Approved!

We have had another successful day in Guatemala! We started off with having to wake up Lyla for our appointment at the Embassy. She went down at 8 p.m. last night and we woke her up at 7 a.m. this morning. Pretty good first night if you ask me. Freddie (our driver/translator) picked us up for our appointment at the Embassy this morning which went well, we were lucky to be interview #3, which means we were in and out in less than two hours. Yes, Lyla's visa was APPROVED, so I will go back and pick it up tomorrow afternoon and we will be ready to come home on Thursday!

After we were done at the Embassy, we dropped by the hotel to pick up Ken and Sheila and grabbed a bottle for a day trip to Antigua. It took a little longer to get there, as a mudslide a month ago covered up and damaged the road over the mountain to Antigua. Antigua was the original capital of Guatemala and all of Central America. It is a beautiful city with great little restaurants, shops, a beautiful park in the center of the city, and buildings over 500 years old. There is an active volcano near Antigua that was blowing some steam and ash today, awesome to see in person.

Lyla is such a happy little girl, she is already very attached to mommy, but she likes daddy too. She did great in the van ride today and still loves taking in all the sights and sounds she has never seen or heard before.