Day 14

We are two weeks in...halfway! Can't wait to touch that good ole US soil with our boys in tow!
We got to take them out today to go get their passport pictures made. They were all smiles and happy to see us and excited about the car ride...then we got in the car. N sat in my lap (there is no carseat law here) and we buckeled D up beside us. Then...we got the look. D was petrified. Benji put his arm around him, snuggled him close and held one of his hands. I held his other hand. The poor child never moved, smiled nor said a word the whole trip. He was just as calm as could be but it was so obvious that he very scared and very out of his element. It was a little hard to watch him look so scared. Once we got out of the car, we took their snowsuits off of them for their pictures. We were surprised to see them actually dressed up. D had on navy pants and a tan sweater. N had on green pants and a blue sweater. And...they both had on boy boots...not sandals! They were the most handsome little things I think I have ever seen. D did as he was told and went right up and got his picture taken, he smiled when they told him to smile. N, went right up but he doesn't quite get the smile on demand thing. The photographer had to pull out a squeaky toy to get him to look. After a couple of attempts we got a good pic of him. Then we suited the boys up and headed back to they car while our facilitators finished in the picture store. I had snacks waiting, and D was back to his ususal self. N could have cared less about the car ride, he was enjoying the sights. D did much better on the trip back to the orphanage. We had about an hour left to play with them and it was wonderful as always. N is very affectionate and gives hugs very freely. D is fast coming around and returning our hugs...which is heaven to us!
I took a bottle of water again. D learned that he could screw and unscrew the top all by himself. So we had quite a while of unscrew top, take a sip, say "aaahhhh" when finished (daddy you will love it....he thinks it is hysterical), then screwing the cap back on only to immediately unscrew, sip, say "aaahhhh", and screw top back. When N wanted a sip, D wanted to give him the water himself...which he would nearly drowned his little brother. It was the cutest sight ever, he really is a good big brother and very considerate of N.
Then we had to say our good-byes....only 2 more!! We can't wait. Saying good-bye is harder than ever.