Passport In-Transit!

We got word a few minutes ago that Tahir JUST received the passport (7 hours later than promised)! Alma was able to drop off our paperwork at the Embassy (minus Ellie's passport which they said wasn't necessary just yet). Today has been a quiet one here at "home". We've been helping Mom, Dad and Hannah tie up loose ends before they leave for the States tomorrow (they're going back for end-of-the-year bookkeeping as well as to squeeze in a visit to my sister and brother-in-law who are expecting their first baby any day now). It's been so nice to have their company these days here in Tirana! This afternoon Mom and Hannah have been working with Ellie, teaching her how to master some of the features of her Christmas toys while I have been working at the computer and Nathan's been on the phone tracking the status of the passport.

If we are able to get our medical appointments scheduled for tomorrow, we can possibly get the visa issued Thursday! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

This wasn't staged! Nathan later told me that Ellie wasn't falling asleep in her crib, so he laid her down in bed with him. After some quiet rocking, she was asleep in less than 2 minutes! This was how I found them when I came to get them for lunch...

Here's a rare moment -- Ellie standing on her legs!
She's not so sure it's worth it yet.