Happy Days!

Oh, Happy Days are here again. We've landed on the island and are having a great time. We met up with some really great couples, had a yummy "Western" dinner at Lucy's and got out of our cages! Hope was just terrific today. She had her first flight which she gladly ate her snack and dozed for the hour flight, and then at dinner, when she was feed mashed potatoes, it was if if she was fed manna from heaven. She did a little jig in her highchair and was baby talking, she was happy. Later we did a little shopping, and much to my relief she's totally on board with that process. In fact, throughout the stores she was cuddly and laughing and singing songs... she's really starting to break out of "orphanage" shock and tumble into herself. She even toddled around with only the help of one hand, and kept head butting me, an orphan's way of saying, I like you -maybe even love? Let's hope, because we are way there.


Tomorrow we are going on a temple tour, a couple of art museums and then free time for shopping or laying at the outdoor pool. It's still very humid and hot here, but the breezes do help.



I have to give another big thank you out to all of you who have been so kind to send us encouraging notes and support, especially my "ultra" wonderful family who are caring for Claire and so engaged in this process. Isn't Skype the best? It made this so much easier. I know that Claire is so happy and loved, we are so, so, so blessed, we know it and we thank you and God for it!