How time flies!

Wow! I can't believe our time in Warsaw is slowly coming to an end. We had originally been told we could possibly be here until Nov 18th but since our appeal period was shortened and we can get our paperwork done before 2 of their holidays we could be home as soon as Oct. 30! I have already thought about what the girls could be for Halloween.
So we will land at 10pm, meet Scooter for the first time, see their new bedroom and toys, wake up play on the playset outside, have Oma(grandma) over to meet them, and later dress up in costumes and walk the neighborhood asking for candy-Welcome Home!
The girls are doing great.....they have the cutest personalities ever. Karolina is so sweet and kind. Always concerned about others can count to ten in English and is learning the ABC song---we hear it about 100 times per day! Patrycja is so animated and loves to talk with her hands. She love attention and is always singing and dancing. She is adventurous, loves to play with the big kids and loves to show you her cartwheel.
Until about 1 week ago Patrycja would tell everyone she is 5 (she is 4) Karolina is 5. So after about an hour of her crying I finally showed her all of the official documents (which of course she can't read) that states she is 4. She has finally come to terms that she is 4 and is now ok with it. We explained birthdays and that she will have hers when we get to the US and that is when she will be 5. The adoption books didn't prepare us for that one.
We are having so much fun learning more about their culture and seeing their beautiful country. We have seen so much of the city thanks to Vito learning the transportation system. We either walk, take the trolly cars or the subway. The girls still love the trains.....we are going to have to find them some trains to ride on when we get home! We had a great day at the Warsaw Zoo. I think we have been to the Zoo 5 times since we got to Poland-more times than either Vito or I have been in the past 10 years. But the girls love it and it gives us a chance to be outside running around with them.


Karolina flying down the slide at the Warsaw Zoo
Patrycja collecting leaves to feed the ponies
A first for Karolina to feed the animals!
Watching the gorillas!
Wondering whether they should run from the peacock!