HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope that it was a good one for all of you! I will say this was a very happy one for the KOLLSTEDT'S!! It was wonderful having Isaac & Cristian home for Thanksgiving :) We have soooo much to be thankful for! The boys have had absolutely NO problems adjusting to home! What a blessing! You would think that they have lived here their whole lives! God is sooo good! It has been a very busy 3 weeks since we've come home. We have had many appointments with the dentist, doctors, preparing for school etc! Two weeks of running and this past week we went out of town....two days in Raleigh, NC for Jordan's soccer tournament, and from there 3 days in South Carolina at my Dad and June's house so the boys could meet their grandparents! They have met so many new family and friends and got to see familiar faces of people who have been to Casa Bernabe. They of course are thrilled to live so close to their best friend, Miguel! Miguel is here spending the night at our house tonight and they are in the other room playing video games and talking away in spanish! LOL! I was worried that once they came home that they would forget their spanish! Worried about that for nothing! They talk to each other, they call Guatemala and talk to their friends, they talk to friends from Casa Bernabe who live in Indiana, and they have met new kids who go to our church that also were adopted from Guatemala! Last week we had a get-together at church with 3 other families from our church who have adopted from Guatemala (The Chow's, Hannavan's & Simms families).....11 kids from Guatemala :) It was a great time! I think it will end up being a monthly gathering at the least! Fun time for the kids and a time for the parents to share experiences with each other...and maybe even a small group for a bible study in the future? They will be going to school for their first day on December 1st. Isaac will be starting in the 7th grade at Fairfield Middle school (Jackson's school also) & Cristian will be in the 6th grade at the Intermediate School (where Matt teaches). We'll see how the remainder of this school year goes and then determine where they will be next year. Both will continue to be in the band at their schools...Isaac plays the trombone and Cristian the flute. Isaac has started soccer and will be on a team with Jackson & Miguel....Cristian has not to start soccer yet. The household is much more active!!!! I think it has turned into big ring wrestling many nights!! And keeping up with the laundry has been quite a chore! I have even more admiration for the house parents at Casa Bernabe now with 12-16 kids!!! I've added a new slideshow to the right of the BIG PICK UP trip :) I won't write frequent updates, but will write occasionally! We'd love to have friends stop by for a visit when you have time :) Thanks for all of your support and prayers during our adoption process.......awesome friends and family....another thing that the Kollstedt's are thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving!