe it or not, we have not taken any pictures yet this week. We did have a fun night on Wednesday night though. I took off to go to Coy's Dr.'s visit and we got out earlier than expected so we came home. We flew kites, went and got ice cream, played tag in the yard, and shot basketball. We used a gift certificate that some friends gave us to buy Coy a bike and a helmet. He is still getting used to pedaling but he likes sitting on it and watching Caleb and Katie ride their bikes.

The people where I work took up a collection and gave Coy a $100 savings bond. Actually they gave us the cash to get him one since we are still working on a SSN for him. They also gave a $100 donation to Hopeful Hearts, which is the ministry that helps orphans in Ukraine and they also help parents to adopt those orphans. They also gave us a photo album to fill up with pictures of our family.

The pictures that I have posted are of the US Embassy in Kyiv. It was less than what I had envisioned. In such a beautiful city, I was expecting the US Embassy to be an impressive building but it reminded me more of a "temporary" building that was made from trailers. There were still lots of people standing outside wanting to get in. The security to get in was pretty tight but the complex was so small that if someone wanted to cause trouble, they could easily do so from the outside.