Opening presents
Andi on her new ride (Alex wasn't too keen on it)
Presents from Uncle Bird and Aunt Carla
We'll just play with the paper and boxes
What are y'all singing to us??
Andi is picking off the flowers and eating them
Now she's just going to pick the whole thing up and eat it. I'm trying to get Alex to eat his.
So this is how he does it....
Sugar Rush!!
Look, mom's playing dress up with us again!
I've been trying all week to get this blog updated but I still don't have it done yet. Please keep checking back for new posts and pictures.
I've been trying all week to find a few minutes to post. That has been a little difficult, needless to say. But Neal is here today to help out so now I have a little time.
Hey, we made it home....finally! Our flight was cancelled Friday night after being delayed a few times and we had to spend the night in Atlanta. We got home yesterday afternoon. Everyone is good, we are just getting settled in. I'll write more soon but just wanted to let everyone know that we made it home safe and sound. Thank you for all your prayers!
Well, kind of. Apparently one of the planes is some turbo prop thing that Neal's not thrilled about. Hmmm. Well, at any rate we'll be leaving tomorrow morning for Guatemala. We've mainly spent the day relaxing. We tried to get all our stuff done yesterday so we wouldn't be stressed out today. I think that worked out pretty well.
I won't have the laptop so I won't be updating the blog until we get back. I'll post lots of pictures then. Adios!
We finally have PINK! Our Embassy appointment is July 25th so we'll be home July 27th. Yay!! Wish us luck, we're gonna need it.
We are still waiting on final approval from the Embassy in Guatemala. They only issue pinks (the final approval slip) Monday - Thursday so now it will be Tuesday before we hear anything. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we wait a little longer to bring home Alex and Andi.
First things first, I know everyone wants to know "WHEN ARE THE BABIES COMING!" Well, we've been waiting for pink for the past three weeks. Basically that means that in Guatemala, new birth certificates need to be issued and Visas issued for the kiddos. Visas were issued last Friday, we should be submitted for pink today and have it Thursday or Friday. So hopefully I will have another update for you Friday to let you know exactly when they are coming. For those of you watching timelines, it will be one month to the day from out to pink (if all goes as planned). We have Guatemala City birth certificates.
Lauren and my mother in law threw a FANTASTIC baby shower - I could not have asked for anything more. Everything was beautiful. We got a lot of great stuff! Here are a couple pictures:
My good friend Carol hand knitted this poncho for Andi - she also hand knitted a sweater for Alex. They are so nice, I love them!
Our cribs and changer came in yesterday so we drove to North Charleston last night to pick it up. We were up until midnight putting the cribs together. Ok, so Neal did most of the work but I stayed up too.
The nursery is coming together, slowly but surely!
We don't have an update yet on when we are traveling. Honestly, I hope we don't get an update for at least another week - and I'll take two. We just aren't ready yet - we still have so much to do before they get here.
I have to send a shout out to my very good friend Lauren. She and my mother in law are hosting my baby shower and I got the invitation in the mail yesterday (which Lauren designed). I LOVE it! It's very cool - and matches the colors in the nursery exactly. It's definitely a great keepsake.
