Saturday, March 14, 2009

Home Sweet Home

It is so good to be back in America, land of the free, home of the...ice, fully flushable toilets, clean water, seat belts, and the brave. We got to our home Friday afternoon, after a very looooonnnnnnnnnnggggg trip! Eli was a trooper though, and I think he did better than mom.
Here he is on the airplane...and no, he was not happy the entire 17 hour flight. (Isn't he adorable...he loves to give big open mouth kisses too!)

Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes. I can't quite put into words all that the trip to Ethiopia meant to us. A part of our hearts stayed there, and hopefully we can return someday. I will try to write a little about each day on here over the next few weeks.

We are slowing adjusting to having THREE kids! Sam and Cora love Eli, and he gives them the biggest smiles. To put it simply: God is so good, and we are so blessed.

10 comments:

Tisha Alexander said...

Welcome Home! He is adorable! I will be praying for everyone's adjustment.

Renee said...

Yeah welcome home. Can't wait to hear all about it.

Troy said...

He's AWESOME ... glad you made it back to southern IN safe!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Kristi! What a cutie! I'm glad you arrived home safely.

jody said...

so cute! welcome back home!

Lauren said...

FINALLY! I can't wait to meet baby boy!

Anonymous said...

He is really such a beautiful little guy! I wish more could have came home to our family. Maybe someday. He does indeed have the Ausbrooks eyes!
Nana A

Tamara B said...

Welcome HOME Eli!

cb4swife said...

It is good to be home...it was great getting to meet you and experience that part of our journey with you...And yes...Eli is a cutie! God Bless...Shannon

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous baby!! Congrats to you all and welcome Eli! Can't wait to meet him!