Hello everyone, Tuesday night was great sleep for everyone. Taryn went to sleep at 9pm and did not wake up until 9am! We all had a great night sleep. Taryn woke up happy and hungry! We took our time getting around this morning and headed downstairs for some lunch before our Embassy appointment.
Natasha picked us up at 1:oopm and we had just a short trip in traffic to arrive there. Natasha could not go inside with us, but she informed us very well on what to expect. We processed through the steps and sat in a small area with 10 other families. Yes, 10 others! We think our world is so small and that we are the only ones going through this right now... turns out that two or three families are at the same hotel we are! Huh! As near as I could tell, only 2 children appeared to be younger that Taryn, probably 2 were the same age and the rest were older than her. A few families had 2 children with them to take home. We spoke with one family that will be on the same flight as us tomorrow. Their home is Charlotte NC. Anyway, the appointment was really just a formality. Verification of Taryn's spelling, check her picture to make sure the child matches the paperwork; a few other questions and that was it! This was the easiest step of the entire process! Really!
So we waited about 10 minutes and then we received all our paperwork, originals, and passports with visas to travel home. That was it! Total time was about 50 minutes.
We went back to the hotel after the appointment because it was Taryn's nap time. She fell asleep in my arms within minutes. She slept about 1 1/2 hours, and now it is dinner time.
We may not post again until we are in the US. We have a long layover in Atlanta to be sure we get through passport control. They warned us it may take up to an hour to get through with Taryn because her citizenship becomes official as soon as we touch down! YEAH! After we get through passport control we will try to login again and post a quick few words on how she did on the flight home.
So, hugs and kisses to all of you... thank you for diligently watching our blog... thank you to those who emailed me while I am here... hearing from everyone makes me feel not so far away. We will be home quite late Thursday night so Friday we will be sleepy. We will see everyone shortly.
Love, The GIRLS in Moscow!
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