Christmas Day at the airport in Tokyo

Christmas Eve with the Chinese Santa.

Life is starting to resemble something close to normal here, except that we still have our nights and days mixed up! Recovering from jetlag is even more fun with a 2 year old, but I'm sure eventually we'll figure it out.

Friday was supposed to be about rest and laundry, but we had the added fun of a visit from the plumber. After the 4th load of laundry, my son reported a dripping sound from the basement. We quickly shut off the water and put in a call to the plumber - it wasn't the washing machine, but one of our upstairs toilets. Just glad we were home and didn't return to a basement full of water. (note to self - next time we leave for 3 weeks, turn off the water!)

Yesterday Bill's mom flew back to Cape Cod. We all miss you Grammy! So glad you were able to be a part of our trip.

Today was Michelle's first normal breakfast. In China the hotels have huge buffet breakfasts, and we told her when she came home with us we did not eat like that every day. However, our sweet neighbors left a breakfast casserole and blueberry muffins, so the feast has continued. Today it was Cheerios and yogurt - welcome to the real world sweet girl.

We are planning to try church this morning - we want so many of our friends who prayed for her to finally have the chance to meet her. My parents are coming up for a few days tomorrow to meet their new granddaughter.

We will continue to post on this blog for a while, at least through Michelle's surgery and recovery. I know we won't be able to keep up every day, but I will try to keep everyone up to date at least weekly. Thanks again to so many people who supported us in prayer during our trip - believe me, we felt your love and prayers! God is so good - all the time!