Arrived Home Safely - The Moore's are now 9 strong

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The kids were wiggly and really, kind of obnoxious on the flight from Munich to Chicago.  The kids have no filter, and Samuel and Anya together just gets too loud.  God had a plan, I just had to figure out what the plan was, being totally exhausted, and with Zach being completely burned out.  I separated Samuel from Anya, and had him sit on my lap.  Fortunately, we had one seat on the other side of the plane.  With Anya and Zach watching movies, I took Samuel to the other side, and we sat next to one of 40 US troops on the plane.  There was an empty seat between us, and the guy was very kind to Samuel.  Samuel fought sleep, and then after much prayer, fell asleep, and stayed that way for 5 straight hours.  Praise God.

The flight was two hours late, so we got to the Twin Cities after 10:00 PM, making the total trek about 26 hours.  I can safely say I have zero interest in returning to Europe, given the time it takes on the plane.

The kids are home and enjoying the space, and the toys they have to play with.  Anya has already asked to call the orphanage.  Nellie and I feel it is best to not permit this.  Anya needs to settle into normal daily life, and part of life is staying calm, and learning to find things you like to do yourself.
Anya wants to always be laughing and happy...we're hoping she can find this in quiet play time as well as other ways of play. 

It's like Chris Haak says, now the work begins.  Thanks for your prayers.   Thank God for marriage, as Nellie and I really operate as a team...I could never do this alone. 

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