We're Home!

Hi Everyone,

It has been an exciting couple of days. Caroline and Daddy are taking a nap so I will take a little time to update you. Dan and I got up at 3:30 to get ready for our 6:00 am flight. All went smoothly with our flight (thank you Stephanie for your prayers, and everyone else :) We arrived shortly after 8:00 am and had a great breakfast in the airport. We were both exhausted but neither of us could sleep. I read and Dan people watched and learned how to use the camcorder we purchased the night before. Caroline's flight was due to arrive at 12:10 pm but finally at 10:40 am we couldn't take it anymore and we went down to wait outside of customs. The greeter from the adoption agency came around 11:00 a.m. and told us sometimes it took 30-45 minutes after the flight lands before they come through customs. Caroline's flight was on time! We stood in front of the securty doors, which are frosted, pacing and Dan with the video camera ready. We did this for an hour, and still no Caroline. Lots of passengers from Caroline's flight, but still no Caroline. Then the flight attendants came through the doors. We asked if there had been a older Korean gentleman with a Korean baby on board. Two of the attendants said they didn't recall seeing them and then the third one said she had seen them. Okay so we knew they made the flight! I finally asked one of the TSA officers what could be taking so long, and he directed me to a phone where I could speak to a customs officer. Officer Jones informed me there was a "situation" with her escorts papers and see really didn't know how long it would take. Shortly after that the customs officer came out and told us that Caroline was fine and there was nothing to worry about, there nature of the "situation" wasn't criminal and they would have it resolved as soon as possible. She told me to call her in twenty minutes for an update. It was now 2:00 p.m., nearly two hours after she had arrived. The officer said it would be just a couple more minutes. At 2:30 pm she still hadn't come through the doors. The greeter from the adoption agency called the officer again and she said they were picking up their luggage and they would be out shortly. At approximately 3:10 pm our sweet Caroline came through the doors with her escort. He said a prayer to her and kissed her. We took their picutre together, I hugged him, he came back to her one more time and touched her hand and then he was gone. Caroline never cried! She wasn't frightened the way we had worried about for so long. We loved her instantly!

She slept from the time we took off until we landed. We were greeted at the airport by Pete, Matt, Nana, Uncle Mike, Aunt Elaine, Jake, Emma, Aunt Kay, and Doug, Cheryl, Brooke, and Parker Debroux. It was wonderful!

Caroline is a bit off schedule with the difference in our time zones. We were up most of the night. We are exhausted, but we couldn't be happier. We truly believe we were meant for each other.

Thank you all for the loving support and prayers. Thanks to my Mumma who actually thought about the food we would need in the house for Caroline, unlike me!

When we were walking into the airport to board our flight to pick up Caroline the song "Wonderful World" was playing and Dan and I thought how true it is.