Feliz de Madre Dia!

First and foremost, happy Mothers day to all of you Moms out there and Moms to be. Ours started out a little ruff but ended nicely with the exception of Rachael completely cracking in the "mother" of all meltdowns. She and Alejandra had had a very fun afternoon, starting with a birthday party of a new friend and then onto someone elses house for a pizza gathering. Fatigue won out and she became a Chernobyl sized nuclear meltdown. However, falling asleep practically in mid scream we quietly put her to bed. On the other hand, Alejandra was a dream tonight, once again demanding good night kisses and hugs and in a slight stall for bedtime decided she wanted to sleep in the pack and play that someone left here. No problema!! She fits right in there and Grant and I had a nice quiet rest of the evening. Mothers day here is a pretty big deal here. I celebrated by going to the doctor to get antibiotics for my sinus infection. I am glad I did, hopefully by the time Grant leaves they will kick in and I will be able to fully function without an icepick in my head. Apparently there is some huge 8 hour procession on Sunday here, excuse my ignorance, but my understanding as it is a tribute to the Virgin Mary. More on that as the weekend and traffic unfold. We are crossing our fingers to be able to get Alejandra's picture and passport paperwork tomorrow. Apparently, we are waiting to see if one of the crucial documents got translated. We won't know until late morning which is a bummer as far as traveling to the city. Coming back here is going to be nightmare. We will have to decide who will go..Papi y Alejandra or Mami y Alejandra. The other thing we need to do is start prepping Alejandra that Papi is leaving on Sunday. This is going to be difficult and I am sure the back lash will be significant but what can we do? Thanks for checking in!!