We Made It Home!

Whew!!! What a whirlwind! We have been home for about 6 days and we are still trying to find our "normal" lives again. Sleeping is getting much better!!!

Our flights home were long but everything went fine. When we arrived at the airport we were so happy to be greeted by many of our friends and our kids!!! Josh, Kristen and Keith were there along with my mom and Marty's parents. Many of our wonderful friends from church were also there! It was so good to see familiar faces! Brinley proudly walked down the long corridor to where everyone was waiting. She was wearing a shirt that said, "Little Miss America". She wasn't too sure about meeting everyone but quickly warmed up to her new sister and brothers and granny when we made it back home. Mom had a huge pot of homemade chicken soup waiting for us! What a wonderful sight! Oh, and sweet tea....with ICE!!!

Christmas is still pretty much a blur. We were all so tired but we were so happy to finally be home with our little sweetheart! Of course, it looked like Santa's toy sack exploded in our living room! We know you aren't supposed to overwhelm children when you bring them home.....but what can you do when it's Christmas???
You thought I was kidding about the explosion, huh???

At first, Brinley was afraid of our cat Chester. Now she has firmly established the fact that SHE is much higher on the totem pole than Chester and he runs away everytime he sees her. She yells "Cheshuh" and chases him everywhere! Poor Chester!

Brinley loves playing on the trampoline with her brothers. We are ordering a new net to go around it because she has absolutely no fear of it and will run to the edge and scare us to death. She thinks it's hilarious!

She rode the 4-wheeler with Daddy. At first, she liked it.

Until she couldn't see Mommy. Then it just wasn't as much fun and she let Daddy know right away!

It's much more fun riding on her new rocking horse that Uncle Bill made for her!

Granny Mae made her some Cheerios treats! YUMMY!!!! She loves them!

Dee made her some rice and ham for Christmas dinner! That was yummy, too!

Yesterday, Brinley went to her new pediatrician Dr. Rickenmann. What a wonderful doctor! Brinley weighs 25.5 lbs. She had to get 4 shots and Monday she has to go and have some blood drawn for lab tests just to be sure everything is okie dokie.

I just can't put into words how much we love Brinley. She fits perfectly into this family of silly kids and silly mommy and daddy. She loves music and bobs her little head up and down when she hears a tune she likes. Her favorite foods are fruits and veggies (no broccoli, please).

Stay tuned for more adventures with Brinley. Tomorrow we are going to the zoo! :)