Am I really related to these people? hehe

I was wondering what Kya is going to be thinking when we get off the airplane. Some friends of mine (the boys) bought her this onsie and I think it pretty much sums it up. Yes baby girl we are all a little NUTTY...and you are our PEANUT!!!

My Mom says I better get ready because I am going to get passed around like a Hot Potato with celebrity status...There will be crying, laughing, hugging, and lots of camera's flashing in my face.
Here I am practicing my Excited Face...
My mommy says all my family and friends at the airport want to squeeze my little chubby cheeks...
You see this shirt...Who the heck are all these people and why are they all SPAZZING OUT???
This says it all....Yes Miss Kya you are....WE ARE FAMILY!!!

OUR LITTLE POOL SHARK!!!

With all the excitement of getting out It has taken me a while to post these pictures. I really wanted to share them because this was one of our BEST days in Guatemala. Maria and Pepe picked up Stephanie and then Kya and I and took us to Maria's parents mountain Home. (Maria is the manager of the B&B I live in...Pepe is her boyfriend...woops I mean Kya's boyfriend haha...and Stephanie is from Switzerland she came here to go to language school) We had a cook out with steak, salad, potatoes, corn on the cob, and homeade apple pie...and then we played games....It was so nice and it reminded me of a day with the family at home. By the way we played scrabble and me and Maria were a team and we WON....We were the Total UNDERDOGS...Everybody we were playing with knew 6 languages...Maria knows three and I only know ONE...Thank goodness we were playing scrabble in ENGLISH. The best part of the day was watching Pepe teach Kya to play pool. She loved being on the pool table and Maria and I loved taking pictures of her.

WHAT? How did I know we would get out of PGN on Friday the 13th? Oh wait thats right 13 is my favorite number and Kya seems to love it too...

Maria took this picture of Miss Kya Papaya...and it cracks us up!!!

3-10-06....UMMMM oh yes My Birthday...my mommy will use anything she can get her hands on for props but I wish she would get her hands off my Pool Balls !!!

ESPN here I come...tune in for the Baby Pool Championship Tournament...first place gets free formula, diapers, Hot Fudge Sundays, and a pink baby Hummer....woo hoo...for a whole year. Am I going to have to pay taxes on that MOM?

Love at first site...Kya listening intently to Pepe explain the rules of the game...Ok so I take this stick right here....WACK that orange ball into the bag...NO PROBLEM MAN

Ok Pepe...I will GAZE at you while you show me how its done.

What do I do with this 8 ball...hey Pepe what do you think about girls who wear there hair like pebbles...because I think I am falling in love with you....you better watch our Maria...well Maria I will let you keep him because I am going home to be with my DADDY...But Pepe I will never forget our day of Pool...hehehehe

Can't I just roll the balls in the bags...

WE LOVE YOU MARIA IZABEL AND PEPE!!!

More Pictures from our day in the Mountians...I want to say Thank You not only to Maria and Pepe but to her whole family. You have made our extended stay so much better and you have treated us like family...we will never forget you. I will think of your Mom and Dad everytime I buy Kya clothes...I will miss the Kya Fashion shows at your house...

Yup My Mommy Kisses my face off...
Charlies Angel's..Maria Izabel, KBAM, and Ki Ki
Pepe, Maria, Kya and the POOL STICK
Mommy I love this place!!!
Already a little FLIRT!!! I don't know what these two will do with our each other?
I don't want to SMILE I would rather stick my tounge out at you!
Thelma Maria's mom and Kya's Auntie T....She truly made us feel right at home.
Maria's cousin, Uncle, boyfriend, Dad, and her best American Friend and her baby girl! We had so much fun with her family.
Stephanie...Ky Ky and Ki Ki...Tony...Maria's brother

Promise us you will come and see us REALLY soon Maria...hey Maria is there any wine left? ha!

We are OUT of here...coming to a town near you very soon!!!

that's right folks...you read it here first....WE ARE OUT and will soon be heading to AMERICA...home of the FREE and the BRAVE. It has been a very CRAZY day...but Kya wants to say...YOU GO DADDY...YOU ROCK...Takin care of Business TODAY!

Thanks so much for all the support and prayers you all have said for us over the past 5 months. I also want to thank Velveth, Maria and Pepe. You all are my Guatemalan Family and will be in our hearts forever. You all took the leap...into our adoption process...and we could not have done it with out you.

We GOT OUT we want the world to know...got to let it show!!!
Crawling to AMERICA today!!!

BLU sky's nothing but BLU sky's from now on!!
We're leavin on a JET PLANE don't know when we'll be back again!!!
I can see clearly now the rain is gone...Its going to be a bright bright sunshiny day
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah....HAL LE LU JAH
If your happy and you know it...blow Raspberries...If your happy and you know it blow Raspberries...If your happy and you know it then your face will surly show it...If your happy and you know it BLOW RASPBERRIES

Doing the CRAWL

I am really Growing up...My Mommy says she just can't believe it. I am trying so hard to crawl and can get up on all fours but then not sure how to get movin. Sometimes I fall on my head...OUCH...yes I holler and my mommy comes running every time...she scoops me up, kisses my head and then I am ready to go again.

Hey Ya'll want to see what I can do?
Well I am really good at watching cartoons...
NO I AM NOT TIRED...
HERE I GO...My new trick...CRAWLING...I can get up on all fours now...woo hoo
BUT it is so TIREING...so i flop over and watch some more TV....
Resting is OVER RATED...So here I go again on my own...
So are you Impressed?...My Mommy sure is!

Banana Rama

When we went to the MALL...I bought Kya some toys. I let her pick them. It was SO cute. Maria and I would hold two toys in front of her and let her choose. Well there was a BANANA and a ORANGE. If you know me very well you know I LOVE ORANGE! So I wanted her to pick the ORANGE...but she went for the BANANA everytime. So WE GOT THE BANANA. BUT we are going back to get the orange this week. Toys are so expensive here..that Banana was Q120...which is about $20....CRAZY!

I hope I don't get a BIG HEAD all they do is sit around and talk about how CUTE I AM!!!
This is My BANANA...My new favorite toy
THIS REALLY STUNK!
Can you see the GLARE from behind the mask...Kya really did not like these breathing treatments!
Hey Chiketa Banana you taste GOOD to me...the Banana is so cool you can peel it.
After the tell me how CUTE I am they grab the camera so they can PROVE it to others!
I really LOVE this SHOW...Elmo, Barney, Backyardigans, J.J. and Lazy Town

Jaunita To The Rescue!!!

Miss Jaunita came in next to play with me. She and Miss Patti take such good care of me and my mommy....we really want to take them home with us. Anything and I mean anything we need they get for us...but whats better than that is how much they love ME. They play with me, sing to me, dance with me and love on me all day. I love them and they always make me SMILE. They have such wonderful hearts and both of them have big families. Miss Jaunita has 9 children and Miss Patti has 7.....they help me so much with Kya....and they cook an AWESOME breakfast!

Yes I am the CENTER of ATTENTION here too!!!

These are MY GIRLS...Jaunita, Maria Isabel, and Patti....they are my family here in Guatemala!
Go OU beat TEXAS!!!
Jaunita reading a Magizine with Kya Azul
I love my LIFE mommy!!!
FUN FUN FUN
I love this picture because you can tell by the look on Jaunita's face how much love she has for Kya.
Mommy How did we get so lucky? We have the most wonderful people to be our family while we are here in Guatemala.