We're Home!

They are home! They arrived in Lubbock at 8 PM...right on time despite bad weather! Shane entertained everyone on the flight from Houston to Lubbock. They all said how cute he was! He was very happy to see us, and so were Christi and mama! There were several friends there at the airport to welcome Shane home. Hope was very excited to see her mom and brother.

Shane really liked the balloons we had for him too, but the trip home was a bit too much for him...he fell asleep! This was a much different experience from when we brought Hope home. She cried all the way home! He also got to open some of his presents when we got to mama's house. He really liked the farm animal magnets and the candy his uncle Blake got for him! He only got a little bit fussy with all these new people he met tonight. He is just such a happy little guy!

I imagine that they will all sleep well tonight. They have been up for 29 hours now, Shane too. He only took a 2 1/2 hour nap on the flight from Tokyo to Houston.

Here are some photos of when they arrived in Lubbock.

Flight Delayed

Christi called early this morning and said that their flight from Tokyo to San Francisco had been cancelled. Someone in Seattle was sick or something, so the entire flight was cancelled. This is a real disappointment for everyone! They will leave tomorrow and fly from Tokyo to Houston, then on to Lubbock. They will arrive at 8 pm in Lubbock. They will be flying Continental Airlines all the way home.

She said they had to stand in line for 5 hours to get their flights changed, and they allowed them a 3 minute phone call to let us know about the change in plans. It was a very long day she said.

Needless to say, Hope is a little sad. She was so excited last night that it was hard for her to get to sleep, so I am sure we will have another night of excitement with her!

I will keep you posted of any further changes - HOPEFULLY there won't be anymore!!

The Journey Home

Well, they are getting ready to make the journey home. Today was a day of rest for them. They were going to finish their shopping and try to get their airline seats together on the way from Tokyo to San Francisco. They are really tired and ready to get home. Christi has lost her voice and is coughing some, so she has started her antibiotics. Judy is feeling fine, and Shane has finished his antibiotics, so he is feeling pretty good.

They take the train to Hong Kong early in the morning, which will be tonight for us here in Texas.

Christi and Judy are ready to have a coke with ice, so that will be the first order of business when they get to San Francisco! They will correspond through email for the rest of the trip - we had our last skype session last night. They will call us when they get to Dallas on Saturday...they have a 6 hour lay-over there, so they might try to get an earlier flight to Lubbock.

Some folks have expressed an interest in being at the airport when they arrive in Lubbock - the more the merrier I say! I will keep everyone posted about the arrival time!

Shane Got His VIsa

Shane now has his visa. So now they have everything they need to get him home. Christi had to take some kind of oath for Shane today at the US Consulate - I'm guessing the oath for citizenship? She didn't say what the oath was.

They will have a free day tomorrow so they can rest and get ready to come home. I think they have finished with their shopping too. We will skype again tomorrow night. That will be the last one for us.

Everyone please be praying that little Shane will do well on the trip home. Christi says he doesn't like to get out of his routine, so this could really be a problem on the way home.

It's Hot!

We skyped last night, and they say it is EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID in Guangzhou! Little Shane doen't like the heat either!

They did go to the safari park, and they saw lots of animals and took lots of pictures. One of the main animals they saw was a panda - I think that would be a pretty neat thing to see!

Shane is very busy and into everything Christi says. He got pretty quiet while we skyped last night and mama looked to see what he was up to. I heard her say "you don't need that!" He had found the little chocolate candy they leave on your pillow and he was eating it!

We will skype again on Wednesday night. We will correspond via email after that because they will be traveling to get home. They will leave Friday morning and go to Hong Kong by train. Then that evening, they will go to Tokyo, and from there, San Francisco where Shane will become and official US citizen!

We are all so anxious for them to be home! Hope especially wants them to get home! She seems to be doing fine, but she has been pretty quiet the last few days, and that is not usual for her.

Will post again soon.

Update

We skyped with Christi, Judy and Shane last night. Shane was very happy! They said it is very hot over there, and they were scheduled to go to a safari park as an excursion.

They have decided that they will not come home early because it would be difficult to rearrange everything long distance and via email. They want to make sure they get home with no problems. Their guide is trying to get their seats rearranged from Tokyo to San Francisco so they can all sit together on the way home. Right now they have only 2 together and need to get Shane's with theirs.

Christi sent a few more pictures.

Passed the Medical Exam

Shane passed his medical exam today with flying colors! He is now 19.3 pounds! Now they will start getting his visa paperwork done.

They are to go to the Safari Park tomorrow. I'm sure that will be fun!

We will Skype again tonight, so be expecting another post today.