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Just getting on the airplane, checking out the music selection. Rachel has figured this flash thing out on the camera....just close your eyes.

This is us boarding flight #2...the big one...13 hours. Note the fact James is smiling!

12 hours later and James with NO sleep...he not happy!!

Rachel checking out the toy room! Bad mama had buttoned her sweater wrong!LOL!

Playing kitchen at about 11:30pm!!

What more do I need to say.....Home!!

Yes.....we are home and it is the 27th...Miss Rachel's 2nd birthday! Our flights were anything but enjoyable....just being honest. Let's see, flight #1 to Shanghai, Rachel puked and I wasn't expecting it and so I had her in my lap and am cupping my hands and holding her puke. Taylor and James were several rows up and totally oblivious and luckily some of the people near me started helping. So that was fun! And I forgot to pack her any extra clothes...duh!! So her clean shirt now has puke stains down the front. In Shanghai I did find a store and bought her a clean shirt. Then onto the big flight. The good part is, Rachel went to sleep and slept about 8.5-9 hours!! The bad part is Taylor the one we weren't worried about kept waking in screaming fits...and I do mean fits...about every 30 minutes. He was thrashing and kicking and screaming and holding his leg. We think he was having leg cramps and really wasn't completely waking up. It was horrible!! We would get him calmed down and back comfortable, only it wouldn't last. This went on for about 3 hours solid. Finally he woke up and we had our sweet boy back, but then when he is awake, well, so are you! Rachel woke up about 1 hour before we landed and decided to have diarrhea that leaked out of her diaper!!! And no, I didn't have more pants. And have you ever tried to change diarrhea diaper in a airplane bathroom??? I washed the pants the best I could and she just kind of didn't smell fresh for the rest of the trip. Then our big flight was 45 minutes late landing in Chicago which gave us 1hr 45 min. We had to claim luggage, go through the foreigner immigration line which was long, then an extra line for something due to the adoption, then customs, then recheck bags, then ran...yes ran to our gate....2 kids, stroller, 2 bags (carry-ons) and 2 back packs and we were literally running and yelling as they were closing the door at our gate and if we had been 15 seconds later, we wouldn't have made our flight. Then we get on board and they had given our seats away and wanted Rachel to be a lap baby and I just about had a come-apart. Rachel was screaming, and she needed her seat....which we paid dearly for. So, we got our seats and had a good flight to Nashville. Then get to Nashville and no luggage! We made it but luggage didn't. It is still in Chicago, but hopefully on it's way to Nashville this morning. Once we got to Nashville, our family was there to pick us up and we had a 1.5 hour drive. We made it home around 11:15 to 11:30 and got Taylor to bed, then Miss Rachel seemed awake so we stuck her in between us in our bed turned on the t.v. and out with the lights. I promise, probably 1 minute later, I was asleep and I woke up at 1:15 am due to very loud snoring and saw Rachel was asleep and put her in her bed. I woke up and got up at 4am, could not go back to sleep. Very tired, but couldn't get back to sleep. James got up at 7:30 and now it is 9:30 and the kids are still sleeping. I thought with Rachel sleeping so long on the flight that she might not sleep and that hasn't been an issue, she is a good sleeper! So now the test....I have to stay awake today, so I can sleep tonight!!

Thanks for all the prayers and following along to Miss Rachel. We are excited to have her home and show her what being a part of a family is all about! Once again we have been blessed and we are very thankful. And if anyone wants to come visit today or tomorrow, just call, we need some help staying awake!! (no kidding)