Gotcha Day and Birthdays

Wow - what a CRAZY day.  Wake up as a 42 year old in Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia - to a rooster and some dude singing at a local church at 5:30 am!  UGH - so all you back in the states that was 10:30 at night there.  But we did sleep good.

Today we went to the National Ethiopian Museum - this is where Lucy is!  She is the oldest skeleton in the world!  MILLIONS of years old.  And come to find out - she looked half like us today and half ape!  Really - and then we saw the skull of a baby that's even older than Lucy!  Pretty cool.

Then I took Nate and Craig shopping - they survived.  I think it was better  - I had warned them what to expect - honestly not too many people out.  But I think we did good.  I gave away a lot of things I bought was gifts last time - so this time was for us.

So at about 2 pm today - GOTCHA day a day that will forever go in the Backus books we took custody of Curt.  He did ok, and was amazed as we drove around.  Then fell asleep - and was woken from a sound sleep at the Yeka Lodge when we got back and realized - WHOA these are the ladies that have loved and took care of me for the last 9 months of my life - since I was 2 months old!  He's doing well - really intrigued by his big brother.  crying a little bit, been fed and now we think just so tired. 

We're trying to get the Internet when we can - definitely NO wifi that they said they had - so ONE computer in the lobby everyone triest to use.  It alright.  Our laptop charger is having issues - when here last time it got fried and didn't work - better it then the laptop!  So its having issues.  We found ONE plug that was working -

Anyhow Yeka is a great hotel - so many families here from Holland and Denmark with there kids and a family we met from Alabama.  They are all here a lot longer than  us.  But it is cool - you eat together,  hang out in the outside area - its pretty  nice.  We enjoyed meeting people at dinner last night. 

Right now we are hanging in this little room - Curt, daddy and I - Nate wanted to watch TV and they have the one Boomerang channel - all cartoons - so him and the other older siblings are loving that.

I know we will be good - no tears in a while.  But just love how he has attached - i didn't mention how the one lady that was so happy but sad to see him leave - she followed our van waving.  She was crying, I was crying - just to know he was so loved by them all!  I took her pictures of the two of them.  And i so hope she enjoys it!  I know she will. 

Now Craig and Curt are playing on the computer next to me - it does NOT get Internet - ha.

Tomorrow is Embassy we probably won't do much - chill out in the morning and then go there.  We still need to buy coffee - we'll adventure out later in the week!

Thanks for following us.

I know tomorrow is a new day - we keep trying to tell Nate - its like someone just taking him away from us, moving him here and NO ONE speaking English!  YEAH - the smiles are showing up!  we love those smiles.  Anyhow - for Curt - he's never been out of the orphanage - never really seen trees and definitely not grass until today.  he's seeing the world e - and right now trying to eat the mouse - ha!  Its all good.  He's so beautiful.  And we got to keep his outfit -

OH yeah - he's wearing 18 months - a little big - so hopefully we have those.  I think the 12 months will fit - we shall see. 

That's it till tomorrow.
We'll try and post every day.

Love you all that follow - and thanks for the prayers
Gail, Craig, Nate and Sami Curt for a few more days.