WE'RE HOME!

We arrived home last night at 5:50pm and it was somewhat surreal stepping off of the escalator, descending to precious friends and family clapping as we made our way down to baggage claim. I tried to hold it together, but the tears flowed nonetheless :) It was simply unbelievable to arrive in the U.S. with our family intact (LOL), surrounded by many of those who have prayed us along in this journey. The Lord is simply unbelievable that He would allow us to experience this journey and that we are finally home.

Due to the time that we left Addis and arrived in Texas, jet-lag has not been an issue for any of us. Once friends grabbed our luggage and put them in the car for us, we headed to Fuddruckers (what can I say-all 4 of us wanted an American hamburger). I don't think I've ever appreciated a hamburger more!

We've been home for 24 hours and it's been very smooth so far. We've been busy entertaining the boys and getting our HUGE suitcases unpacked so that we can return them to their faithful owners :) We have meals in the refrigerator, thanks to some sweet, sweet friends. Can I just say "YAY" for that AND for the refrigerator!

Joshua and Josiah are hysterical. They like to race each other around the floor, with Josiah speed-crawling (I use that term loosely, due to his size-tee hee) with his head down. That has presented some "interesting" boo-boos, to say the least. We're working on borrowing a couple of Exer-saucers to help strengthen the boys' leg muscles so that we can get them walking. I realize that I may regret trying to hurry this along, but know that it's what is best for them. Look out world when they do start walking! It will be a constant race, that is for darn sure.

I'm off to bed, as I just got Joshua back to sleep for the evening. Take a look at our "Welcome Home" video that some friends put together for us :)



Blessings,
Heather