Drum roll please.......

Today we received word from Anya that our region is.......drum roll please........

SAINT PETERSBURG!!!!

We are absolutely thrilled! Believe it or not, when we thought we got to choose our region, we both were drawn to St. Petersburg- it was our first choice. God really is in control! We found out from Anya that the Judge that doesn't like Protestants term has expired and he is no longer in that region. She felt like this region is a perfect match for our family.

Some History for you.....

Until 1918 St. Petersburg was the capitol city of Russia (in 1918 it was changed to Moscow) and over 4.5 million people call it home (but home to only one very special future Deetz!) The city encompasses 234 square miles and has some beautiful sites...... Here is some more info-

Official website
http://eng.gov.spb.ru/

http://www.st-petersburg.ru/en/

As you can tell we are so excited about this region, and it's a TRAIN ride from Moscow! Not an 8 hour flight.... It is well populated and not out in the middle of nowhere (translation- it appears to be goat free) There will be lots to do while waiting for the court system to allow us to meet our baby for the first time.

Now for the bad news- right now, right this very second,

IT IS -7 DEGREES THERE!

But the record low for February is -34. So I guess that would be a balmy winter heat wave comparatively speaking!

Can't wait to tell you more soon!