Slurpin' Spaghetti

The last couple of days have been really fun, and it is very heartwarming to see Losha come out of his shell more and more. This little man is so darn cute, I can't even stand it. We finally broke down and bought a wii....and I can't even begin to say how thankful I am for that thing! He has said more words playing the racing game than he has since he got here. Some of my favorite include: "Oh no!" "Oh Man!" and "Stupid!"- which cracked us up. He also squeals when he plays the racing game and then he throws in some Russian blurbs...all of which are endearing.

I made spaghetti Wednesday night for dinner. He started slurping it and it was all John and I could do to NOT laugh. Thankfully it was piping hot and the spaghetti steamed up John's glasses, so we laughed at that when in reality we were laughing at the slurping. We have learned that Losha loves Sprite and Dr. Pepper. He also liked my spaghetti and texas toast, and pineapple pound cake. He also likes Peperoni pizza and french fries....and I do promise to feed the boy some vegetables and fruit. But I'm just so glad that he's started eating that at this point, I could care less what he eats. We'll throw the healthy food curve ball in a couple of days. He has also been eating a ton of snacks in his room. The only problem with this, is that I've yet to see any trash.....so I'm wondering where it is...maybe I should check under the mattress pretty soon.

Thursday, we had family time thanks to the ice. I made cinnamon rolls and he told me he didn't want one. So I forced a bit on him and then suddenly- gasp! he wanted one! I gave him a whole one and a glass of sprite..... again, I know I won't win any awards for being healthy. He also ate some pizza for lunch, pizza and fries for dinner (Thanks to Golden Corral). I was hoping he would show me things he liked to eat... but nope! Just pizza, fries, and a chicken wing that he didn't even touch. We have watched several movies with him: Karate Kid, IronMan 2, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles. He is glued to the TV when we change the channel to fuel TV. For those of you who don't know what Fuel TV is- it is an entire station dedicated to dirt bikes, skateboards, extreme sports, etc...... he just giggles when someone crashes.

Also, he started using his Axe body spray. We put a bunch of good "manly" hygiene items in his bathroom, and Wednesday night be actually used the Axe body spray. And since then, every time he goes into the bathroom, he'll squirt another spray on him. But it does smell good, and I think John is getting a little jealous.....

Last night we gave him a book called Good vs. Evil in Russian. It is a comic book style depiction of Jesus' Redemptive story....it tells about all of the miracles Jesus performed, gives the story of his birth and death, etc. John said he has had this nose in that book all day today and has almost read it entirely through!!! I am so happy and I hope he"ll ask us some questions about God....and more than anything I pray that he accepts Jesus as his Lord and Savior and becomes a Christian. The seed has been planted....so I'm asking for your prayers too. Every night we pray with him before bedtime and then hug him goodnight. Last night when he hugged me he rested his head on my shoulder....melted my heart completely!

Tonight we plan on taking him to Tanglewood to see the Christmas lights. This weekend is open, maybe a trip up the mountains or bowling..... but I'm very excited to take him to church with us on Sunday. I wonder what he'll think.......

Please continue to keep us in your prayers and thank you to everyone who has been praying, has helped us out in any way and all who have offered to help. We are so thankful for our family and friends and the amount of support everyone has shown us!