Ouy Traveling Journey HOME!!!!~

     On our way to our last buffet breakfast at our hotel, I told Josh that during my bible study that morning, God told me that everything was going to be just fine on the flight home!  Mya would be great and everything would go as planned, His plan!!    I had told Josh the day before that we will just expect the absolute worst and if anything was better that would be great!  Let me tell you, God was so in our day, that IT WAS AMAZING!!!! 
     We boarded our plane that took us from Guangzhou to Beijing and it was almost 3 hours.  Mya, I think, went through, ummm like 15 packages of crackers that had 2 crackers in the package!  Whatever to keep her from crying!!!!  She did wonderful!
     We landed in Beijing and we had to recheck our luggage due to the change in the plans..My parents were gonna meet us in Chicago instead of us having to have a 4 hour layover waiting for our flight to St Louis.  We had 2 hours and they seemed to go very quickly!  We rushed and rushed and it was crazy!!!!!  We boarded our second flight which was our flight back to the USA!!!!!!!!  Wow!!!!!
     As we looked at our tickets, Josh was 11 rows behind us all by himself.  So I told him that I would just ask the other person in our row if they would mind switching!!  So, we are walking to the back of the plane, because we were economy, and our seats were the first row, right behind the lavatory (bathrooms) and we had, what seemed like first class foot room!!!!!  It was amazing!  I looked at Josh and said, THIS IS GOD!!!  He knew that with 4 kids on a 12 hour flight exactly what we needed!!!!  I then asked the lady if she would be willing to change with Josh and she thought about it a couple of seconds, because she had a great seat, and she looked at me and my 4 kids and decided that yes, she would let Josh come up with us!!!! Again, GOD!!!
     Madison, Mason, Myles, and Mya were a huge hit on the plane!!!  The stewardess absolutely loved them!!  We were asked why we adopted, how we adopted and complimented us because we adopted!!  One man looked at me while he was doing his hand demo for all safety regulations and said, mama, you are a brave woman!!!! I took that as a compliment!!!!
     Our flight was amazing!  Mya did SUPER!!!!!  I couldnt have asked for a better baby!  She cried a little when she was going to sleep, otherwise, amazing!!!!!!  God is so good and is always with us!!!
     We arrive at the airport and have to go through customs and immigration!  That was fun!!  Long line and we are ready to go!!!  Finally, we got through and MYA WAS THEN AN AMERICAN CITIZEN!!!!!!!  What a wonderful feeling!  We went through security and went right to the restroom to change Mya into her coming home outfit!!!  A KIMONO!!!  She looked absolutely adorable!!

     We walk through the gate and there are Grammy and Papa holding signs that were made by my neice Ali and her friend and another one made by my very good friends, Amy and Kelly!!!! 
     It was so amazing being on US soil and then seeing my parents!!!  Mya was put in a carseat for the first time and she screamed all the way to our first stop...McDonalds!!!
     Then......  We come to Mt Auburn and my Dad goes all the way around town.  We of course are wondering why and when we reach town, the population sign says...500 +1 with streamers!!!  SO COOL!!!
    We get home and find Josh's Mom and Dad there and we were so excited to show off Mya to them!!  It was so wonderful having all of the family together meeting our newest child! 
    I go out to the van to get my camera because my house had been decorated everywhere for our homecoming!!!!   While in the garage, I found my friends Amy and Kelly!!!! 
    It was them!!  Kelly, Amy and Jill, thank you so much for decorating!  It was sooo nice to walk into all the streamers, and balloons and pink hanging from the ceiling, windows and fans!!!  My Mother-in-law had blown up our family picture and had it sitting on the island in a gorgeous frame and when I walked into the dining room, Kelly, had the same idea, she had our family picture in black and white in a wonderful frame!! All I can say, is great minds think alike!!!! :)
     Our first night home with Mya was wonderful with family and friends!!!  I could not have asked for a better welcoming!  Thank you all!!!!!!
Again, I am having issues with posting pictures, I will try again soon!
Mindy