We arrived yesterday at 10:00 am (we crossed the dateline so we are actually a day ahead of you all)and we are so glad the flying part of the trip is over for awhile. Sydny was wonderful on the plane and I am amazed at her ability to adapt to any situation. We met the birth mother and Landon yesterday. It was a very akward meeting but it went well. Landon is tiny! The pictures that we received are very misleading. He looks so big in those pictures to us but he is not. He is such a cutie. The birth mom brought her other son with her and he is one. We did find out that Landon and his brother Phillipo share the same father and mother. Phillipo was really cute. We will post pictures later but do not have time right now.
We are living in an apartment right now because the hotels are full. There is some sort of convention here. We hope to get into the hotel on Friday. We had to go buy sheets and pillows and towels. There is no hot water and I told Ron I wasn't going to take a shower in cold water so I guess I will be dirty for a week. The water is so beautiful here but there is a lot of poverty. We take so much for granted.
We went to a birthday party last night for one of the other adoptive families little girl. Sydny played in the water at the beach in all of her clothes. She had so much fun. We are going to a remote beach today with some other families and it is supposed to be very beautiful.
We go to court tomorrow morning and after that Landon will come live with us forever! It is still all so surreal.
I must go now because we have to go purchase a phone before we leave for the beach. We will try to post more later along with pictures.
Kim
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Glad to hear you are there safe and sound! Wishing you a smooth court appearance and hope you and your two cuties have a great trip. Take good notes for me :) Sheri
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you all made it safe! Have a wonderful time and try not to get too hot! Ha ha! Tell Sydny all of her friends from school miss her! I can't wait to meet Landon!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your adoption! =-) We're also members of the yahoo RMI group as our sons are Marshallese. You can follow our blog at http://5-high-5.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
Anna
glad you finally made it. Hope everything goes well at court. Tell Sydny i said hello. What is your Skype name and when will you be on there? I think i have it working so i'd love to try it out.
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your safe travel to your son in RMI! Probably by the time you receive this you will have already been to court - what an emotional first few days those are. Once you finish court and all those errands of birth certificates, passport, embassy, dhl, etc....then you will have lots of days to get to know Landon without running so many places. Sounds like you are off to a great start and we will enjoy keeping up with your blog while you are on RMI. Sorry you couldn't get in the hotel right away, but hope that changes soon. Greet with other Jones family, the Harveys, and Gordon for us too! Bye for now - Lois for the Stenstroms - home 12 days today and feel like we are finally back on central time zone!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is so good to hear you guys made it there safely. Sydny is a real trooper. Concerning the shower just take a real quick one....it won't be as bad after a few minutes. If you have a stove you can also boil water and take a bath instead. Hopefully you guys can move into the hotel soon. Great to hear you guys have seen Landon and all went well. Hard to believe you guys will have your baby boy....everything is moving along! Enjoy this bonding time and know that we are praying for you guys.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you guys made it there safely. Can't wait to see pictures with your newest family member. Continuing to pray for you all.
ReplyDeleteDiane
Glad to hear you guys made it safely. I miss you guys already. I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I can't wait to see more pics. This blog thing is awesome!! I'm enjoying keeping up with the Joneses LOL :-) Please keep the info. coming!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad the trip went well. Can't wait to hear the news that Landon is legally yours and for more pictures. Hope Sydny adores her new baby brother! Keep us posted and have a blessed stay.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Please take a shower Kim.
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