We're Home

Thursday, June 6, 20123 Oh my... where to begin... WE ARE HOME!!! We began our journey home from China around 5 am (China time) Wednesday, June 5 in Guangzhou, China where we got up and headed to the airport to fly to Beijing. We were concerned about Grayson flying as the other flight was not so great for him. He once again slept at take-off and cried quite a bit of the rest of the three-hour flight. We got to Beijing and recalled our first visit and all of the unknowns and marveled at how we were "old pros" now. LOL Grayson had his first Pizza Hut cheese pizza and like so many other things, he loved it accompanied by his beloved Chicken Nuggets. After eating, he was most definitely a happy boy. We were, of course, concerned, about Grayson on the very long flight home and had asked for many people to cover him in prayer.. I am happy to report that it could not have possibly gone any smoother. He played happily for the first couple of hours, then fell blissfully asleep and slept until we woke him up at 2 am in hopes that he would sleep some when we got home. He woke up, played for a couple of hours and went back to sleep for a couple of hours. Prayers were definitely answered. When we first got on the flight, he caught the attention of a particular airline stewardess who went and asked if he could have his picture with the pilot. So Grayson and I made our way to the cockpit and together we had a "first" together. We sat in the pilot's chair and had the pilot take our picture. Of course, my "gifted child", was already ready to fly the aircraft, he is just not old enough for the license yet...LOL We arrived in D.C. at 7:20 or so EST. Where we gave the incredibly important sealed brown envelope to the immigration officer. He opened it and stamped it and just like that our little man became an American citizen. I really fought back the overwhelming urge to break out in the National Anthem...LOL We retrieved our luggage and made our way through customs...which much to our surprise consisted of us handing our declaration paper to a uniformed person and we were free to leave. We came around the corner to see 25 or so of our friends and family with balloons, roses, and banners welcoming us home. Once again, Grayson was amazing. You would think that he had been planning this moment all of his life. He was completely happy playing with his new friends..... laughing and running and having the best of times. We were so appreciative to Amy Gee and Jenn Reeder for capturing this time on video and pictures for us... to Mr. Finney for making sure my parents and Aunt got to the airport on time and for all of the other friends and family who made our homecoming at the airport so incredibly special... I cannot tell you how loved we felt. We finally made our way to the van and began our very interesting journey home... Mr. Finney had no problems getting to the airport... but had some trouble getting to 66 to come home... LOL... during this eventful trip home Tony was looking at Facebook and noticed that several people were posting about our arrival.. but had not been at the airport.... when Mr. Finney noticed that Tony was on Facebook, he told him to get off and get off now!!!LOL We were very tired and this contributed to our not figuring out what was about to happen. We came the back way home and as we approached our home.. there were tons of cars lined up and tons of people waving signs... wearing glow stick necklaces and hats I think...signs everywhere... fireworks...(Thanks Uncle Mark) our car was written all over... my favorite thing written on the car... on the window beside his car seat... it read..."honk cuz I'm cute"...oh my there is going to be a lot of honking going on!!! We could not have been more surprised or felt more love from our neighbors and friends. Words will not come right now to describe how amazingly blessed we felt! It will truly be a night that we will never forget and one we will be able to share with Grayson forever. Grayson went to sleep at about 12:30 and woke this morning around 5. He slept in his bed for the first time and loved his room and all of his toys. He went back to sleep around 12:30 this afternoon and we woke him up around 4. He is so incredibly beautiful!!! I went to Safeway to buy groceries early this morning so that "Grandma Betty" could make her grandson some of her famous gravy and biscuits. He ate until we just stopped feeding him ... he loved it! Grayson is loving exploring everything... opening cabinet doors...attempting to climb the stairs...standing on the vent...he literally played catch with Grandpa with the ball Grandpa brought him... he is also going to love the beautiful, wooden toy box Grandpa brought him too. We have our neighbors and family here so I will sign off for now. Thank you all for sharing this wonderful, amazing time in our lives... thank you again for the comments as we still enjoy reading them over and over again. We love you all and most especially thank you all for making us feel so overwhelmingly loved when we brought our son home. Please enjoy the pictures of our amazing homecoming!

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