And we're off...

Tomorrow afternoon we board the plane that will take us to our newest son. Tonight we will stay at a hotel near the airport to avoid any possible delays heading to Newark during morning rush hour.(No NJ Turnpike jokes - and in case you're wondering we are way south, closest to exit #2, just to get that out of the way)

We are anxious to get to Will but are finding it a bit difficult to kiss the kids good night and put them to bed knowing we won't see them for three full weeks. We know they will be fine, they are with my parents. It's just that this will be the first time we are both away from them at the same time (with the exception of one night while we attended GWCA East Meets West Conf where we first saw our Will) for any length of time and three weeks seems so long.

We were able to get Skype accounts set up on both our lap top and my mom's computer (thanks Satyra) so we will be able to see each other almost daily but not to get hugs and kisses will be miserable. We know it won't last forever, but will just feel like it.

This is a joyous time and we are going into this trip as a once in a lifetime event and will soak in as much of Will's culture to bring home with us and make it part of our family.

We'll see you all very soon and hope to be able to add to the blog to keep everyone up to date and involved (we have heard that we may not be able to access the blog from China, but will try)

Thanks to all for their support, encouragement, help, congratulations, etc. It means the world to us and we're glad to have you on our journey with us and are happy to share our joy with you all.

Three - Two - One...

We are only THREE days out from departing, can you believe it, we can't! We are double and triple checking every packing list we've been given, making absolutely certain that we have every possible form, document and ID that we require and are still trying to get the house in some sort of order (as if that will ever happen).

Griffin and Elena started school today so that was a big exciting morning. They both seemed excited to see who was going to be in their classes, This week is usually pretty good as it's mostly getting their desks/rooms together and getting reacquainted with their chums, next week will be a different story.

I see a lot of sleepless nights ahead due to excitement, nervousness and worrying about missing the kids while where gone.

The Clock is ticking.

T-minus 7 days...

We are a week from take off and starting to get more excited by the minute. I can throw nervous in there too. There's still so much to do! And leaving our other kids behind is going to be a bit tough for us. They are excited to be staying with their grandparents for a loooonnnnggg sleepover, but I'll miss my snuggles, hugs and kisses.

Here's a couple more photos of Will from various times at the orphanage. We can't thank them enough for taking such good care of him for us. It would seem he was very well taken care of and loved.