Family of 7

Well, I am pretty sure that you all know why I have not written in a week. Our lives have completely changed and we are settling in to a new routine. We are the luckiest family in the whole world to have been blessed with 2 amazing little girls. They have been great as they have tried to figure out how they fit into our family. They sleep well, eat well, and play well (beyond normal sibling stuff). We have had a few very heartbreaking moments with many tears or misunderstandings, but we also know that is totally normal. It helps for me to remind the kids how crazy it would be if they suddenly moved in with one of our staff. Yes, on the surface they know our staff, but to move in with them, eat their food, figure out their rules and such, it would be so hard. That makes us all a bit more compassionate, when we can walk a moment in their shoes.
We are on day 6, and I can tell you that today was the first day that we felt like a family. The girls have been really shy around Bryan and Elijah, but today felt more comfortable and less shy. I praise God for that! We played in the sprinkler, ate dinner outside, had some tickle fights, and then played soccer. We were all smiling and laughing and it felt sooooooo good. I know that our journey will have many ups and downs as we figure each other out, but today was a very good day and I thought since I have the energy, today would be a good day to write too!!! Sorry for those of you who have been dying to hear from me, but I have been going to sleep as soon as my last kid heads to bed so no writing. :)

Day two when Polita and Nthabeleng found new clothes and headbands to try on.

Day 4 We all had some fun running through the sprinkler together, YEAH!!!

Day 4 Nthabeleng will only go through water with a helper :)

Day 6 We had a great time playing soccer and Faith was so excited after each kick the girls made, she got them all excited. Enough that Polita let me through her in the air which is something she never let me do at BG!!!!

Day 6 Little does she know that Mommy is about to throw her in the air too, but I know she likes it ;)