Day 1 - On our way!

Brown, muddy water is not what you want to see in the bathtub, BEFORE your kids even get in it :P, but that's what happened last night (the night before we left for Korea). I called our landlord and he suggested we run the outside hose for 20-30 minutes to see if it would clear, but after 20 minutes it was a muddy trickle. So we were/are praying for rain and for the well to be sustained. However, I ended up going over to our sweet neighbor Emily's house to shower last night just to be sure. This morning there was clear water, but the kids and Didi will be waiting before they start drinking it. This isn't the first time this has happened, but at this point, our landlord is going wait on further action. God bless Didi for hanging tough and improvising!!!

As Zeke reviewed with us, "So you're going to Seattle, then to Korea, then meet Stephen, then go to court, then come home to say 'hi' to us! And then go back to Korea without Annaliese, and bring Stephen home." Yep, that's right, Babe!

SOMEONE is a little excited about every. single. thing. about this trip-- in all the best ways, as you can see! 

We took off from ABQ on time after checking 2 bags and having a leisurely smoothie while we waited. We had a scheduled 3 hour and 15 minute layover in Seattle, but at this point the flight is delayed another 55 minutes. Our gourmet burgers for lunch were delicious! Once we do get going, our flight to Seoul should be about 10.5 hours and they are 15 hours ahead, so we'll arrive in the evening there, but it will feel like the wee hours of the morning for us. 

We are staying at the guest house of the agency we are working with, called Eastern Social Welfare Services. Ji Hae plans to meet us there on Tuesday morning and we will be meeting Stephen for the first time at that time!

As you may have noticed, we can't post identifying photos of our little guy until all is finalized in Korea during the next trip, here's a preview of a family portrait by Annaliese.