The Night Before

Chilling in London....watching some movies

Riding the "Magic Carpet"

Best airport time killing activity ever! Small to pack...pop when you board....kill some energy.

Flying "Air Canada"....waiting for our real plane.

Four flights, five airports, a ridiculous amount of granola bars and children's television....we have landed....on the other side of the world. We made it and I am happy to say that J was an absolute champ. On the car ride to our B and B we were telling the driver how well he did and he responded with an enthusiastic, "I didn't cry or have a fit the the whole time!" In fact, our little J has been quite excited and especially chatty....to everyone. Making sure to inform everyone new that he is in fact 3 and 3/4 and knows his alphabet.....did they want to hear him? I can tell he is excited. It has been exciting for him to fly, to find a new little home, to meet so many new people and now to finally get to play with his baby sister.

We are thankful for our decision to come a day earlier. While we are incredibly excited to meet our little girl....TOMORROW MORNING!.....we have enjoyed spending the day resting, stocking up on groceries and exploring. J is enamored with the monkeys swinging on the backyard trees and the gekkos that scamper across the patio. Our bed and breakfast is beautiful and the staff incredibly welcoming and helpful. J refers to our cottage as the gingerbread house....a fitting description. When we figure out our technology situation I will post a picture.

With the sun setting just before six it is easy to turn in early and convince a preschooler that it is actually bedtime. So, while most of you are just starting your day we will be making it an early end. Tomorrow is a big day. Which may just be the understatement of the year. We are going to meet our baby girl. To hold and play with the little person who will be shortly joining our family. I am not sure how to even describe how this feels. Surreal would probably be the closest. I am been imagining the moment we see our little girl face to face and now it is a few short hours away. It has been three days of surreal. We are in Africa....we are drinking coffee with monkeys swinging nearby.....we are going to meet our daughter for the first time tomorrow. Now to sleep.....right :-)

First picture in South Africa... our "brother of the year" would only consent to a picture if it was funny faces.