Sandboxes and Tennis Balls, Oh what a blessing!

These are some pics around the castle of both of the Holcombe boys playing. But the big thing today was the sand box and the tennis balls. We went in a Shell station to buy them some icecream and at the counter was a bag of sandbox toys. We bought them and took them to the orphanage for the boys. They loved them. Almost as much as Penny. Ha Ha. When we were getting close to leaving I pulled out some tennis balls and started bouncing them off the wall and before I knew it Luke and Micah got into it and were having so much fun they didnt want to let us leave at all. We love them sooooooo very much. We always hate to leave them. But tomorrow comes and where back for another round. (from James aka Papa Bear)


There are some pictures of Micah of him pouting after he got in trouble. We don't even remember the reason he got in trouble. After he sits and pouts for a few minutes he is allowed to get back up and play and he forgets all about it.

The past few days have really been testing our faith. A committee had to come to the orphanage today and they are trying to get all the paperwork straightened out so we can go through with the adoption process and get a court date. Everyone is in our favor it's just a lot of red tape you have to go thru. They did bring gifts for the boys and they loved the chocolate.

I can say one thing, if we thought our faith was strong before it has more than doubled since we have been here. The constant waiting and no concrete answers really test not only your faith but your also your patience. Both of us continue to rely on God and know that He is our strength.

Linda Maddox- Thank you for your encouraging words in your email yesterday. It really helped both of us get thru the day.

There is another couple here from Texas and in their blog they write about another Groundhog Day. That exactly what it is like. The movie "Groundhog Day". Our routine does not seem to change very much. We get up, get ready, eat, go visit with the boys (our favorite thing), come back to hotel, eat, take a nap or blog, go back to orphanage, come back to hotel, eat, read or play rummy, go to bed and then do it all over again.

They are a lot like their Poppy. They love ice cream. I didn't get to eat much of mine after they ate theirs and took bites from mine.

There is another group of kids that came to stay at our hotel yesterday. We are having to listen to the same songs every night. All kids here love to do the chicken dance and a song called chocalatte. Oh and the Hokey Pokey. We sing these songs in our sleep.

We bought the boys some new sand toys and they had fun playing in the sand. We also took 2 tennis balls and James showed them how to bounce them against the wall. Luke looks like he will be a pitcher. He has a strong arm. Micah needs a little more coordination. We would clap and say "Yeah!". He would get so excited and giggle. He was so proud. (from Penny aka Mama Bear)

Until tomorrow, keep praying and thanking God for all He has done and will do.