WE ARE HOME!!!

We came home with Hannah on Friday. Debbie is so happy to be home. Hannah did very well on the plane for the first 30 minutes. We think her ears started to hurt and she cried for about 30 more minutes until she fell asleep. She woke up a few minutes later and played for the rest of the flight. Immigration was a breeze once we landed. We went to the Secondary Inspection room where they took our “top secret, do not open” envelopes and Hannah’s Guatemalan passport. We waited for less than five minutes and an officer came out with Hannah’s passport and said “you are done, you can go”. That was it.
It has been a whirlwind of activity since we came home. Debbie’s parents and brother met us at the airport in Fort Lauderdale. It was wonderful. Debbie was so happy to see them. We all went back to our townhouse in Coconut Creek to let Hannah play with her new family. We then drive to Orlando to pick up the puppies. Hannah was tired and a little cranky during the drive. She fell asleep on the way to Orlando. She woke up when we stopped at about 1:00AM. She cried her little eyes out until she saw the puppies. She then laughed and laughed for the next 45 minutes on our way to Ocala. We finally arrived home at about 2:00AM and Hannah was so excited she ran around the house with the puppies for an hour and one-half. Hannah finally went to sleep at 3:30AM.
Debbie’s parents came over today and Hannah played on her new swing set they bought for her. She seems so happy here. She loves her new room and puppies. She is so busy investigating the house and her toys.

We would like to give SPECIAL THANKS to our employer, Bob, Jim and David. Their understanding and assistance was crucial in us completing the adoption. They have helped in many ways. They allowed both of us to travel to Guatemala many times and allowed Debbie to live in Guatemala for almost 5 months. Without their assistance, we would have never brought Hannah home. We are forever grateful to them.