After some down time on Wednesday, we walked to this park.
The kids had the best time running, swinging, and doing a tire zip line over and over again. It was a great find for our family, and I am confident we will return very soon.
Thursday, August 23
Today is the day! How could I even begin to describe the emotions? Almost every possible thought and feeling swirling all at once within me, but mostly really excited and super nervous.
Caleb woke up at midnight with - what we hope is - the last bit of jet lag. I woke up super early, mostly because of nerves! We went downstairs to enjoy our morning breakfast spread.
Then the kiddos enjoyed a few minutes of playtime on the playground and trampoline before we left to meet Tomas's social worker.
We gathered up his gift - a 5 pack of vehicles: 3 cars, 1 snowmobile, and 1 helicopter - color crayons and coloring books, and a few snacks to take with us. I had made a list of questions to ask the social worker and she was kind enough to answer all of them during our meeting, then we went to visit him in his foster home.
Our first meeting was wonderful. He is so precious! He really took to the helicopter (which is the same word in Hungarian). We played cars and colored. His foster mom answered some questions for us. I think it went very well. Tomorrow we will return and stay/play a little longer.
Our first family photo!
On the way back to our hotel, we stopped by Tesco for some groceries. Then, back to our hotel for lunch and some rest time. In the evening, we walked to the mall and bought a book for Addy to take to school.
The tabs change the Hungarian words to English (Angolul).
We finished our day at McDonald's - the only place we have found, so far, that is air conditioned. Angel and I enjoyed a latte outside - we know what awaits us in a few short months in Fargo - while the kiddos played in the air-conditioned indoor playground.
Thank you guys for all of your encouraging emails and texts! We so appreciate each of you! We are looking forward to tomorrow and Day 2!
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