Miracles on Vacation

So after 71 days and a big "shove off" from the US embASSy.... we have PA.
For not just one girl!
But for Dos Hermanas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes they told us this wouldn't happen.... heck they told it to our faces when Ben stood in their office in Guatemala.
Our agency advised us to get our Congressman involved. We didn't get that far.
Welp...........
No need because we have both...BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!
On top of that...
there's more!
Our agency found out a day or so before us (us being on vacation) and they already got it and had us in PGN!
Talk about Johnny on the spot! Our agency wasn't letting any dust settle.
Miracles are happening.

Back to Business

Okay so I talked to our agency about this whole PA-DNA mess. Upon contacting the lab via fax and phone... we know that the US EmbASSy did, indeed receive TWO DNA's ...one for our Teeny and one for our Tiny. So where do we go from here? Welp, the lab resent the results to the Embassy... and in a few days we will follow up with phone and email begging them to keep the girls together. However, this got us nowhere when we stood before them and asked that the cases not be split...so I think only a miracle will change their minds. I have seen miracles before so I am not ruling it out.
So at least we are progressing....now do we get to "Pass Go and collect $200"?...!!!!

OH! and it should be noted that the fostermom does not think herself , Vidal Sasoon.... the girls got gum in their hair.

We are back

We are back... and some have asked me, "Did it break your heart to leave them?"
No....my heart is not broken... My heart is soaring! I went there with so many questions...will they gel with our family? ... are they healthy?..... are they being taken care of..... are they broken... will they overcome?
Oh and my questions were answered. The fostermom takes them to mass every week... and the light in their eyes speaks to your soul telling you that they are not broken....They are in great hands. They will fit perfectly with our family...They are our family.
Tiny and Teeny are in great hands... and yes, I am sad to leave them... Ben and I wanted to stash them in our carry-on and fly home... but my heart is not broken... My heart is soaring ...because I have an awesome family and my children are strong wonderful people!

Guatemala ...The Movie!

Now before you watch this.... if you have a poor connection or it appears choppy... I would just let it play through with the volume off, but don't watch it then.....After it has played through once hit play again , with the volume on...and you should get a smooth show no problemos...si? si!
Today we did tons of funs stuff.. but we knew the clock was ticking so I didn't post any pics... hopefully this makes up for my blogging absence.
For the moment...ie... until I get some where with a good consistant connection the movie will be residing at the bottom of this page....so scroll down...lo siento...y gracias
Oh and please click on the comment button below (after you watch the movie) and let me know what you are thinking...

Afternoon

So like I said...we went swimming....low and behold Teeny hates the water....just like another certain 2year old boy that I know...Tiny loves the water. Her and "B" were mermaids ....the fostermom said that the girls hadn't ever swam... well that Tiny is like a little fish. It was a shallow pool...so she didn't actually "swim" but she was under the water and holding her breath like a champ.
I included a pic of outside our hotel window... see the Pollo Campero... Teeny won't stop with that, lol. Everytime Ben comes in with a bag, "Pollo campero papatito...te quiero pollo campero". She said the same thing when we went to breakfast this morning in the hotel, lol...again with the pollo campero.
We finished off the afternoon with making necklaces. BIG HIT! I thought it was to much fine motor for Teeny... so just me and the older girls worked on necklaces.. then I lost interest in the beading so I handed mine to Teeny... OH my was she excited when she got a bead on. She lit up like a firework...Oh so proud of herself...she worked at each bead for quite some time then ...uhoh... she grabbed the wrong side and all the beads rolled to the floor........but no, little Teeny just laughed and laughed and laughed... her good humor prevailed over any disapointment in the loss of her hard work.
They love Ben... I mean LOVE him. When Tiny woke up from her nap,"Donde es Papatito?" I told her he went for food. The second he unlocked the door she ran to him and hugged him , "Oh Papatito!" Seriously..I kid you not; huge giant arms outstretched hug ...we just looked at each other dumbfounded. You can imagine Teeny's interest in his return... as he carried bags of food...starts with Pollo and ends with Campero, lol.
I made sure their fostermom told them this was *just* a visit. But I don't know if they get it.
Pray for their hearts. They get picked up tomorrow night.

This morning........

So we are all fine ...everyone gets along. They started calling Ben and I Mama and Papa.... well they call him Papita...is that like daddy? We never told them to call us that... I am guessing the Foster mom may have.
We ate breakfast and now we are going for a swim.
I know more Spanish then I ever knew I did, lol!