Day Three Visit

Today was a great day with Vladimir. It only took a little while to get him to settle in with us. We started quickly with the ticklish spot and that made all the difference. It was fun to watch him today as he and Dean really hit it off. He played catch for quite some time and I really was not included (which was fine). They had a blast. We bought some crayons yesterday and took that along today. He liked them quite a bit. By the end, the game was more about him collecting them all and less about drawing. We did manage to trace his hand and his foot, as that will help when we have to bring clothes back for him. Vladimir went back to the horse and really got it rocking, so much in fact that he fell off the back. The good news...he hopped back on! He was way more cuddly today then before. I held him for awhile and he put his head on my shoulder. He also sat in my lap for quite some time. He enjoys looking over the pictures we brought and seems very excited when he sees the pictures with horses in them.

I did take a picture of the outside of the orphanage. And in the back is large play area. It is hard to tell from the pictures because of the snow, but it looks like they have lots of room to run around. With nicer weather they go outside, but right now it is just too cold for much outside activity.

The room we were with him in is also their music room. One of the care givers came in to get an instrument and Vladimir's eyes lit up. There are lots of toys in the room and these cute chairs that they must sit on when in class.

Tomorrow is our last trip to visit him.