In Moscow waiting to board Plane for Samara

Our flight arrived a little early which was nice since we needed to meet Val. Val is our translator for the Moscow visit. Thankfully he agreed to meet us in Moscow this morning to pick up all of our luggage except one piece and he also kept the double stroller for us. Since we will return to Moscow tomorrow night we did not need all the luggage and the first flight with the children will be easier without all the luggage.
Our flight from NYC to Moscow was not very restful. Our seats were in between 2 groups of Russian men who were loud and really obnoxious.  We don't sleep much on the flights anyway but it was practically hopeless this flight.
We will meet Sergey in Samara for our two hour drive to Syzran. We will spend the night in Syzran and in the morning go to pick up Olivia Ann. In some ways it is very hard to believe that we are finally to this point in the adoption process. It is really going to happen now.
Next post will be after we return to Moscow with Olivia Ann and John Mark Saturday night. Please pray for a smooth transition from the orphanages tomorrow and a smooth first flight.