We leave tomorrow to fly to Texas to finalize Abram's adoption . . . and take a mini tour of the state in the process! We are spending Friday and the weekend in Dallas with Grandpa Tom and Grandma Merrie. Then we are flying to San Antonio on Monday to finalize Abram's adoption in front of a judge (and visit the Abrazo office to say hello). On Monday night we are also flying to Lubbock to visit Abram's birth family for a few days. Then, we will drive back to Dallas and fly back home. Whew! Makes me feel tired just thinking about all that traveling!
But . . .
We are really excited to see Tom and Merrie. And the thought of seeing Abram's birth family makes me unbelievably excited. I have been counting down the days. I've been emailing Abram's Tia Leti to let her know we are coming. I told her that I love that going to visit her feels like we are going to visit our family. What an incredible gift God has given us in Abram's first family. Oh, I love them so much. Tia Leti is super excited and counting down the days until we come, too.
I can already feel a waterfall of tears welling up within me that will explode when we see Abram's birth family . . . and more accurately, when they get to see Abram. Because as much as Abram is 100%, without question
ours, when I look into his eyes every night when we play his music box from Tia Leti, I am so aware that he is also 100%, undeniably
theirs. And he always will be. And I am grateful that that fact doesn't scare me or threaten me. It is such a gift.
Our nightly routine.
We actually flew out of Omaha to Dallas. Kate and the kids caravaned to Treynor (our home town near Omaha) with us and we had lunch with Dad and Mitch before we flew out yesterday.
Here is Abram playing on Jason's lap on one of the flights. He did great on the first flight, but the descent on the second flight got the best of his little ears...so there was a lot of crying!
GOOD FOOD is one of the things we look forward to when we come to Texas! The last time we stayed in Dallas after Abram was born we ate at a little Chinese restaurant close to Jason's dad's house. I have been thinking about the Moo Shu Chicken (you wrap the mixture in thin Chinese 'pancakes') I had there for the past six months! I've actually had this meal at P.F. Changs before but think it is better at this local restaurant. Yum, yum, yum....I got to eat it again today!
Abram looks so cute in his big boy shorts (that I found at Kmart for .99 last week)!
We're all sporting our shorts in the 80 degree weather . I loved running in the warm sunshine this morning! Even though I know Iowa is having great weather right now...the weather down here is pretty hard to beat!
