This morning we got the kids haircuts.  Each one was so good in the chair.

I posted more videos on You Tube.

Answering ?'s:

Tia Chito - Without going into details, the Colombian government said the kid's biological parents were not good parents.  We believe God had Rena and I in mind when He created these beautiful children.  We are the ones who get the blessing.

Ellie - Rena does well with speaking to the kids but there is still alot we don't understand.  We keep the Spanish dictionary handy.  My computer also has a cool widget where you just type the sentence in in English and it immediately translates it to Spanish.  The dialect is mostly the same as Mexican Spanish.

Sherrie - We were told to pack light.  We packed too light.  We have purchased some clothes for ourselves down here.  They told us not to where jewelry or watches.  I should have brought a watch.  I can't stand having to reach in my pocket to look at my cell phone.  I am mucho lazy sometimes.  I personally would be lost without my laptop (Mac) and the Internet.  I wish we would have brought more videos.  The kids love anything (even in English).   

Passing time is no problem.  Between eating, naps/sleeping at night, playing, sightseeing and doing adoption paperwork the time goes quickly.

Everything is mostly comparably priced.  Junk food is cheaper.  Clothes are about the same.   Going out to eat is a little cheaper.  Today's haircuts were $6 as was Rena's French manicure...that's cheap!

The coffee here is perfect for me.  They make it strong at El Refugio.  Juan Valdez Cafe is just like our Starbucks/Caribou Coffee(Caribou is the best - Turtle Mocha).

Katie - Regarding attachment...I feel we are strongly bonded already.  I believe all the prayer going up has been answered.  Every day feels more and more like we have been together forever.

The Woods - Alex is still trying to find out who he is.  Is he the leader of his siblings or is he the follower of his new parents?  Sebastian is a cuddle bug.  He hates letting go of us at bedtime and he climbs in bed first thing in the morning to love on us.  Erika has fits all the time.  She tests us to see if we mean business.  Even though she has turned 3, developmentally  I think she is in the terrible 2 stage.  Luisa is the only one who is not extremely active.  She is more phlegmatic.  The other 3 are sanguine in nature.  All 4 get very, very fidgety 15 minutes before thet go to sleep.  They don't go down voluntarily.  We have to make them lay down and stay still/quiet.  They all have dreams all night long.  They laugh/cry in their sleep.

The Colombians spoil their kids.  They give them anything they want and expect us to do the same.  We don't agree.