Video of Nate's Homecoming

Summers End

Here are some recent photos from a few of our summer adventures. We've traveled to the lakehouse in Michigan, took Sam to the Broookfield Zoo just before Nate arrived, visited the new waterpark in Yorkville, attended the Journeys National adoption reunion and taken many, many trips to the park! In these photos you will see Sam watching sea lions underwater, how much Sam and Nate look alike in their side by side shots, and one of the funniest most imaginative things we came across. When Peter mows the lawn he wears a hat and his iPod. Well Sam kept putting on a straw hat and a stethescope and pushing around this walker we have making a humming sound. One day it clicked. He was mowing the lawn just like dada. So adorable! If you ask him to get his iPod he goes running for the stethescope. Enjoy the transition to fall!

At Home

I'm finally taking the opportunity to add a few new photos. Nathaniel has been wonderful! He is sleeping 8-10 hours a night and eating well. He is totally laid back and happy. Sam on the other hand has been quite the handful. Very clingy and jealous. Not so happy that Nate is here to stay. He has his sweet moments where he helps with the bottle or throws out the dirty diaper, but he also steals toys and hits...

Above all, we are so blessed to have such wonderful, beautiful boys!

Homecoming

Everyone's home now! Thanks for following our adventures over the last few weeks. Here are some scenes from the airport:






















Thanks to everyone who was able to be there at the airport, especially Peter's Mom, who helped watch Sam while Annie and Sarah were in Taiwan. Thanks to everyone who prayed and sent emotional (& financial!) support over the last few months. We are awed and humbled by the generosity and love we've experienced this spring. We love you!

Counting Down

We are beginning to count down the hours until we fly home. As I write this we have 36 hours till our plane takes off from Taipei. We now have Nathaniels visa so we are all good to go! We will fly from here to Osaka Japan, then from Japan to Detroit. Word is that customs in Detroit is a breeze so that will be a nice change from LAX last year. From Detroit we take the last leg to Chicago, arriving home at 3:44pm on Friday. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us these past two weeks. Keep sending them up for our travels home. See you soon!

Sightseeing

We went to the Taipei Zoo with the Wood family on Monday and to Taipei 101 yesterday. Here are some photos of cool animals. At this zoo you can get REALLY close to them. The little girl is Hsin-Yi, the Wood's daughter. What a cutie! She and Nate played together yesterday afternoon and had a blast. The last photo is Nate, looking like Sam.

Yipee!!

I just got an email from AIT and a call from Fion. Our new AIT appointment is tomorrow morning, Tuesday, at 9am. This means we should have Nate's passport by Wed and we can come home on Friday!! I will post again once all that is complete with flight details. Yeah, the countdown is on!