We were assigned to the Krasnodar Region in Russia. Krasnodar was originally named Ekaterinodar after Catherine the great which meant "Catherine's Gift". After the Russian revolution in 1917 the name was changed to Krasnodar which means "beautiful gift". I found this to be a sweet reminder and quite encouraging. Sasha is a beautiful gift that God created in His own image. A child He created knowing that we would be her parents.



Saturday, August 14, 2010

Camel



Today we visited a wildlife park near our home with family. In spite of the heat we had a really nice time and Sasha enjoyed the animals. She got to feed the giraffe, turtles, birds and bunnies. However the thing that she is still talking about is her new found favorite animal: the camel. Her and papa were able to take a camel ride together and she had a blast. One thing we love about her spirit is her willingness to try new things. She definitely has an adventurous side and is a risk taker. We were able to find a small camel figurine at the gift shop so she has a souvenir of her first animal ride. She has played with her camel a lot and then played camel with her papa and Buddy (Gpa Bauer). We went over to Uncle Zach's and Aunt Michelle's house for a BBQ this evening and she was still talking about Sasha and the camel. I think we can safely put this animal right up there with the monkey, zebra and bear!

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