Ecuador Day 21

Sunday Dec. 25th
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Adriana slept in a bit and the Broaddus girls woke up soon after she did...she was slow to wake up until I said..Adriana...Papa Noel....Regalos para Adriana! And she perked right up and jumped out of bed! It was the cutest thing ever!  We had all of the presents and stockings in the living room for all of the girls...they waited patiently while we got cameras ready..
Adriana first got to her bag of candy in her stocking and that was really all she needed..she was so excited...she kept holding it up and showing everyone....so adorable...the bags of candy are an Ecuadorian tradition...
It took Adriana a little bit to figure out exactly what to do with the presents, but once she saw the other girls opening their gifts she decided she would too...I had purchased a signing Dora doll in Iowa and had purchased a few smaller things at a toy store in Quito...of course the most popular item was the cheapest item...a $1.00 cheapo plastic cell phone that talks, etc...she was loving that thing!
And she has also enjoyed her little princess purse that the Broaddus family got for her to keep all of her accessories she received...cell phone, comb, mirror...etc...she's a 4 year old little girl! =)

Stpehanie and I spent the rest of the morning preparing the meal for the day.

We had a good flight from Quito to Cuenca.  Adriana is really enjoying flying..so that is good since her and I still have to fly to and from Guayaquil for her visa as well as our three flights home....hopefully this momma can do as well as she is. =)

Once we got home, we called John to wish him a Merry Christmas.  It is traditional Ecuadorian way to celebrate Christmas at midnight and that is when they have their big meal, etc...and that is how they celebrated! Pretty neat, but I don't think I could do that...

We also called to check in with Priscila and let her know we were back in Cuenca.  She sadly informed us that INFA made a mistake on the papers and that we wouldn't be doing signatures or court on Monday. =( She let us know she would call us in the morning as to what she finds out from the judge.

At this point, there is still a small chance we could do signatures tomorrow afternoon and court Tuesday before Zac leaves....

Talking to Addie was good..but she really doesn't want anything to do with us lately..not sure if she is mad at us or it could be since Evie and Corbett are ther so she is busy with them...she has started to hit the computer screen when mom asks her to come talk to me...so that's awesome. =(

Zac and I decided to zone out for a bit and watched some more Modern Family episodes...not sure if we'd think it is as funny if we were at home...but right now it has been so good for a good laugh.

We both have also been reading more of our books, so that has been nice as well...I think I could have another post on things I'm reading as well..