End of week 2...

The last 2 weeks have been filled with glimpses of God's glory. Future dad and I have never been more tired or fulfilled. Our children are wonderful and fun. 

They way #3 keeps his giggle inside melts me each and every time. He loves his daddy and is his hip buddy. Current favorites: daddy, taking pictures and eating.

Our oldest is a typical leader and helper. He is quick to come to our rescue when we need help ordering food or hanging our clothes on the line to dry. Current favorites: Judo, football and tablet time.

Little girl is loving the attention of all the people in the house and is starting to use her English words to get what she wants. Current favorites: carrying around the cat, Dora, building blocks.

#2 is the quickest with hugs and snuggles. When he does something awesome, he really soaks up the encouragement. Current favorites: swinging REALLY high, taking funny faced selfies, and nighttime snuggles. 

We are still living with the foster family until Sunday we think. They have been amazing at preparing our children for us and incorporating us into their routines. We could not be more grateful for the last 2 weeks. With all that said, it is time for us to go and learn to be a family. We have a week before court and want to be able to have some family time with the 6 of us before we see the judge. Earlier this week, we went and looked at a potential apartment to move into but it had 0 bedrooms. That wasn't going to work for us. 
Today, we looked at a house to rent and we will likely move in there on Monday.  It was very small (about 400 sq ft. split between 2 floors), but it had a lot of beds, so it will work for us.  It is also way out in the countryside in an amazingly beautiful location among woods and lakes and little villages.  The house may be small, but the countryside will provide plenty of opportunities for fun (assuming it doesn't rain, which it seems to do pretty often).  Also, the landlady is going to cook lunch for us (lunch here is the big meal of the day) from her own organic garden.  It will be challenging, but it has the potential to be a really cool experience.  Pray for us during this time that we will be able to fill the days with fun bonding activities and that we will continue to grow closer as a because of this time.

Random picture of one of the back yard gardens. The dog chases the cat into those trees often.