Home Sweet Home!

Hello! We have been safely back at home since the evening of 3/13. Sorry to have kept you all waiting, but we have just been enjoying our time with Mason and letting everything else go! I know you are here for details and mostly pictures, so I will try to keep this brief!

Now that we are home, I can give you more details about our actual trip. We left for Guatemala at the crack of dawn on Sunday, March 9th. We had Mason in our arms FOREVER within a couple of hours of landing in Guatemala City. Our embassy appointment was on Tuesday, March 11 and we were able to pick up Mason's Visa the following day. Then, we flew home at the crack of dawn on Thursday, March 13. Really, the trip went very well. Flights were on time, embassy appointments went well. I became ill during the night on Wednesday and was not 100% yet on Thursday, so it was a VERY LONG flight home. My husband's parents traveled to Guatemala with us, and I am SO thankful that we had the extra support and extra hands!

Mason's Status: ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS! His eyelashes are amazing. He is very happy and easily entertained. He did AWESOME on the flight home! He has had a cold for a few days, but seemed to be feeling a little better yesterday. He is so little...all the clothes I took were too big, so thankfully the EN brought a few of the care package items I had sent. He was 8 months on March 5th, size 6 months seem to fit best...he can still fit into a few 3/6 month outfits as well.

THANK YOU to everyone who has followed us on this journey. We appreciate all the prayers and support. This journey has been absolutely amazing...the highs and lows, the tears and smiles...all completely worth it! My prayer for the last several months has been for this child to be in our arms forever and that the Lord's name would be glorified throughout this entire journey. The Lord's presence has been so evident, I am so thankful for his faithfulness.

To those of you who have called me, and haven't heard back from me yet....SORRY! I am thinking of you and will get you called back. To those who are wanting to come visit, please do! Just give me a call and we will make arrangements. We are extremely proud and love showing him off! To the EN families (and other waiting families) who are waiting to bring their babies home, my thoughts and prayers are constantly with you...I know how hard the wait is!

Our Family of Three... My first bath at home... Mommy loving on me in Guatemala... More lovin'... My first swim with Daddy... My first swimsuit... Getting ready for the Embassy... Ready to go to the Embassy... Mason loves his thumb and blankie... One cool little boy... My first evening with Mommy in Guatemala...Wake up Daddy, I am ready to play... My first dinner out...Our first night in Guatemala. Being a big boy, sitting in the hi-chair at my first dinner out... My first meeting and bottle with Daddy..."For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition which I asked of him. So I have also dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the Lord." 1 Samuel 1:27-28