We are getting kicked out of the country!!!

Ah, its been so long since I last wrote! Things have been going well and I am guessing you are wondering what the update from my last blog is.....well it's a....Boy??? Maybe. Actually, we don't really know. All is well with the baby. The babe is healthy, good heart beat and has really long legs....like me :) The babe's positioned in such a way that we couldn't actually tell what the gender is but the doctor is guessing based a small glimpse that maybe its a boy. We will try to confirm at our next appointment! I'm 24 weeks now...16 weeks to go. I get those updates via email that tells what size fruit my baby is (I know, its kind of a weird comparison). I currently am carrying a Papaya. Whoever decided that baby at 23/24 weeks is a papaya has clearly never been to Peru! Papaya's are HUGE here. If I have a papaya now, in 16 weeks I will be carrying a 3 foot, 20 lb watermelon!

A Peruvian Papaya...Really I may be big but my kids not this big!!!

Since then I have been continuing on my adventure to adjust to life here and learning MANY lessons along the way. That really probably explains why I haven't updated in a while. Learning lessons is hard and sometimes admitting the lessons is even harder. I'm still processing thru most so as I sort through them I'll fill you in.

We had wonderful Easter "holiday." Peru is a very Catholic country so many businesses close Thursday-Sunday, which meant we all were able to spend time together as a family which was wonderful. Thursday Jenn and I set up make shift pool (a fairly regular occurance here in our home) which included bath toys, a bath tub, a bucket and a laundry bucket. The boys always enjoy it but Dad Tovar thought it wasn't quite enough so we went out the next day and get them a "real" pool with slide and all from the "market". Pool with slide and all was a big hit.  Swimming and fun proved to be a lot for Ro and knocked him right out by lunch. (see video below). It is wonderful spending time with these little guys.

New pool fun!

Early PJ's, "coffee" and a movie!

The boys are adjusting well. They are LOVING school. Today Eli's teacher told me that they are learning the color red and Eli told her that red is rojo (red in spanish). I am so proud of him. He also told me "hola" today. To learn two languages is a lot of work and pressure for a little one but he and Ronan are doing SO well! I couldn't be more proud of them.

Jenn and Virgil are also progressing well in their Spanish classes. Many days Virgil looks like his head might explode when he gets out of class, poor guy. He is progressing quickly and both Jenn and V are learning a lot, whether they realize it or not I can see the improvement in both of them.

Our biggest news (other then the baby) is that we, as in Virgil, Eli and myself, are getting kicked out of the country. WHAT?!?!?!?! It's true, no April Fools joke here.  We leave Thursday to go to Chile. We have to cross the border to renew our tourist visa. Virgil is still in the process of getting all his paperwork processed for his Investors Visa. Once he has that accepted then Eli and I can begin the process of our Visa's. The good news is that the baby will be Peruvian and hold dual citizenship, so we won't have to go thru this crazy process with it every year (as Eli and I will). That is a blessing! Please be praying for us these next couple of days. We leave Thursday and come back to Peru Friday. We specifically can use prayers for favor for an extra long tourist visa, we are hoping for 6 months. Pray that we will enjoy our day away. Not know where we are going, how we will cross the border and the language barrier...all with a toddler in full bloom of his "Trying Two" season of life, can make for a crazy couple of days.

I'll let you know how our trip goes. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers!