Evan in Russia!

Car Ride home from the orphanage

  Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan

 Playing in the hotel room

 Shopping!

 Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood

 Saint Isaac's Cathedral

 Cheese!

 First Trip to Mc Donalds!

 Helping himself to more fries!

 Winter Palace

 Best Russian pancakes!

 Train to Moscow

 He is a little ham!

 Evan fell asleep on our walk to Red Square

 Looking for birds in Red Square

 Saint Basils Cathedral

 All Smiles!

 Shopping on Old Arbat street

Plane ride home!

Just an Update...

An update on our 2nd adoption: We have done one trip to Russia and are looking forward to 2 more!  We would rather err on the side of caution so we aren't saying much.  But come back in May for some pictures!!!  Until then, enjoy some updated photos of Alex...our 4 YEAR OLD!!!

 Happy Birthday Alex!

Alex's Jungle Java birthday party - Alex and Nathanael

 Alex and Ayla

 4 year old pictures

 Alex and Mickey Mouse!

 We celebrated Easter early on the Meyering side due to our travels and my parent's trip to New Zeeland!

 Alex snuggling the Easter Bunny

Excited to be a big brother SOON!!!

Some January 2011 Pictures!

Alex and Daddy 

 Alex learning to ice skate

 Alex and Blue

 It's Ernie's turn for Chicken Limbo!

 I walk into the room and this is what I see...

Alex licking his sippy cup "just like Blue" (who had a bone).

 Alex and his stuffed buddies!

 Cowboy Alex

 Alex loves making patterns!

The little circle on the bottom left is Alex...Mommy is the one above him...

Daddy is the one with the big head!



Making Christmas Cookies!

 Adding all the ingredients!

 Stirring was very hard!

 You want me to touch that??????

 Cutting out our cookies!

 When will they be done????

 Adding Eyes to the gingerbread men!

 Don't they look great??

The best part...eating them!!!!

So much to be thankful for...

Hope your family has as good of a Thanksgiving as we did!!!