Days 2 and 3

Sorry for the lack of an update yesterday - we now have a 2 year old and find ourselves quite busy. :)  Good grief, it's amazing how quickly you forget what toddlers are like!

We spent some time at the orphanage yesterday morning when we picked up Maggie - and it continues to be Jack and Noah's favorite place in the world, which is still fascinating to us.  We took almost two suitcases full of clothes and toys, and there is NOTHING more fun than handing that stuff out.  Wow.  The orphanage director was overjoyed, and immediately started handing out clothes to all the kids and ALL the kids - even the little ones, even the boys, were elated.  We had kids stripping left and right as fast as they could to get their new items on.  It was absolutely adorable.  And then they all wanted to model their new looks for us.  I put pictures up on our photo site - https://5happycampers.shutterfly.com/.  They capped off our visit with a little concert - I tried to load a video of it but the internet connection here just isn't good enough - will try again tomorrow. 

Then we got some pictures of Maggie with her special "mamas" and the staff and kids prayed over Maggie before we left - such a precious moment.  The time we spend there is always so draining - so, so hard to see what we've seen, and yet we've been so touched by these precious little lives.  Our hearts are marked by those kids forever.

Since leaving the orphanage, we have been getting reacquainted with Maggie and learning how to be 5 instead of 4.  She was very nervous and scared at first, but seems to be coming out of her shell quite well today.  Even had a little temper tantrum when Mark wouldn't allow her to swing from the mosquito nets in our room.  :)  Go figure.  All in all, she is doing really well - very curious, has an awesome laugh, and repeats many of the things we say.  She is totally attached to her big brothers, and them to her.

And so our days will continue to look like this - staying close to our resort and by the phone - until we get the call that her passport is ready, which we are PRAYING will either be tomorrow or Monday.  That would make a huge difference in shortening the timeline of our trip.  So we'll leave you with that prayer request - and for bonding between us and Maggie, and continued protection of health for all of us.  Thank you!