I know I told you all that we simply did non know what to expect. There were just so many unknowns and variables that it was impossible to account for them all. I know it is still early in this game, but our prayers seem to have answered to an extreme! Anyssa is so happy and joyful. She loves to be with us and we love to be with her. She is a curious bundle of energy. She found out that there is a little nightlite on our travel alarm clock so she kept turning off the lights so she could use it as a flashlight. She seems to understand almost everything we say.
It's funny...she is so much like her mother. I think she will be a little neat-freak. Jill wondered if that was a hair clip in her hair. Yes it was. As a matter of fact, she puts them in herself. You can see from the picture as she stands in front of the mirror making herself pretty...just like mommy. She also seems to have amazing problem solving skills. She learns from experiences and seems to be able to think her way out of situations. She is g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y picking up the language. She has an upper tooth that came in out of place so she has difficulty with "S". I point at me, she yells "PAPA!", I point at Laura, she yells "MAMA!", I point at her and she yells "Ah-NITH-Ah!". I don't want to say it but things are going better than we could have hoped for.
Today will be an easier day...Emily is doing some legwork for us and will meet up with us in the afternoon. We're going to eat breakfast and maybe go shopping this afternoon. I, I mean WE, want to check out the toy department at the department store. It's like a Macy's only with 5 times the employess. No fooling...they are standing along the aisles ready to help you. In the cookwares section, they have little cooking stations every 15 feet or so all along the aisles. They cook and demonstrate the products. There are like 20 of them...like nothing you'd see in the states. There are TONS of high-end merchandise. It appears that even though the area we are in appears very run-down off the main streets, there are high-end retailers all over the place. It's kind of a paradox...what you see is the high-end glitz but if you peek around the corner, it's very run-down...the other photo is what we see from the window in our room.
Well, we will also be following the elections as the day progresses. One of our guides told us that a lot of people here think "Obama is stupid". I'm not sure what info they get here, but it's interesting that that's the impression they get.
It's funny...she is so much like her mother. I think she will be a little neat-freak. Jill wondered if that was a hair clip in her hair. Yes it was. As a matter of fact, she puts them in herself. You can see from the picture as she stands in front of the mirror making herself pretty...just like mommy. She also seems to have amazing problem solving skills. She learns from experiences and seems to be able to think her way out of situations. She is g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y picking up the language. She has an upper tooth that came in out of place so she has difficulty with "S". I point at me, she yells "PAPA!", I point at Laura, she yells "MAMA!", I point at her and she yells "Ah-NITH-Ah!". I don't want to say it but things are going better than we could have hoped for.
Today will be an easier day...Emily is doing some legwork for us and will meet up with us in the afternoon. We're going to eat breakfast and maybe go shopping this afternoon. I, I mean WE, want to check out the toy department at the department store. It's like a Macy's only with 5 times the employess. No fooling...they are standing along the aisles ready to help you. In the cookwares section, they have little cooking stations every 15 feet or so all along the aisles. They cook and demonstrate the products. There are like 20 of them...like nothing you'd see in the states. There are TONS of high-end merchandise. It appears that even though the area we are in appears very run-down off the main streets, there are high-end retailers all over the place. It's kind of a paradox...what you see is the high-end glitz but if you peek around the corner, it's very run-down...the other photo is what we see from the window in our room.
Well, we will also be following the elections as the day progresses. One of our guides told us that a lot of people here think "Obama is stupid". I'm not sure what info they get here, but it's interesting that that's the impression they get.
Just sinply ADORABLE!
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