Today was Embassy day!

First off, I am sorry we have not pounded away at the keyboard very much, but all is going very well! It is a little more difficult to get things done on the computer when we are entertaining two little ones-Sofia is pretty easy, and Maya is very active-which of course I don't blame her! A hotel room is quite boring for an active 2 1/2 year old! So, we will tell all of our stories when we get home, and post them too!

Today, we had to be up and ready to go to the embassy by 7:30-believe it or not, we were not late! We were actually able to eat breakfast, and make it to meet our driver by 7:30!!(O.k., so I won't tell you that the time is two hours behind Ky time!) Ha ha! We were there till about 10:45, and was all done! We came back to the hotel, and Bus and Maya went for a little swim! I changed Sofia, and we went to sit by them! The weather is very warm here, right now-a lot like back home-upper 70's, 80's! It is the start of rainy season, but we have not seen any, yet!(Thank goodness!)

After their swim, we decided to go to the Artistan's Market by the zoo.(No, Hannah, we did not go to the zoo!) We went with a couple from our agency, and guess where they live?! Versailles, KY!! They are Angie and Denver Ockerman, for those CCI people reading the blog! They are wonderful, and we have really had a great time getting to know them! They have a beautiful daughter, Ana, that they are adopting, and bringing home, as well! She has the sweetest eyes, and sweetest smile!! Now, everyone is taking a little nap-except me-I really wanted to blog-and it has, as I said before, been a little harder for me to get to the computer!

Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Antigua! We are excited to go, and are using the same tour guide we used the last time we went to Antigua! His name is Jacobo, and we loved him! If you are ever headed to Antigua, Guatemala, let us know, and we will give you his info!

Also, Miss Maya will be headed back to her foster family tomorrow! Pray for her! We have been able to grow so much closer! She even loves her Mamma! During our visit trip in January, she was not the fondest of me, but now, she sees that I am willing to share her Papa(Bus)! We just love her so much-wait till you meet her! She is a definate spitfire!! When they dropped her off, she came running, screaming Papa!!!! Boy, did our hearts do a flip flop!!!

Anyway, I said I wasn't going to talk, but it was nice to be able to chat a bit! I wish you all could be with us, and see how beautiful, and wonderful Guatemala is!! The people, the countryside...all so very beautiful! We are so blessed that the Lord took us down this journey, and to Guatemala to find our beautiful children! Here is a few pictures we took over the last couple of days! Enjoy!

We love and miss you all!
Sabra, Bus, Maya, and Sofia

Since I don't want to take the time to edit and add subtitles-I will just share why i picked some of these pictures-outside of the obvious!

-Look at Sofia's hair! It is crazy curly, and I am gonna have to work hard to figure it out! Ha ha!

-Sofia LOVED her bath!(No crying-Hannah!!) She giggled, even when the water was flowing over her face!!

-The pictures of Maya, in her red heart shirt, were taken in a beautiful courtyard, where we got tons of video clips of her running! It was beautiful! She was so happy to be outside and able to run freely! Sofia was sleeping! Ha ha!

-The one of the two together in the chair-Both trying to be the star of the picture! Boy are we gonna have one active and "pay attention to me" household when all our girls are home!

-Our beautiful bathing beauty queen, who was so tired, but thrilled to go swimming with daddy!

-Sofia-who is going to be like her big sister was as a baby-a thumb sucker!(Can you believe that Hannah?!)

-Do you like the smile on Sofia's face? Well, you better, cause it is there all day long! She is an absolute Happy baby!!