It's official, the children are ours!!

Hi everyone,
Well, we are in our last week here!! We can't wait to get home. We miss family and friends, normalcy, our home, etc. (oh, the kids said our dog Lilly also). This past week we went to get visa photos and ordered passports for the kids. They also had a doctor's visit per the US assembly's requirement. Most importantly, we signed the paperwork making Monika Grace, Kira Alexandra, and Drew Laci Official Nemeth's!!! We are so excited! They are doing very well.

Kristin's parents (my favorite in-laws) came a week ago. They're only 5-10 minutes up the road and we've had a great time together with them. They've sure gotten a taste of Budapest in a short time. We are very thankful and grateful to have their support and help with this adoption.

Last Monday we took a boat tour on the Duna (Danube in English) River. What a beautiful city from the river we saw and the history we learned behind the city was amazing. We settled on Margaret Island we enjoyed the open grassy area and the kids played.

Cooking here has been a real challenge. We can't read what things are so we are hoping we buy the right thing and put in the right amount. Many things are not found here in the grocery stores that we take for granted in America. For example, for the first few weeks we thought we were buying ground beef when we were actually buying ground lamb. Of course, no one in the grocery store speaks English. All their spaghetti is made with egg noodles, you can't find any peanut butter here. This is a "green" country - no paper plates, cups, etc. here at all. One thing that is difficult to find here is Mexican food. Well, last week we found Iguana Mexican restaurant only two blocks from the US Embassy. AND it was GOOD!! The weather has continued to be great here- low to mid 70's just about every day.

It's interesting that when we first got here it was the off season and no one spoke English. Now that the weather is warmer and Spring is here, I'm noticing a few English speaking tourists. What little Hungarian I know, I learned from my family when I was little. But I noticed that some of the words I used back then with my family are different and not used today in Budapest. The language has certainly changed slightly over the last few decades.

Well, Thursday we will be arriving home in Indianapolis late afternoon.
God Bless and thank you for all your prayers and support. God is praised for this adoption as HE and HE ONLY made this possible. We look forward to serving HIM as a family of eight and how HE will use each one of us in the years to come.

In Christ, Tom