There are no need for words. The pictures say it all!
Nana and all six of her grandkids!
I prayed for this child and the Lord granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord.
1 Samuel 1: 27-28
Thank you to all who welcomed us home!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Third Day at Home
Ella is doing fantastic!!!! She amazes us more everyday. She slept in her crib all night last night. She loves anything with buttons. That is what she is doing in the picture pressing all the buttons on the TV. We are just over the moon in love with her!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Look What We Got Up to This Morning
She is still asleep and the boys cannot stand it.
And then our happy girl woke up
The boys could not wait to show her the toys.
It has been the best morning!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Little Sister!
Nathaniel and Nolan! Your little sis is coming home!!!!
We are packing and leaving tonight. We have had the most unbelievable trip! Seoul is such a great city.
Ella is everything we dreamed and more. She has transitioned so well and we give credit to prayers, God, and her wonderful foster family who loved her and taught her how to love.
We look forward to seeing sweet faces at the airport.
Our journey has really only just begun!
Gyeongbok Palace and Play Date
This palace is much older and larger than the other one. After we got back to the hotel and looked at the map we realized we missed seeing a lot of it. Seoul is surrounded by mountains. You can see some in the background. It is really funny trying to get someone who doesn't speak english to take your picture.
This was the first time dad was able to give her a bottle. She has become more comfortable with him today. Nat was playing with another little boy today and she got sooooo jealous. We was not sure that was the reason but then it happened again. It made Nat so proud.
We had a play date with Abby today. She met her forever family today. She is a ball of personality and a thumb sucker like Ella. Isn't she sweet! Her big brothers were loving her already.
It is so nice that our hotel has a playroom.
Ella has done great today! She has taken two naps and loves riding in her carrier. We are having a ball with her! Nathaniel and Nolan, we cannot wait for you to meet her in person. She is going to love you!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Seoul Tower
Last night we went to the Seoul Tower by cable car. It overlooks the whole city. I knew it was big but when you see it like that it is gigantic! The tradition is to place you lock for forever love. That is what you see in the background is all the locks. We placed two. One for our 10 years and one for Ella. It was so cold and so very windy up there.
No matter which way you turn the city is all around you like this. We got to watch the sun set.
We went back to the hotel for dinner. Ella sat in a highchair and ate very well.
Then we took a bath and got into our pj's. She loved the bath!!! She slept from 10 to 7:30 without a peep. WOW!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Gotcha Day!
This was our first sight of Ella. She is checking her daddy out.
She is a thumb sucker like her biggest brother was.
She is sooooo sweet!
This was their first foster child and it is so obvious that they loved her so much. She said it hurts her heart to let her go. They will be getting a new baby very soon. She said that she wants another one because she will miss Ella so much. He just retired and they had empty nest and love babies so they decided to start the foster program with Holt. They sent us home with over 200 pictures and videos on disc. We just finished watching them and they truly loved her and had so much fun! We are thankful to have these memories captured.
Here she called me omma (mama) I know the foster family has worked with her showing her our pictures.
Oh! does she have daddy wrapped already!
I brought a lot of toys and it is a good thing because she loves them. Her foster family described her as easy going and loving. They said she is very smart.
We are blessed beyond measure! God is so good and we give him the glory!
She has been napping now for 1 1/2 hours. She has ate well and let me hold her to take her bottle.
She is also making good eye contact and crawls to me and pulls up on my leg.
My favorite thing she has done so far is that she plays peekaboo while taking her bottle. How sweet!
She has melted our hearts today!
It's time!
This is the day we have been waiting for! We have some small gifts to thank her foster family. There are no words that can thank them enough for all they have done.
We are finishing up getting ready and then we will head downstairs to grab some breakfast.
We are so excited but strangely enough we still can't believe it.
We cannot wait to share her with you and we will as soon as possible.
In the mean time......please lift us up in prayer for a smooth transition.
My heart is already racing!
Korea House
Tonight we went to Korea house for dinner and a show with traditional Korean dancing and music. This is the most unique dinner experience we have ever had. We had to take our shoes off outside and we sat on cushions on a heated floor.
We started out with snacks and appetizers which included nuts, water chestnuts, octopus, vegetable wraps, and other things that we are not sure what they were but we tried it all.
We had several coarses of soups, salad, beef, shrimp, and korean cakes.
We could not take pictures during the show but these are some to the dancers. Aren't they so pretty!?
When we went in it was still daylight. When we came out it was so beautiful. If you look close you can see the moon.
We have had such a good day! Tomorrow morning is the day we have been waiting for! Just about 11 hours left. We will share pictures as soon as we can.
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