We just landed in Amsterdam, and to our great surprise, immigration is going to give us a temporary entry for Nicholas to visit his aunt and uncle here! We are not flying home until tomorrow morning so to be able to spend the night with my sister, Julie, and brother-in-law, Chris, is a-mazing (especially since we won't see them again until next year!). We left the guest house in Uganda at 2am this morning so a good night's sleep will make such a difference for all of us tomorrow. Plus, time with Julie and Chris will be priceless for the little guy (even if he doesn't realize it!)
Nico did a great job on the plane rides today. He loved looking out the window and sitting in his own seat (although he wasn't a huge fan of the seat belt). He even crashed out for nearly 4 hours! Hopefully he will still sleep tonight....
We've been keeping Nico's travel bag a secret the whole time we've been in Uganda. But last night as we were packing he discovered it. It's a little rolling backpack with his little red moto-car on it (from Cars). He was flippin' out. He couldn't stop showing everyone in the guest house and trying to open it to see what was inside. He even had a hard time going to sleep! As Clint was getting him ready for bed last night he was jabbering on and on about something and pounding at Clint's chest. An older Ugandan child was there and translated:
"If I go to sleep, you'll steal my bag! So then, I will beat you now...so that I can go to sleep, and you won't be able to steal my bag!"
It's a whole new world when we can understand what he says!
Hoping to arrive in Albuquerque Tuesday evening. Thanks so much for sticking with us!! See you all soon!
6 comments:
I am so thankful to hear that you get to see your sister!!!! I was wondering if you were going to be able to do that with things being postponed! Praying for you! Anxious to see you all! Love, Bari
Awesome. The Lord is clearing such a nice path for you 3. What great memories your are establishing. We are really looking forward to meeting Nico and seeing your new family in person!
Love you guys .. praying for you guys ... be safe.
Oh that makes me smile! I'm so glad that Nico likes his backpack and that YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY HOME!!! Can't wait to meet him!
Oh my goodness, adorable. Can't wait to meet him! Praying for the rest of your travels!
The backpack story is awesome. Funny kid. Glad you got to see Julie and Chris and get some decent sleep before the total transition back. Looking forward to meeting the little man in person soon!
Welcome Home! So glad your back and that you were able to get out MSP airport! See you all soon!
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