Happy Thanksgiving -- Feliz Dia de Gracias

Hoy no escribire mucho y me voy a comer los acentos y demas porque eso me toma mucho tiempo. Estamos bien, muy bien. Seguimos adaptanos y creciendo como familia. Han sido dos dias largos y cansados pero muy valiosos. Nos seguimos conociendo mutuamente. Maniana tenemos una visita de integracion donde nos hacen preguntas y ven como vamos. Si 'pasamos esa prueba', la demanda de adopcion pueden entrar a la corte/juzgado y de ahi a esperar. Si alcanzamos a tener sentencia antes de navidad, es porque nos toco un juez bondadoso :-) Y si no, que Dios nos siga bendiciendo con la larga espera.

No escribo mucho porque no tengo tiempo pero todos quieren alguna foto. No es la mejor foto pero es la primera que tenemos de los siete juntos. Una familia completa!

Esperamos que todos esten bien y hayan pasado un buen dia de gracias. Nosotros pasamos un buen dia de gracias pero dietetico. Sopita de pollo y en la tarde un helado.

Con todo carino desde Cartagena,

La tribu de siete.
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We are alive and well. There's so much to share but really, at this point, not much time.

We continue to learn about each other and to blend as family. It is incredible what changes we already see in two days of being all together. The boys do test us, as expected, but we think we are doing very well. Slowly they will (or so we hope) trust us and eventually love us as parents. The youngest continues to grieve though tonight he went to bed without a single tear. That is a huge milestone. Ah! And he called me 'mama' for the first time.

They are excellent eaters. They even ate a pasta that I managed to make with ketchup!!!! Me, who savors her pasta, with fresh tomatoes if at all possible...got ketchup for her sauce. The label said tomato sauce. I even got olive oil, garlic AND fresh basil...but ketchup? And I didn't know it 'til I put in with the rest of the stuff. And I don't even like ketchup. But, I had two excellent customers who ate seconds (Santiago) and even thirds (Juan David). So there you have it, a rant about pasta a la ketchup.

And, without further fanfare...the awaited picture. Our first family portrait. The seven of us!

Much love from Cartagena,

The Gang of Seven