July 18th, 2010..tired boys, plane rides, pink-eye...oh my!!

Woke that sunday morning, still on the plane, still hours to go till we were home, and still had a sweet little boy on my lap, who had peed his pants(yep, on me), thankfully still sleeping(in his peed pants:) thats right, this momma forgot to pack an extra outfit for the trip home...to those of you who are traveling soon: take an extra change of clothes for them and you...i'm sure aisle 28abcd didn't smell too good!! In fact, the best i could do was, take off his pants, undies, and lay them to dry on the floor beneath our seat...i mean, who wants to lay in wet pants...but, how embarrassing...when we finally landed in Mpls, the kind woman behind me leaned down and carefully handed me the dry, yellow undies...oops!! Anyhow, we landed in Mpls around noon, and didn't leave there till 5:30 or so...a few hours late, but felt so nice to be back home,or close to it anyhow!! We arrived home around 7p.m...We could hardly wait to get off the plane, see the kids, and of course all of our family and friends!! That day is one I wont forget...the joy in so many faces, grant & kates excitement with meeting their brothers for the 1st time, the sense of relief to know that we were all together...safe & sound. After getting off the plane, Tesfa in Kasey's arms...poor little guy had a bad case of pink-eye.. Ageze holding my hand...we were welcomed by so many...how loved we felt, and continue to feel by all of you....There you have it....our trip to Addis & back(in a nut-shell)...if you even have the slightest urge to go to ET...GO!! It was a life-changing experience, and hope to go back someday soon...who knows?? xo kristen