Christmas Eve

The Last Christmas we'll spend as a family of four before we become a family of FIVE!  I had so hoped Dylan would be with us before Christmas.  But that didn't turn out to be the case.   Luckily Santa recognized we had a new family member and remembered to bring her her presents too!  (of course the kids keep telling me that Dylan can't have chocolate yet, so if Santa brings her any...  I guess I'm supposed to surmise that THEY should get her chocolate?)  I guess she won't mind.

2013 Our First 12 Stocking Christmas:
Jeff/Daddy, Rita/Mommy, Adam, Christina, Jon, Ashley, Becky, Alex, David, Emma, Dylan and 1 for the 3 dogs to share.

Well a few more days.  5 days and 8 hours....   Nothing like those 6:30 AM flights to start your adoption journey.  Hoping and praying the weather behaves and we don't have any airport shut downs.  When we flew to Vietnam in 2007 we had to deal with the extreme heat, now I'm worrying about the extreme cold, windy, icy conditions.  But then again, thanks to global warming it just might end up being a balmy 65 degrees in Beijing!

Lots to do.  apps to load.  bags to pack.  prune juice to buy.   all things to keep my mind occupied while i wait.  Definitely the hardest part.  the waiting!!!!!