Play time with the kids

Hola from Colombia! We're sorry we didn't post yesterday, but it turned into a busy day. And then most of today we have been unable to get online. So, what have we been up to since we last posted?

Daddy and Isabella had a nice day together yesterday. We decided it was time (per our last post) to make sure Mommy and Sean had some special time together. So, in doing that, Daddy and Izzie got to play and hang out. As you can see from the pics, Daddy got some nice shots of Isabella. She has the most beautiful smile and Gary was so happy to be able to capture it.

Mommy and Sean had a fun day yesterday too. We spent a lot of time together and it seemed to help with the jealousy a little bit. As you can see from the pic (that Gary took while I was sleeping - sneaky isn't it?) Sean and Mommy were worn out after playing basketball, tickling attacks and eating popcorn. We both needed a nap! :) Okay, it was because Sean kept us up the night before. Yes, it was our two-year-old and not the three-month-old that kept us up. hahah

Today we didn't do very much. We went out grocery shopping again, and got caught in the rain AGAIN on the way home. Do you see a trend starting here? The same thing happened to us last time. But this time it was with 2 kids, instead of one. haha We also spent some time in the hotel and Sean played with some of the other kids here. So, he was able to burn off some steam.

Tomorrow, we will be going on a tour. We are pretty excited. It will be nice to get out of the hotel and see some of Colombia. Our favorite driver is coming to get us tomorrow morning, and we expect to be gone a good part of the day. But if you want to see where we are going, here is the link: http://www.catedraldesal.gov.co/ We are going to visit the Salt Cathedral that we have heard about from many people, so we are looking forward to it.

Well, both kids are asleep, so I better go take advantage of some quiet time. We hope each of you are doing well, and we miss you all. We'll post more tomorrow. Thanks again for all of your comments. We love them.

Buenas Noches from Colombia.

It's a Daddy Day

Well today was a Daddy Day. We don't mean that Isabella spent her time with Daddy. We mean that Sean wanted nothing to do with Mommy today. Jealousy really reared its ugly head today. Poor little guy didn't want anything from Mommy and Mommy couldn't do anything right. We knew to expect this, but it always makes it worse when you have a two-year-old throwing tantrums in a hotel room. But other than Sean having a rough day (achem, I mean Mommy & Daddy) having a rough day with him... Sean is being absolutely wonderful with Isabella. In fact, he was so excited today when she got up from one of her naps. He went straight over to play with her. So, it has been nice watching them play and interact with one another. We just need to work on how he is displaying his jealousy and displeasure with Mommy and Daddy. :) But based on today, we are working towards having some special time for Mommy and Sean tomorrow. Hopefully that will help. Well, I think that's it. Sorry this post is so short today, but we are exhausted from our temper tantrum filled day. ;) We'll post more tomorrow. We hope you enjoy the pics.

Lots of love to you all. And thank you for all of your comments. We love reading them.

Buenas Noches from Colombia.

Our Children

Today we spent the day at the hotel enjoying our children. It was fun watching them play and get to know one another. Sean has been great with Isabella and is learning to be gentle with her. He is adjusting just like any other child, and is having his moments of jealousy. But we know that is normal, and will continue until they are adults. haha

We tried to get some good shots of them for you today. A couple are of them playing, and then some of them sleeping. And YES we did get both kids to nap at the same time today. It was great! Although, we know that is a rare occurence. You will also see in one of the pics, the one we promised from yesterday. It is the one where Sean fell asleep eating a snack. But no, he wasn't tired, and he didn't need a nap. (According to him anyway. :)

We hope you all enjoy the pictures. We love sharing this time with you, and we hope you are enjoying the updates. Lots of love to you all.

Buenas Noches from Colombia.




The kids playing







Isabella talking & smiling


Isabella napping




Sean's power nap - after snacking on potato chips. See them on the floor? Oh, and don't forget to look for the one hiding in between his knees. haha And no, we're not kidding. We did find one there.

