Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Home Sweet Home (USA at least)

Mac taking Zuri on a walk in New Jersey and us in Entebbee 24 hours ago

Well the much anticipated going through immigration with an adopted child process was just about as easy as you could imagine. We got here to New York and were completely finished with immigration and customs within twenty minutes. They just took the big magic envelope for Zuri and sent us along our way. We are now eating our first American food and the children are enjoying things that were so normal for them before - like gatorade (we are not liking the American prices though)! Zuri had about 10 runny diapers that we changed on the last leg from Europe to the USA, so she is struggling with something, but it was a pretty easy trip besides that - she slept and played and cried just a little. We are anxious to get back to our friends and family and share our new little daughter with those whom we love so much. Hope and Love to all of you!

P.S. This will be another blog for another time, but I wanted to at least mention now that we got to go and see where Zuri was born (mud-hut) and talk with the neighbor who payed for a boda (motor bike) to get her to the orphanage and save her life. These moments were surreal - we could not believe that we were actually getting to experience this. more later, but here we are walking the 10 minutes up to the four huts (village) that she came from...amazing stories friends!

3 comments:

  1. Yeah! I went to lunch and could barely stand it because I knew there would be an update and I wanted to read it so badly. Poor little Zuri - we need to get her home and get her settled so her tummy can understand where it is and what time zone it is in - where did I say - well HOME of course. We are so anticipating your arrival this afternoon. Love Connie

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  2. Welcome Home! We can't wait to meet Zuri and see our crazy neighbors!

    Brent, Sharleene, Sydney, Buster, Charlie, Snickers.

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  3. I haven't stop thinking of all of you since my last chat with you before you left Uganda. So exciting that you guys made it already to the US. You are far by distance but all very close to the girls and I's hearts. Hope precious Zuri will feel better soon. We love you, Claudia & girlssss

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