Out and about

Today has been a good day.  We went out shopping at a local artist store with two other American families.  There were 7 children that ranged in age from 4 months to 10 years.  The children were very good.  We then continued on and played at the park.

Yesterday, we met with the psychologist from the Colombian government and she asked very few questions, but it was good for her to see us and the children.  It was just one more hurdle for us to leap across.  We have already found out that we are in court #7.  We know that it is not a slow court, and that we SHOULD be home in a month (total time in Colombia).  Nate and I actually slept last night fairly well.  He has been fighting insomnia so the 6 good hours that he slept was welcomed. 

He is so very excellent at multi-tasking.  He can add to the blog, flip children over, reward a job well done and get the attention of the children when necessary.  One of his daily sacrifices is to actually be in the shower with the children to wash their hair and rinse them off.  He is in there, somewhat dressed, and then hands them out one by one.  I am the dryer.  While he is washing, I am laying out clothes and getting ready for the tag-team.  

If you have not already figured it out, Nate is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

The kids beg and push to get into line to play with Papi.  They say "A mi Papi, a mi." (to me Papi, to me).  He makes sure that each one gets many turns.

Lucia, our representative here, told us that she will come and take care of the kids so that we can go out to eat.  That is very nice of her, but I am not so sure that I want to go.  I do know that we need to go on a date, so it should be very nice.  

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Nate here.  We have not posted as much because we have been quite busy.  Rena was herself (graciously nice) in the above comments of me......I'm not so bad sometimes.  Rena's better!  Sunday we were invited to a fiesta for Lucia's grandchildren's school.  It had many fun things for kids including a rock climbing wall that both boy's conquered (with the help of the rope guy pulling them up).  It was an hour away in a small town in the country.  It was very beautiful with clean air.  The mountains reminded us of Hawaii by the way they were green and jagged.  The town was having a massive celebration in honor of some election.  We got caught in a traffic jam where everyone was honking their horns,  shooting big fireworks, music and dancing.  It was very interesting.  I am so bummed out that I forgot to video it.  

I hope to get Sebastian's laugh on the blog somehow.  It is hysterically funny!   I am having much trouble getting video to post.  I posted a video on You Tube called "The Renate kiddos".     Watch the antics of Alex.  He is crazy (in a good way)!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Tqqr-N0qE