The Lee Family - now plus one

Allright, we know you all have been waiting. Here are some pics from our morning. Isabella is absolutely gorgeous, and Sean is a proud big brother. We'll write more later about how things went, but overall it went very well! Sean did great, although, there was one moment of him not liking the idea of Daddy holding Isabella. ;)
But he has been showing off his baby sister to his friends here at the hotel. It's pretty cute. He must be enjoying part of it, and has worn himself out....since he just fell asleep on the floor eating a snack. :) We'll post a pic of that later.

Love you all.
The New Lee Family
Gary, Deborah, Sean and Isabella

Getting Ready for Isabella

Today we spent the morning with some of the other families in the hotel. We all went out for a walk together and did a little sight-seeing. Some of the streets were closed today (for cars) and open for walkers and cyclists. They were closed since it was a holiday. So, it was nice to get outside and walk around and visit some things in town. We walked to a local flea market, a mall, and then stopped for some good ol' U.S. Pizza Hut! The Pizza Hut even had a play area for the kids, so it was great for Sean and some of the older kids.

After walking around with the other families, we stopped at the grocery store and picked up some things for our hotel room. After all, you have to have snacks in your room. Sean was thrilled of course because we picked up some goodies for him. We also experienced the change in weather here in Colombia. During our walk earlier in the day, it was beautiful and sunny outside. We were even a little warm and thought maybe we should have worn some short sleeved shirts. But by the time we came back outside after our grocery shopping, it was pouring rain! Needless to say, it was an interesting time trying to carry Sean, the groceries, the diaper bag, and push the stroller (that Sean didn't want to sit in). By the time we got back to the hotel, we were soaked. But we had a good time laughing about it on the way "home".

After that, we spent some time in our room relaxing and waiting for dinner. Sean and Daddy put together Isabella's (or as Sean calls her... Izzie's) bouncy seat. As you can see from the picture, Sean was very involved in the "assembly" process (haha) and was excited to help Daddy. It must have been hard work, because he is now sound alseep next to me. Which is kind of funny, because in the last few minutes we began having a very loud rain/hail storm here. In fact, as I was typing this, we just found out that one of the families is having to change rooms because the room they are in flooded! But all of the ladies that work here are great, and are doing everything possible to make this family comfortable. It really is a home away from home.

Well, we better get to sleep. Tomorrow is the big day! The last that we heard is that we need to be at the "casa privada" (private home) to pick up Isabella at 10:00 am. So, it will be an exciting morning over here! We will do our best to post pictures tomorrow at some point. We know you all are excited too, so we will make every effort to do that.

Love you all. Buenas noches.

Home Away From Home

We're here! After driving from Jacksonville to West Palm Beach and then to Miami, we've made it to Bogota, Colombia! We had a nice flight, and thankfully Sean did great on the plane. Everything went well at immigration and before we knew it, we were on our way to meet our driver. We even had our favorite driver pick us up at the airport. It was great to see him, since he took such great care of us two years ago when we adopted Sean.

We got to our hotel earlier this afternoon, and it was great to see the hotel was just how we remembered it. We have met some very nice families, and there are several here from the U.S. We have also met some families from Finland, France and Puerto Rico. Everyone seems very friendly, and we all had a great time at dinner watching some of the older kids run around (including Sean).

Well, we better get Sean ready for bed. He's a tired little boy...or should we say overtired. :) Tomorrow we will do some walking around and some grocery shopping, so we can have some of our favorite snacks in our room. Then on Tuesday we get Isabella!

Love you all. Buenas Noches.

What happens now?

Well, the time is finally here for us to leave our home. We are officially get on our way. So, we thought we would give you all a quick overview of our timeline:

• Today: Run around and make sure we have everything we need.
• Tonight: Drive to Deborah's parent's house in West Palm Beach.
• Friday: Drive to Miami to get our visas.
• Saturday: Run around again and make sure again, that we have everything we need. Oh, and maybe get a few minutes of rest??
• Sunday: Fly to Colombia!
• Monday: Get settled in Colombia and get our last few hours of sleep.....okay, only if Sean lets us.
• Tuesday: Get Isabella!
  
  So, stay tuned. We can't wait to share it all with you.
  
  We love you all.