Today is day 4 in GZ and we had a wonderful reprieve from the humidity. It rained and rained and felt so wonderful. We actually spent the afternoon in the outdoor pool in the rain and absolutely loved it. It felt so good. Jacob is really enjoying the water now and Annabel, with the help of her water wings, is swimming on her own now. I can't believe what a fish she is in the water. Jacob's only problem in the water is that his eye lashes are so long that they stick together when his face gets wet and he can't see. It is quite funny. We spent the evening again in the family room with all the other families. It is my favorite part of the day. Most of the other families we have met share our faith so we have had some wonderful conversations. We shopped a little bit today here on the island. We don't really need anything, but we found a couple of nice Christmas gifts. Tomorrow we do need to find a Chinese outfit for Jacob so he has one to take home with him. It has just been too hot to shop. Everything went great with the Consulate today. No problems at all with our paperwork. All we have left is tomorrow at 2:30 we have our swearing in ceremony and pick up his passport with visa. Then we are done. He will officially be ours in the eyes of the US. Praise God we are nearing an end to this journey. It has been absolutely wonderful having Amber and Joey with us this time but I know they are more then ready to head home to their routines, friends and their own beds. Annabel and Jacob got along quite well today. Just one or two mishaps in the playroom over the toys. I believe they are making great progress. God has blessed us more then we can even comprehend with this adoption. Jacob fits into our family perfectly. It is amazing how He always knows what we need even when we don't. It is crazy and noisy and busy with two little ones, but when one of them wrap their arms around me and hug me it makes it all worth it. And hearing either of them yell "mama" from across the room makes my heart melt. We have definitely done a lot of laughing at the silly things these two do. They are starting to conspire together with some of their crazy things. Oh no, watch out!!! well we are off to put these two little ones to bed. I think after a day of swimming and playing in the playroom they are more then ready to fall asleep. God Bless!!!
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Oh, what a beautiful story God has built for your family! It has been amazing to watch!!!! Thank you for sharing it with all of us. Oh, and if the conspiring is beginning, watch out! It has been an interesting few months with that in our house. You just never know where they might strike next :)
Blessings, Lisa
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