We arrived in Kiev this morning (afternoon in Ukraine). We got settled in our apartment and our facilitator showed us around the area of our apartment. We got pizza for dinner and also bought some stuff from the market right down the block. We don't have a kitchen in our apartment, but we got some stuff to snack on. We don't have any appointments tomorrow, so our facilitator is coming at 12:00 to take us to some other places. We told him we were vegetarian and he said good luck. We told him that we figured that. However, we are good at finding options so we will see. It snowed today. It is FREEZING!!! The sidewalks are covered in ice and snow. It was a little difficult to maneuver the wheelchair around. We made it, though. Our apartment is on the ground floor, so that is awesome. We have gotten about three hours of sleep the entire trip, so we are beat. However, we are trying to stay up so that we can get on Ukraine time. Right now it is 7:35 pm and we can't hardly keep our eyes open. Our facilitator is AWESOME! He is nice and straightforward. (Anyone who knows me knows I love that!) He doesn't sugarcoat anything and let us know that he would do everything in his power to make sure the adoption goes well. He has quite the reputation here, so I believe him. He also not bad looking :) We didn't get any pictures today, but maybe tomorrow. Our appointment is Wednesday at 9:00 am. Hopefully, we will go to the orphanage on Friday. Our facilitator has warned us that the first few meetings with Little Man may not go well. He said we have to give him some time. Luckily for us we have plenty of time!!!! Also, the plane from DC to Frankfurt was the size of a warehouse and showed New Moon. It was pretty awesome. When we landed in Germany, we were escorted to a "holding room" for people in wheelchairs so that they could be assisted onto their plane. They were extremely nice, but the holding room made me feel like I was in an infirmary! Well, that's it for today. We'll see the adventures that await us tomorrow.

Love,
Candace and Paul