They arrived in the country our boys are from ~ Day 1

Jeff and the girls arrived safely in the country our boys are from Sunday afternoon.  All of their luggage arrived as well.  They were met at the airport by their driver, Niko, and he took them to exchange money and to go buy some groceries at the store. Jeff and the girls were able to buy milk, bread, ham, mayo, water, butter, cheese, ice cream and something else.  I just cannot remember what.  Mind you, I packed them two duffle bags FULL of food so they will not starve!   The grocery store is just down the street within walking distance which is great because they will not have to hire Niko to drive them every time they want to go shopping.  These are the groceries they bought at the local store...notice some American brands?

Niko drove them over to their apartment and they got settled in for the evening.  We even got to Skype for a little while before they headed off to bed.  What a neat time we live in to be able to talk live with each other from halfway around the world!

It took a little over 25 hours from the time they left Lubbock to the time they arrived in the country our boys are from......nope, still cannot publicaly say exactly which country they are from until we officially adopt them., so you are going to hear that phrase a lot, sorry!  It was just getting dark when they landed and cold but no snow on the ground.  The high temp was 37* with a low of 28*.  Not too bad if it is not windy. The picture below is from their apartment balcony.

Kayla said their was an underground shopping mall right around the corner!  Very neat.  I'll report on this after they get a chance to venture out and explore that mall and hopefully have some pictures to add as soon as they send them to me.

Rachel was busy washing dishes and getting ready to eat and go to bed.  She said the flight was L-O-N-G but okay.   She was also enjoying her favorite snack....icecream!  Very neat that she was able to buy this there!!

They will have all day Monday and Tuesday to rest before jumping in with both feet and starting the adoption process from that side of the world.  Please keep them in your prayers as they move through this adventure during the next three weeks.

Jason was originally going to travel this first trip, but he started getting sick Thanksgiving Day and had a 102 fever.  We felt it best if he stayed home and he agreed.  He was very disappointed but thankful that Rachel got to travel in his place!  He is starting to feel a little better but is still under the weather.  Prayers for his health to be restored are welcomed!