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A friend provided free passes to the Zoo and we really enjoyed our visit. The favorite of the day were the tigers. We kept naming the animals in English and Spanish. There were lots of opportunities to point and ask what things were in both languages. It was a great time and we will definitely go back again.
Mother's Day was so awesome! The boys each had a special event in their classroom the Friday before Mother's Day and I took off work early to attend. The eyes became a bit misty as I opened up a bag of items Juan had crafted. I was just overwhelmed by the love as I imagined him busily working away to make them for me. Johnnatan had a photo of himself with a poem about how he will grow up fast. The photo is so "him" and it just tore at my heart strings that I could not look at it without tearing up. The boys went to the store with Papi and returned giggling and smiling so I knew something was up. Sunday morning I was presented with flowers, a card and cupcakes. Never have I seen a more precious site than these boys walking towards me that morning. So naturally Mami went to tears and hugged them all. What a blessing! Even now I tear up thinking of how God has blessed me so with these wonderful boys.
The boys enjoyed the Adventure Science Museum tremendously and it took a full three hours for all the activities. Once the boys understand more English we will visit again. Some of the activities were difficult to explain. So even though they did the activity they did not grasp what is was intended to teach. But it was a great afternoon of exploration.
We intended to play glow golf one afternoon. However, before we stopped there was a small carnival with rides. So we rode the bumper cars and a few other things. Then enjoyed a round of glow golf to complete the day.
We visited Henry Horton park on Memorial Day with bikes and fishing equipment. It was a fun filled day of biking, swimming and fishing. Unfortunately we forgot the camera. But we will definitely visit again and get some pictures next time.
Both Jeison and Johnnatan have their glasses now. Juan will probably need them but we decided to wait one more year before having his eyes tested.
Jeison visited the Dentist to repair a cracked baby tooth. He complained a little of his mouth hurting afterwards and we just took it easy for the rest of that day. Well as easy as it gets with three boys! Juan and Johnnatan have both lost a tooth. We did talk about the tooth fairy but Juan seemed a bit scared by that idea. So we told him that we are the tooth fairy and they seem just as happy with the surprise under the pillow the next morning even though they know it is us.
A friend gave the boys a larger inflatable pool. They so enjoyed it and wanted to use it every day. Our community pool is open now and the boys really love it. The pool is perfect for them as the beginning depth is 3 feet, 4 feet in the middle and ends at 5 feet. There is also a smaller 2 foot pool and Juan will play in that sometimes. They have swimmies and two round floats but after the first day they did not use them because they want to learn to swim. Jeison can swim although not very well. They can all float and Johnnatan and Juan are making good progress.
The KidZone team at our church hosted a party at a local park to celebrate the adoption and welcome the boys. The kids all enjoyed the playground and flying kites. It was a great time of fellowship and we were overwhelmed by every ones generosity.
This past week Juan moved back into Jeison's room. After a week and a half of nightly complaints of being scared and sneaking upstairs we asked if he would like to move back in with Jeison. He did and Jeison was okay with it too. So when he is a little older we will try the room downstairs again. Now we no longer assist Juan with showering, dressing and brushing his teeth. When he had his own room he always asked that Papi or Mami help even though we knew he could do it on his own. Now he does them all by himself.
The boys started ESL summer school. It is a half day for the month of June and so far they like it. The boys are speaking a bit more English with us. However when they are playing with each other it is total Spanish. Hopefully they can retain the basics of Spanish as they transition. We have learned a lot more Spanish since we have had the boys but still do not consider ourselves fluent by any means.
Juan decided yesterday he no longer needed his training wheels. We are so amazed that he just decided this, the training wheels came off and he just started riding. He only needs help with initial push off and then he is fine. In time he will figure that out too. He was working on it yesterday as well.
It is still amazing to see how God is in the details of our family. We have received so many blessings from others. So many times a situation works out so perfectly and we give thanks and praise to our Lord. It is just undeniable that these boys were meant for us. We just continually pray that God will lead us through this journey and that we are obedient to his will.
Here are some pics!
