Month: Oct 2013

Hi!  Today we had a fun day!  This morning we had a highlight of the day when we walked to the park to ride the Planchone across the River Sinu. I took tons of pictures as this ferry-like boat took us across: When we got back to the park, we saw some very cute squirrels…

Today we had what is called Integracion!  It is when a social worker from ICBF comes to us and asks us a lot of questions about how us and the children are bonding and how things have gone since we got them.  For that time I played with the kids and she asked me a…

God has so much grace.  Sometimes I feel like God just pours out His Blessings like rain.  Literally.  See, we had this huge storm which is not usual for Monteria.  It was crazy.  The streets were half-flooded and you basically had to wade across the street to get across!  Here are some photos of our crazy…

Hi!  There are lots of animals here in Monteria. At the park there is monkeys, iguanas, and sloths! You should tell me what your favorite animal is! If you want to tell me, you can just comment on this blog post and tell me.  Oh, by the way, here is a good picture of Maribel…

¡Hola! One week ago we met my siblings! I cannot believe it! In many ways it feels like it has been longer. We have made progress I believe. By the way, we saw a sloth just crawling on the ground! We are making progress though. I can tell. They already call mom and dad “Mama”…

We have many friends here at our hotel, Hotel Baroca.  I will tell you about them.  The first one we met was Carlos, a very kind and helpful man.  He speaks good English which is nice for communication with those who don’t.  He was there when we walked through the doors to the hotel with…

Today we had a good day.  Our day usually starts with us waking up with three sweet faces, getting ready, and putting our clothes on.  Then we go down to the hotel restaurant and eat a great breakfast.  Today we had guava juice and pancakes with ham, cheese, and syrup.  It was very tasty.  Then we come back to…

Today we had a good day.  We had a tasty breakfast at the hotel restaurant:

These were some surprise pictures that we didn’t expect to get but we were surprised with them about two weeks before we came to Colombia! Te amo Yerlys, Juan, and Jose!

Wow!  Three new siblings! Wednesday was very chaotic or else I would have posted.  I’ll tell you how Wednesday went.  We were very excited on our way to meet the children Wednesday.    They came in with smiles and they left with sobs.  Once they were okay, we enjoyed swimming in the hotel pool on a…