The kids were so excited to have him home--finally! They have been praying and waiting with us for almost two years which is a long time for kids who are 10 years and younger. This is a significant percent of their lives! I heard that Raegan became an expert balloon-blower-upper as they worked to decorate our house. :)
Sydney made pancakes for our first morning home.
Isaiah's first breakfast!
I wish I had taken more pictures of those first days; however, it was just a little crazy. We were all adjusting to having another member of the family. So, lots of pictures didn't get taken! Here are a few I have: 
During these days, I was so fortunate to have my sister helping. She stayed for an extra week, and I was so thankful for her presence! She stepped in to help with the other three kids, and she was my constant encourager during this time of crazy transition. I will blog about this more later, but I will say that I was so sad to have her leave. She is a selfless aunt to my kids--and all her nieces and nephews--and we are so blessed to have her in our lives. It is hard to have her live so far away --in Alaska!--but we are also blessed because when she comes, it is for chunks of quality time. As a quality time person, I love that! 
So yes. The day quickly came when I had to say goodbye to my little sister. In a way, I hated that she had to be around me during a tough time. I wasn't a lot of fun, and there was a lot of hard stuff that she had to witness. At the same time, I was selfishly thankful that she was there because she truly helped me through each of those tough transitions. I'm so thankful that I could be real--and not always so pretty--and she still loved and encouraged me. 
I love her so, and I am so glad she already has plane tickets to come back in December!
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I had such an amazing time and I can't wait to come again in just a couple months!
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