I need to get this girl a purse!!!

Olympic Gold!!!

Peek-a-boo

PICTURES!!!!!!!

We hunted down this man at the hotel who happened to have a cord that fit our camera! So...enjoy!





Silly Mommy!




Ummm....Debbie, pick up the phone.




Sleepy Girl...and sleepy daddy too




Trying to look all sweet...




The real Kya...This one cracks me up!

NEWS: Some Bad...Some Good...

Lets start with the bad...

We weren´t able to get Kya´s BC. Actually, we found out that her BC wasn´t even applied for untill 5 weeks after we were out of PGN!


The Good News...

When we went to RENAP, we found out that our file was missing a few documents. This could have held us up for months! So we hunted down the people who could find them for us, and brought them to RENAP. Luis, our translator (he is the BEST!) talked to the people in charge at RENAP and they told him they are going to do their best to have the BC ready Friday. (But it could take 8-10 days.) I´m just glad that we know why this has taken so long. It seems like no one has even been checking on our file, so it was definately worth us going, even if we came back without her BC.

LETS COVER a little of EVERYTHING...

About KYA...

Well, we gave Kya back to Magda this morning. Kya was excited to see Magda so that made us feel a little better. We had a great visit! Kya has such a sweet personality. She is taking steps by herself, and is very active. I think she will do great when we bring her home. We can´t wait for everyone at home to meet her!

Now to talk about some legal stuff...

We came here only expecting to visit and return home. We were praying that we would get an email while we´re here saying that the attorney has the BC, but that hasn´t happened. Actually, it might be a few more months before he gets it. No one has an idea how long it might be.

The GOOD NEWS...

While we were waiting for Kya to get here Thursday evening, we talked to about 4 or 5 people who went to RENAP and got the BC themselves!!! They told us that they will hand it over to us much quicker than the attorney. (I don´t know why...maybe bc we are her legal gaurdians.) The problem is that we need our file number to get the BC. So we did A LOT of research, called everyone who might be able to help us, and somehow by the grace of God, got in touch with someone who says they will give us the file number in the morning. And it gets better...we have a contact here who was able to supply us with a driver and translator!!! WOW...things couldn´t have come together better if we planned it!!!!

I won´t know anything until tomorrow. Someone is calling us with the file number at 7:30am and the driver will be here at 8:00am to take us to RENAP. (It´s right down the road.) Then if it still needs approval, we will drive to the town she was born in (2hours away) and get the approval, drive it back here and get it to the attorney.

PLEASE be praying that this all continues to work in our favor...

A VERY LONG DAY! BUT ALL IS WELL...

We didn´t get Kya untill 6pm!!! And believe me we were not happy at all! It seems like no one even knew we were comming today. Even though I sent MANY emails confiming it. I´m not supprised...

On top of that, I didn´t bring the card reader for my camera, so I can´t post pictures:( What was I thinking!?! So I guess you all will have to wait untill Monday...Sorry...

On a happy note!!! Kya is wonderful! She is having a rough time adjusting, but is doing way better than she did the last time. She has gained weight, her hair is thicker, & she is supper smart! All signs that she is getting the care she needs!She has been sitting on a blanket with me on the floor feeding all her dolls, stuffed animals, mommy & daddy snacks. Its too cute! I can´t wait to post pictures so you can see how much she´s grown & how beautiful she is.

Julia

ALL PACKED & READY TO GO!!!!!

Tomorrow at this time we will be in Guatemala with Kya! I don't think we'll get any sleep tonight. We are excited to see how much she's changed. I'll post as soon as I can tomorrow evening.


BTW...We heard from our agency today. They said that the attorney has no idea when the BC will be ready. We are trying to see if we can meet with RENAP while we're in Guatemala to get the BC ourselves. Hopefully we'll know more tomorrow.

We have to be getting closer...today makes 8 weeks waiting on the BC!!!

We're going to see Kya!!!

We are so excited! I was hoping she would be home by now, but it's looking like another month or longer. So...we'll settle with a short visit instead...I'm not complaining, I'll be happy to see her sweet face again! Philip is even more excited than me. He hasn't seen her in 7 months! Thursday can't come soon enough.

This is going to be a special trip bc it's the 1st time we'll be with her knowing she is really ours & will be coming home soon! It will be so great to just enjoy spending time with her w/o worrying about PGN & kick outs & all the other things that could go wrong.

Next week will probably be crazy, but I will post tons of pictures once we're in Guatemala with Kya.


Time to start packing!!! You know how that goes...I'll be packing every night this week. I love packing all her sweet little dresses! Can you tell I'm excited?

UMM....Where's my BC?????

The attorney was told to come back again. I can't believe they are making this so difficult. Actually that's what our attorney said. "They are difficult"...Smart guy...lol. Right now we are trying to stay positive & keep our patience. It has to come soon. It's been 7 weeks since the request was made.

We had decided that I would fly to Guatemala after the BC was issued & Philip would meet us for the embassy appt a couple weeks later. Then the three of us would fly home together. But with the BC taking so long, we are thinking about flying down for a short visit instead. We'll see what happens in the next few days. If I could leave tomorrow, I would. I'll keep you updated.