As I've said before, I try to keep tabs on what's happening at the Kotlas baby house. Thus, I just stumbled across a group that purportedly donates items to the baby house (I say "purportedly" because there seems to be some question about whether monetary donations actually end up where they're intended to go - but, for the moment, that's neither here nor there). This group has been around for a couple-three years, and has visited the baby house a few times.
And...they took pictures. Including a visit in May 2011 (this would be a few weeks after we first came to Kotlas) where they delivered some toys. A few kids were wating for the toys:
And those few kids include a little girl in a yellow dress and red bow (in the center). Yup, that's Elena; another picture of her that we've never seen before.
They also visited in June 2011, when the Baby House celebrates the "Day of the Child" with some costume skits:
The kids in the picture are the right age to be Elena, but it's hard to tell. I asked Elena if she remembers this, and she matter-of-factly identified herself as the third baby chick in the picture above. It's hard to tell if she's remembering truely, or is just influenced by the yellow dress in the first picture, but it's quite likely she's one of the kids in the picture or just off-camera.
I was just remarking to an acquaintance how rare and special pre-adoption pictures of orphanage kids are, and here are a few more to add to our collection.
And...they took pictures. Including a visit in May 2011 (this would be a few weeks after we first came to Kotlas) where they delivered some toys. A few kids were wating for the toys:
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| Kotlas baby house, May 2011 |
They also visited in June 2011, when the Baby House celebrates the "Day of the Child" with some costume skits:
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| Kotlas baby house, June 2011 |
I was just remarking to an acquaintance how rare and special pre-adoption pictures of orphanage kids are, and here are a few more to add to our collection.
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