Tomorrow's a busy day!!!

Tomorrow morning we go to the doctor's office and pick up Samuel's chest x-rays, please pray they will be there and the doctor has them signed.  This is very important because without that we can not get Samuel's Visa.  Our appointment at the Embassy is at 1:30pm, we pray that this goes smoothly so we can get his Visa and finally bring him home!  Obviously we are anxious to bring Samuel home to meet his big brother and sister and his Nana and Grandpa!  Dalton has a Christmas program Tuesday night at 6:30pm and Jeff and I REALLY want to be there!  If we get Samuel's Visa tomorrow and our flight is on time to arrive in St. Louis at 4pm, we should be able to make it.  The kids are very excited about Samuel and spent time today getting some things ready for him and Amelia made something for him.  She is a great artist, so I can't wait to see it!

Last night two more French families arrived at Casa Lanthana.  One of the families were here in 2005 adopting their older son from Monteria (where Samuel is from) and this time they were in another region adopting their 2 year old son.  The brother is getting ready to turn 8 and he is really good with his new little brother.  The other couple adopted their almost 3 year old son. 

Today we took Samuel to the park, on Sundays they close off one of the main streets for people to ride their bikes and jog.  I was surprised how many people there were and kids too. The park was busy today with people playing volleyball and basketball.  I also thought of Amelia when I saw two really pretty dogs playing in the park (she loves dogs).  After the park we came back for lunch and then Samuel played with the other boys.  Later he took a nap, so I walked to a Home Store nearby to buy a few presents for the nice people that have helped us here at Casa Lanthana.  Leena is the owner's daughter and she is very nice.  She speaks Spanish, French and English fluently and we really enjoy visiting with her.  Her birthday is tomorrow, so they are having a party for her here.  We have really enjoyed Bogota and staying at Casa Lanthana this past week, we will visit everyone if we ever come to visit Bogota in the future.  After being here Jeff and I are wanting to continue learning more Spanish and encourage the kids too.

Samuel always shakes his hand real fast when he's excited, we think its cute:)

Can't wait for Amelia and Dalton to meet their little brother and complete this family picture!

 Casa Lanthana

 Samuel and Leena

Leena is the owner's daughter and she is such a sweetheart!

 Leena and Miey

 Samuel and Miey

Amelia and Datlton are missing from this family picture, but we'll be taking one very soon in front of our Christmas tree at home, once we get it and decorate it that is!

 Casa Lanthana

Samuel loves noodles!  We could not believe how much he ate tonight!