Day 15 in Michigan - WE ARE HOME!!!

Sorry for the 1-week delay. The combintation of getting our family settled, Kirsten coming down with a respiratory virus, and some technical difficulties left us quite deliquent in giving folks an update on our adventures.

After 30 hours and many flights (Hong Kong to Japan to Salt Lake City to Minneapolis to Michigan), we made it back to Midland on August 13th safe and sound. We were so happy and excited to be home! It was great to see Madison, Micah and Brian’s parents. The kids were so anxious to see us and meet their sister. It was a great reunion and a late night as our plane landed at 10:30pm.

Our first family picture - at 1AM after traveling 30-hrs!

Abby loves her brother and sister and they love her. They do a great job playing with her and taking care of her. We are glad to be home all together.






It was so great to be back in our own bed again even tho’ we were up earlier than we would have liked.

Our first full day home, we went swimming, but Michigan is a much different climate than Southern China. Abby loved it, but thought it was too cold to stay very long.

We went out for a Chinese dinner which was very good – but the pepper and beef dish was much spicier than the one we had in China – whew! We met a local man from Hong Kong who speaks Cantonese and was very excited to meet Abby and talk with her. She is usually shy, but did speak with a him.