more pix

i've come to discover that i can use the desktop and use capital letters - or - i can use the laptop and be able to post pictures. i'm confident that most of you can survive without capital letters. the more difficult task for me is not being able to use parenthesis. i use them a lot - if you can't tell. see? i just use a dash now.

anyway, things continue to go incrediblly well here. we're only 24 hours past gotcha moment and he's continually coming out of his shell minute by minute.

we also went out and hit the town this morning. we went to some fortress thing. aparently used against the kazaks back in the day. we also went to the grocery store and mall. i began to see a little of the sensory overload thing that i hear most adoptive parents talk about. in truth, it didn't look much different than hallie or jake right before naptime. he really is a good little boy. i have not seen any hidden demons come out yet. for the most part he is all sweetness. the only time he has cried was before bath last night. i got in with him though and he quickly cheered up. he even laughed when i poured the water over his head.

here's a few more picture and captions;

We told him to say 'eeeee' it seemed to work pretty well for a great smile.

laughing very hard already

having fun with mama and papa

out together at the 'high point of novo' -at the fortress

already been to church with us. they wouldn't let katie in without a head covering. she borrowed one.