AT THE AIRPORT!

We are at the airport!  In Minneapolis.  

Our flight is a tad delayed, which is just great because we had a 5 hour layover in Seattle.  We saved a boatload of money by taking the longer layover....and now it is shorter and just as if we'd paid the higher fare.  Krisztina, I know you have a huge smile on your face as you read this! :)   

The boys are plugged into the wall and already playing some game on their ipod thingys (yes, I do try to remain that ignorant of these handheld devices).

Mom and Dad are settled in at our house, and Luke and Anna were so brave when we dropped them off at school.  

Now we just wait a bit, sip a latte and have a great time grinning at each other!

We are all smiles!  This is so fun!

Emma Kate here we come!

6 sleeps to Emma day!

KTG- there is something you gave the boys that they WILL NOT show me but keep laughing their heads off.  Just remember, I know where you live! :)

Christine- I'll try to call from Seattle when you are done teaching.  Can you believe today is the day!?!?!

JennJenn- I read the first card again this morning, and already started bawling.  Thank you for the notes and the verses.  We love you!

From the top of our heads to the very tips of our toes we want to thank everyone for carrying us this far.  We are so grateful for your friendships, your love, the joy you have showered on our family as we said "yes" to God at a time that hasn't made a lot of sense in the "natural".  You have, each and every one of you, been gracious and His grace to us.  It has meant the world to all of us.  If Emma only knew the love that awaits her.  We are blessed by you.  Words are very inadequate to express the fullness of our hearts.

Adieu from Minnesota!  Next stop, Seattle-Beijing!

Love from here to soon to be there, 

and right back again,

Emma Kate's family