Espana -- NOOOOOO

We started the day off with a trip back to the dentist to fill 5 cavities. Two were quite deep (almost needed root canals), but Sergey was a champ. Both sides on the lower and the upper right were numb. He was fascinated by the numbness. He thought his face was swollen and made me take a picture so he could see it wasn't. Everyone at Deerfield Dentistry was amazing and donated all of the services. True charity. Sergey said he couldn't smile in this picture because he couldn't move his face.

The afternoon was spent at the eye doctor. 20/25 and no glasses was the verdict. EJ went for a checkup and they rocked their glasses. Sergey was amazed at his huge retinas.

After the eye doctor we went to the Dervishians (friends of EJs from work who are also hosting Misha) for a pool party and dinner with a couple of other families that are hosting (or hosted) and a chaperone from St Petersburg (not from Sergey's orphanage). They have a pool and Sergey went nuts.

He's also an acrobat. Back flips...

and front flips -- all over the place. The other kids just watched in amazement. He is really athletic and coordinated.

We are loving our underwater camera!!!

This is Oksana, Sergey, Misha, and Sasha (Nathan). Oksana, Misha and Sasha are from the same orphanage in St Petersburg. Sasha is now "Nathan" and has been in the US for 4 months. His English is really good and he's our favorite little translator because he acts like you're an idiot for not understanding Russian.

When we came home, we watched the recording of Espana vs Portugal. Sergey loves Ronaldo and was pretty sad to see the result. He yelled, "Espana -- NOOOOOOOOOO!" on their goal. It was pretty funny. I convinced Sergey to try a mohawk like Cristiano Ronaldo--this picture is too dark, but he loved it.


You may have noticed Sergey's wristband that he always wears. It is for the Soccer Club team in St Petersburg. He loves it. He washes it by hand and wouldn't let me come close to take it to the washing machine. It is his most valuable possession. After we got home from dinner, he told us that he wants us to have it as a gift so we will never forget him. Then he gave me the biggest hug yet. My eyes welled up in tears as we hugged, because that is basically the only possession he has and he gave it to us. I am learning so much from him.