Bath Time and Other Things

Okay so both kids are snoring very lightly right now so I have a reprieve to write again. Each day here we go to breakfast at 7:30ish with the kids and eat from the buffet which includes things like beets, cabbbage salad, fruit salad, cold herring, frosted flakes (thank my lucky stars), hot dog looking things that taste bad, porridge with mushrooms, and other things of the sort. I eat toast which is the little tiny toast but it is yummy with buttter and peach preserves! The kids have been having yogurt and fruit salad and a piece of toast. They are having tummy problems. I think they both have a tummy bug which is hard because they can't hold anything down. I have been feeding them bland foods and then staying close to the restroom. Poor babies! It is not easy here to get to a farmacy and if I did, I'm positive they wouldn't understand a word I was saying and I would feel uncomfortable using the meds. I will ask my translator to help me tomorrow. I haven't had a moments time with the translator when an errand to the pharmacy could be run.

Each evening we go to dinner in the restaurant downstairs in the hotel. It is fancy by Russian standards. Tonight the kids were let's just say very naughty. It was like they were overtaken by the spirit of anything that could possibly be trouble! When I would tell Zack nyet, he would say da with this little smirk of defiance. I ended up taking him out for a walk during dinner because he was really disturbing those around him. This ended up being a reward!!! He did acrobats on the stairs and since all eyes are on me in this hotel when the kids are out of the room with me, I just compliantly follow him and keep him safe as I follow. He is definitely a kid who will jump out of planes some day. I love him to pieces.

At dinner, Sophia was mimmicking everything he did only louder so it was becoming quite a mayhem! The language barrier really is a slight issue while in Russia because I can't speak sternly to them as far as using a mother tone because those around me don't know what I am saying, and my best efforts could be misconstrued. Let's just say, I must have said, "Wait til we get to America" about 50 times to Gina. Good thing I have five weeks at home with them. We will be practicing many things! :) I'll bet McDonalds play land will be right up their alley. We'll visit Dennys to learn how to behave in restaurants and work our way up to say Red Robin. LOL

They are just testing the waters right now which is to be expected so I am not too worried about it although I did laugh at dinner because I suddenly was one of those parents who had no control of their children!!!! I think I did say once of Sophia, "I have my little Allie Bob"!!! Me thinks time outs will work for her, right Wanda? :) This after all of the bonding and loving though! I know that the Allies of the world grow up to have huge hearts! I hope I am still alive to enjoy it! LOL

Once back in the room after dinner, each kiddo gets a bath which they LOVE! They have never gotten to take baths before. They are used to being hosed down once a week. So, I let them play much in the tub. I have a few pics of Zack in the tub, but the pics of Sophia were taken wihtout my memory stick in my camera. Chalk that one up to jet lag.

Look at my bubbles! I am having the time of my life in here!!

I don't like getting my hair washed, and I love to drink the bath water like a fish. Momma keeps saying something with the word nyet attached, but until I understand her, it is a fish's life for me!

I'll post more pics of Sophia tomorrow when she takes her bath! She is a little bubble queen too! And, yep, she drinks from the tub as well!!!