A Day at the Pool....

Today was a beautiful day in Antigua. We had school as usual in the morning and then headed to the Hotel Antigua pool around 10am. I told Jenny I would handle the pool so she could have a few, more than deserved, hours to herself. While there, we saw the Dirrims (adopting Henry and Dahlia) and the McFaddens (adopting Lily). Caroline had a great time playing with Lily. Christopher spent some time at the play area next to the pool (I think he also need some alone time to recharge himself). Luis and I spent a little time in the baby pool area that is about 18 inches deep and spent the rest of the time together in the big pool. I would hold him around the waist and he would practice paddling his hands and kicking his feet. We stayed at the pool until after 4 pm, swimming and talking to the other parents. It is so nice to have some people to talk to who are going through the same thing and have been living in Guatemala longer. Here are some pictures from our time at the pool.

Caroline and Lily.



This one is Luis working on swimming in the shallow pool.


After the pool, the kids decided to walk back to the apartment instead of taking a tuk tuk because they wanted to stop for ice cream on the way. We stopped at Pollo Campero and got all three kids "conos" for 12Q (about a $1.50). When we got back to the apartment I worked on getting the kids cleaned up while Jenny worked to get dinner on the table. Tonight was breakfast for dinner night so we had pancakes and the like. It was delicious and the kids all enjoyed it. We talked to Luis at dinner about going to the graduation and quinceneara tomorrow for a couple of hours and then coming back and having pizza and a movie. Once he understood the plan, I told him the events would be at Casa Para Ninos, and that we would be with him "todo el tiempo" (all the time) we were there. He did not panic and seemed to be okay with it. Hopefully that will carry over to tomorrow when we go for the dedication and other events. Please pray the time there is a positive experience for all of us.