Day 18-

I was getting ready to post pictures of the apartment we are staying in (thanks Donna for the idea) when we learned that Vasya called Vanya to tell us that he was on his way back to no.4. So you will have to wait until I don't have any other good pictures to share for the apt pics. We headed down to no.4 to see Vasya, we took him a banana, a juice box, a large bun with apples inside, and a few cookies. He ate it all soon after we gave it to him. We played Left, right, Center with him-even without an interpreter we were able to explain it. He won once and I (cara) won twice. The wind picked up and it got chilly out so we went inside. But on Fridays the kids take turns cleaning the rooms so we were in the way, we took a few pictures and headed to no.9. Sasha was happy to see us, he started teasing Jeff by telling him that he will wear a pink dress. His English has come a long ways in the couple of weeks we have been visiting him. He asked me when do we get to go to America, I said October and he replied "OH MAN!" He really has no idea of time-they are so sheltered at no.9 and probably in all children's homes here. I really feel sorry for the kids who are moved from no.9 to no.4, they basically go from a very secure safe place where their every minute is schedules to almost complete independance. Plus they have to watch out for the big kids who tend to either protect them or bully them.