Our Build A Bear Arrived!

When I came home from work today, our bear had arrived. Don put it on the dining room table unopened. He said he wanted to wait until I came home to open it. Isn't that sweet? He's a keeper!

We were very excited to open the box, see the bear we built, and hear how our Russian greetings sounded. Our bear had a green ribbon around the neck - perfect for the season. Then the moment of truth, we squeezed the paw and.......................................................

Hey, we sounded pretty good for beginners. This is what we said, first in Russian then in English (we'll give you the phonetic pronunciation for the Russian):


Elizabeth:
Mee OH-chen' SCHAHS-tlee-vee beet' tvah-yey seem'-YOI!
We are so happy to be your family!

Donald:
Mee OH-chen' teb-YA LYU-beem!
We love you so much!

We will continue to practice our Russian. Hopefully, we will get better and be able to say a few more phrases before we meet our little girl.

That's all for now,
Elizabeth