Day 6: A good day in Addis Ababa

Today was a good day for us.  Everybody was feeling good. Dramamene was the trick for Andrew.  He felt pretty good all day and ate a good bit. 

 

In the morning we went to the National Museum when we thought we were going to the zoo, but it was great to see all of the history and the kids were very good. In the afternoon we went shopping at the HIlton..yes the Hilton.  This hotel is the largest Hilton in the world and is literally an oasis in the middle of the desert.  We bought some souvenirs and exchanged some money. Next we went to the Addis version of a mall. It was pretty cool and we bought some stuff for family and friends.  We bought the girls their first pair of dress up shoes for the embassy appointment tomorrow. Please say a prayer for us on that one as that is the last big hurdle to getting everyone home on Monday.

 

The girls are starting to interact more with the boys which is good.  At one point, I turned my head while we were walking and they all were holding hands with Susan walking down the sidewalk. It made my day and I could tell Susan was loving it as well.  At lunch today, we had our translator tell the girls their American names we have picked for their name.  The girl's names will be: Gabrielle Tigist and Hannah Rahel. We told them it was their choice as to what they wanted to be called. Rahel chose Hannah rather quickly.  Tigist she wants to remain Tigist.  Tigist may change her mind as she is so young but Rahel was very quick to choose Hannah and was actually correcting Susan and I later in the day if we called her Rahel. 

 

Big day tomorrow as we will be taking pics for 3 families who will be travelling in the coming weeks. Those pics really helped Susan and I during the waiting period between court and travel. The afternoon is dedicated to the Embassy.  

 

P.S. - Kathy , Susan told me to write you that Tigist does things on Tigist Time. She said you would understand.