Home, Sweet Home

It's done! We made it! The flight from Chicago to Seattle was relatively benign, certainly less challenging than our imaginations. The worst times were with Lonya throwing a tizzy about having to buckle up his belt during turbulence. He seems to accept takeoffs and landings but the middle of the flight is for pure fun. Not restriction. Candace had to pull him out from under the seats while he made a spectacle of himself. But the flight attendants were very understanding of the boys' situation and helped by getting special treats that none of us "common folk" know exist on those planes. Did you know that they had yogurt-covered raisins? Sery slept on Sue's lap the entire four hour trip, but must have shifted positions consistently on the quarter hour. Thank you Benadryl!

Of course you know that we'd dreaded the seatbelts in the car. OK, again we're proven wrong. Lonya, once he knew that the carseat was all his (again,an orphanage "thing"), he was absolutely compliant. Sery went right in to his seat and went to sleep. Lonya seemed so happy on the way, singing Russian songs quite loudly and swinging his little legs.

Home was tricky with the two Big Dogs ready to meet/lick the boys. We kept the dogs in exercise pens so that contact will be decided by the boys. There were definitely a few startle effects with barking and excitement. Tomorrow should be better. The boys played into the evening, had dinner American style, took baths in their livestock watering trough (no kidding,we have only showers), and then off to bed and quickly fell off to sleep. We can't be this lucky every day but today was a good one!

They're so cute. We look at them and say to each other, "Are they really our boys?" That's an awesome responsibility but we just smile and get soft inside over it.

One last thought...at dinner, we postponed the food until grace. We had just barely spoken that word when Lonya (after a month's absence in the routine)reached out his hands to Candace and Sery. We're telling you, that boy is amazing! Sery had his first dinner in a high chair, which is a big improvement over Mama's lap!

We probably won't continue much longer, but we may post from time to time to show the adjustments the boys are making. Are we ever glad to be home sweet home.