We are home!!! We had quite a long day of travel but finally made it home at midnight on Thursday. We ended up having to fly from Almaty to Turkey to New York to Atlanta. The very nice people at the JFK airport in NY let us fly standby to Atlanta which put us home about 3 hours earlier than planned. We were delayed but would have been even later if we had stayed on our original flight. The kids did great on our first and last plane rides but had a more difficult time on our long flight from Istanbol to New York. Overall it was fine and we only got one or two mean looks and no negative comments :)
Adler and Aidan love their own bedrooms. They recognized them right away and really seemed to take the entire transition very well. They came home to a wonderful playground built by Pops! They played on it all day today. It is perfect!
The animals are very scary. Even the kitties who would prefer to not be around are very scary to them. I'm not sure why the cats are that different from our favorite babyhouse kitty unless there is just the association with the dogs. Our dogs are of course excited to see us and the kids and just want to lick and be petted. With time I am sure it will get better.
Thank you to everyone who followed our journey! We will continue to keep up with the blog as much as possible!
18 comments:
YAY!!!
Welcome home! I know you are thrilled! I'm so happy for you!
Welcome back to the good ole USA.
I am so excited that the twins are with you & are doing so well!!!!!
Wow - so thrilled for you all!!Now the fun really begins. I look forward to watching your family grow together in love.
Welcome to America's two newest citizens!!
Lou Ann & Lexie too
Jessica, Chris, Adler & Aiden - Words cannot express how happy I am to see that you ALL are finally safe and sound AT HOME where you belong as ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. The pictures of your welcome home signs made me cry. I am just so happy for you. Your kids are way too cute and I am honored to have been a part of your adoption process. You guys are awesome and I simply cannot wait for all of our babies to meet. I can just see your Aiden going after my Ellison and our Matt chasing your Adler! CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS - now get some much needed sleep!!!! Let me know if you need anything!!! Love, Temple
Yeah Yeah Yeah!!!!! I'm so excited for you!!!!! Huge hugs! I can't wait to see new pictures of our newest little citizens!
When my brother came home from China with his daughters they were afraid of the dogs too. My brother had them toss treats to them, and by day 3 they were giving them treats and loving them!
Oh I'm so happy you are home! What's for dinner? Mexican?
YAY!! The Crutchfield Family is finally home. I'm so happy for you guys and will be checking in on the blog constantly. Please keep us all posted. We're so invested in your family. As you write your blog, the entire story plays out in my head and I picture how it all went down - God has certainly blessed you!!
Congratulations! I'm so happy that you all made it home safely. I know it's great to finally have your children at home!
Wonderful that you made it through the tough trip home, to find such a wonderful greeting with the signs and play set at your house. That is great! Lera was afraid of our dog Copper too, it took her about 4 days to warm up. Now seeing him is the highlight of her day, it seems! All the best to you, do post some updates as it is fun to hear about these exciting times. Good luck with the jet lag...and sleeping too!
Welcome home to two of our newest and cutest Americans and congrats on surviving the flights home with TWO TODDLERS! Get lots of rest. It is hard the first month or so but then gets easier every week.
Welcome home!! So glad to hear you are all safe and sound.
Welcome Home! I'm so glad your flights went well and the kids are loving their new home in America! Looking forward to seeing more pictures soon.
welcome home... huge sigh... so awesome!! love the signs and sweet things your family and friends did for you.. wow!!
can't wait to see pics and hear more.. write soon...
Love and prayers...
Congrats on making it home safely.
Suzette
Welcome Home!!!
Welcome home to you all! Next time I visit GA I hope we can meet in person! Thrilled for you!
Jessica and Chris,
Congratulations on your arrival home with Adler and Aidan safely in your arms...I can't tell you how many times I've been reading your blog with tears streaming down my face...tonight they are tears of pure joy for you.
I think you have done something braver and more beautiful than most of us can even consider doing our whole lives. I'm so proud of you, and so very happy for the life in front of you. I can't wait to meet these sweet angels.
Love you,
Anne
Hooray hooray and welcome home!!!
Welcome home! I hope everyone adjusts well to your new routines and life together!!
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