Friday, November 8, 2013

Final Blog Post (homecoming)

Thanks to you all for following our blog and for all your prayers and support. We are so happy to be home!

Our dear friend, Renee, was kind enough to meet us at the airport and take these sweet pictures.

Sarah Jane loved the escalators in the airports!

Our boys were so happy to see their daddy! Feeling was mutual. :)

Saying hello to Pepper and Grandad.

A little smile!

With our family. 

Sarah Jane has been home one week and has done remarkable well. She is still adjusting to life outside of the orphanage but she is amazing us with her adaptability. She is over her jet lag (Bud and I are still waking up at 2 AM). She is loving mealtime and snack time and grab a bite from whoever is eating something time. My friend Angela took me to the Asian grocery store before we left so Sarah Jane could have some familiar foods after she got home. Thank you, Angela! She loves to go bye-bye in the car and often takes my hand and leads me to the door.

She seems to understand nearly everything we say and has learned to say enough English words and signs to boss us around. We are making good progress on singing "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Deep and Wide".

She loves playing with her new toys, coloring, painting and chasing her big brothers. I have to remain in her line of vision at all times, but she is slowly increasing her distance away from me. She is still very leery of Bud but enjoys joking with him...as long as he doesn't get too close.

Hey, this painting thing is kinda cool! 

I love my Bitty Baby! 

I love jumping on a big pile of clean, warm laundry! 

Special thanks to our family, friends, neighbors, church family, and school family who have filled our freezer and pantry to bursting, taken extra special care of our boys, have left little pink packages at our door, and have called and sent messages! Your love and encouragement have really lifted us up and kept us going. There just aren't words to say thank you.

While we are all anxious to take Sarah Jane out and introduce her to you all, we have to be careful to limit her time with others until she sees us as her parents and not just another set of nannies. It's going to take some time.

Again, we are so thankful for your love and support. The Lord has been so gracious to allow us to travel down this path, and we are humbled and grateful for the opportunity.

Much love to you all! 

June