Merry Christmas - 2008!

Christmas morning!

Our Forever Family!

What an amazing month it has been! I think back to the last six weeks, and it's been like a huge whirlwind!

Quinn is adjusting very well to her new family, and the kids love her very much. It's like a piece has been missing in our lives for very long time, and now we are complete! I DO feel like an old lady compared to the last time I had a little one. Technically I am now old enough to be Quinn's grandmother!! But it's worth it!!

I hope everyone following our blog has a successful 2009, and you all fulfill your dreams! Quinn started off as a dream to Phillip and me 2 1/2 years ago.........

Love to all!

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been!

SEE MY BUDDHA BELLY?

QUINN AND HER DADDY (BA-BA)

MK (JIE-JIE) MAKING QUINN'S BED

I LOST MY FIRST TOOTH!

HAPPY GIRL!

Sorry for the late post, but the last six days have been a blur. It's hard to believe we've already been home that long!

The flight home was pretty uneventful...thank goodness. We had a brief meltdown on the tarmack in Tokyo (baby, not us), and we were stopped by security in China twice, bags unpacked, etc. and once in Tokyo. We must look shady! I was almost in tears in China, because there is absolutely nothing scarier than Chinese security. Communist country....they don't smile at you.....or speak English.....military uniforms.....uggh! Thank goodness for our wonderful guide Helen, for helping us through it all!!! I will miss her more than anything! She became a good friend to Phillip and me.

Quinn was excellent on the flight to America. The plane was a big airbus, and there was hardly anyone on board; except a few adopting parents and an Italian soccer team. Thanksgiving is the day to fly!!

We were greeted at the airport by my parents, grandparents and MaryKatherine. It was beautiful to see them all, and I swear MK grew when we were gone!! She had a loose tooth the whole time we were gone and lost it a day after we got home. I was so glad to be here to see her lose her first tooth!!

As soon as we landed on US soil, Elizabeth Quinn Yu became a US citizen. That sounds so good to my ears!

She is doing very well at home, exploring her new house, and learning that in Indiana, we MUST wear warm clothes in December. She's beginning to tolerate baths; no more screaming bloody murder....She LOVES her brothers, sister and her daddy! Last night was amazing. We were getting ready for dinner, and Quinn ran into the kitchen and right to her daddy. She was freely giving hugs and kisses to everybody! We are so blessed by this little one.

I will continue posting weekly, and hope you all still follow our journey. It's been an amazing, remarkable one.