Dolphin Show

Today we had a fun time at the Dolphin show. It was a really neat program and well worth the 6 bucks a piece we paid to get in plus, Ariana received a huge box of candy. We went early to pick up Natasha from the Internot and then went to get tickets for Ted, Ariana, Viktor and myself. The location of the building where the show was held is right next to the Black Sea so we were able to get some shots of that. It was really windy and the waves were coming in strongly. When you come from living right in the middle of a big land mass it is a very wonderful thing to behold. We then saw all the kids from the Internot coming down the walk way and joined up with them. Natasha went in with them since she had already a ticket with the Internot. Then once inside she sat with us right in the front row! I don't know how we managed seats like that. Usually, these would be the first ones taken. But then again they may be the worst seats since no one wants to get wet!. We had a big plastic sheet which went down the whole row we were sitting in to cover ourselves with if the dolphins splashed us. It worked well and we were thankful for it. In the end, however, Ariana failed to lift it up and was soaked! Natasha and I got a good laugh out of this :) The show had seal performances and dolphins doing tricks with their instructors and as I said early it was money well spent and the kids had a really good time.
After, we went to the Center and had some pan pizza. This stuff was thick! I couldn't even eat two whole pieces but Natasha and Ariana did plus they each had room for dessert afterwards! (I think were getting Natasha's stomach stretched out a bit to hold more food!) Viktor had on his Nebraska velour sweatshirt which we brought and gave him for Christmas. We told him he should have worn it tomorrow when the game is on! Bergers, Yuri had his Nebraska sweatshirt on today too. He is so sweet he came right up to the van to say hello to us when we had come to get Natasha from the Internot this morning. We also got a kick out of him and a little girl who kept pushing him and hitting him as they teased one another outside while we waited to get into the show. I could just picture that little girl being Christina. Not that she would be hitting anyone or anything like that! ; )
Tomorrow we will go to the market and see if we can find something for Michelle for her birthday tomorrow. We have been invited over for pizza and a small party at her apartment. It will be really fun too because this will be the first time we will have seen her new place. I know it will be a nice time and I remember how we spent it last year with her at her home when all the families who were headed toward or had gone down the adoption road were there. And now all but one of the families who was there have their children and I believe the last couple will be coming here next month! I also remember when she blew out her candles and she said that the ones left which were still lit, nine in all, indicated how many children she would like to see adopted in the next year. It seems this wish is coming true for her with Cole, Aloyna, Nina, Lena, Alla, Natasha, Vera(next month) and now two more families coming soon for a child each. Totaling nine children! I wonder how many candles she will have left this year, we hope many more.

Pictures are of the girls by the Black Sea; tickets to the show; Big Nastia(as Natasha calls her), Natasha and Little Nastia(also as Natasha calls her) enjoying the show; Dolphin performance; treats afterward and Viktor with his Big Red on.