Finally an update....

Well it has been a crazy blur since picking up the kids on Wednesday. It has been a good crazy though! My alone times seems to be all but gone right now, my house is much messier, my sleep time is much shorter, but my heart seems to have expanded enough in these past few days to overlook all of that. These kids are truely a great bunch of kids. Yes, they have their problems but they are loving, helpful, and really want to please us and be a part of the family. I can't remember the last time I sat on th couch without one of them piling onto my lap or saying "mama, come look at this" or "mama will you play with me?". No way would I trade them for my clean house or extra sleep!
We have spent the last few days mostly hanging out and having fun. They love playing the Wii. They have never really had any video games. Jenavi has already taken away my title of hula hoop champion on Wii fit. She will tell you that she was able to hula 1,732 times and she likes to remind me of that. Yulissa loves to help in the kitchen and helped me make spaghetti for dinner tonight. Yulissa also said she wants to play guitar and was happy to find out her grandpa can teach her. I don't think he minded too much when she called and asked him for a lesson. Laci can hardly stand to walk anywhere and wants to be carried all over the place. She does however like to hold Charlie's leash on walks. It is quite comical watching her try to walk a 70lb dog. Good thing he listens well and is easy going. Johnny is adjusting remarkably well and is doing much better at this stage then we thought he would. He likes to help out and gives some of the best goodnight hugs and kisses.
We had fun coloring Easter eggs today with Aunt Kristen, cousin Emmie and Lucie. The kids had never colored Easter eggs before and had a lot of fun. Laci's fingers are still a bit green. They are all excited about Easter at grandma and grandpa's tomorrow. Monday is Laci's 6th birthday and she is looking forward to that. She keeps reminding us to make sure we know. Then Tuesday real life starts and they will have their first day of school. It will be interesting to see how that goes!