Home, Sweet Home!

We finally made it home! Isaac is doing great with transitioning.  Below is our first picture as a family of 5...walking through the airport. We were welcomed with a party of family and friends.  We are so loved and blessed with wonderful people in our lives. 

Following the airport we went straight to Frisch's for some vegetable soup! Yummo! Isaac and the girls enjoyed suckers after dinner, of course!

The next day we loaded up early and went to watch Georgia play volleyball. Boy how we've missed our kiddos and everyday life!!

Monday morning we loaded up, dropped G off to school, E off to her mamaw's, and took Isaac to Children's International clinic for his first checkup.  He did spectacular!  Two shots, TB test, and 10 viles of blood drawn didn't make him too happy...but he still did way better than we had anticipated! 

We have been blessed with such a loving family and group of friends.  God has blessed us beyond measure and owe everything we have to Him!

God bless,

Headed Home!! Ky Bound!!

We are in the airport, about to go through our gate! Yeah....we made it!!! We owe a huge thank you to the following two gGodly men, Deo & Brian.  They made sure we made it everywhere exactly when we were supposed to be!  They have started a ministry of spreading God's word called, Be A Blessing...that's what they want to do...bless others the way God has blessed them! We loved having them around!!

To help kill some time we are letting Mr. Isaac enjoy his first (of many more) Twix bar! 

Can't wait to see you all! Love you guys!

Blessings!

Hanging Out Time!

While in Africa I have missed my girlies at home soooo bad!  I know they were and are well taken care of and have had a blast.  Below is a pic of my girls ready for church! You don't realize just how much you love your church and church family until you can't go there (at least for the time being). Of course after church they were continuing to be spoiled at Chuck-E-Cheese (of course, my favorite spot...not)!

 

Since we have had some idle time with Isaac...he's had quite a bit of fun!  He enjoys playing with his new sunglasses, as well as trying on different hats! 

We also had a mini-celebration tonight...you can see the cake below.  It was so yummy!!! Homemade from scratch...even the icing! :)

Last, but not least, we were able to enjoy a wonderful dinner out. Isaac did great and sat in his high chair the entire meal. There were even fireworks as we finished eating (celebrating Ug*nda's independence)...and Isaac just kept saying...awww at each one! 

Hopefully we will be back in the states by the time you read the next post! Continued prayers are greatly appreciated still!

Blessings,

One Happy Boy

Good news!!!  We are one step closer to heading home!

We will know more for sure on Friday :)

 

Isaac enjoying a swing for his first time ... NOT a fan

at first, but now likes it.

 

We introduced him to PaPa's iPod.  Now PaPa will have to share.  This boy LOVES music and will be dancing in the livingroom with Grandma.

 

 

 

Wearing Daddy's UK hat.

 

 

Daddy went to buy Isaac a soccer ball and he is sooo happy!  It was precious!!  They are playing outside now. 

 

 

Little Miss Georgia has started playing volleyball

and we will miss her first 3 games. 

Here she is playing just Fan-tabulous!

 

 

 

 

Waiting...waiting...something I'm not too good at...yet!

So, obviously we did not receive Isaac's passport today.  We did receive contact from the US Embassy that they were expecting us and wanted to check on the passport.  Unfortunately, Chad sat in a person's office all day waiting for the passport paper to be signed the last time required before printing Isaac's passport.  Well, he didn't sign the paper today, so maybe tomorrow we will get it signed.  The US Embassy only works until about noon on Fridays, so I'm thinking we won't get to complete our interview and paperwork there until the beginning of next week.  This means that we will not be arriving back in the USA until next week! :(

Right now we are in need of prayer for patience!  Chad and I are trying our best to keep it together and not take out our stress on one another, but this is easier said than done! We all know how I like to jump right in and get things done....I'm not the best at sitting around and waiting, waiting, waiting, and waiting some more!  God is certainly teaching us to rely fully on Him and not on our time and schedules.  But, then again, like I am a planner or a list maker anyway!?!? I most definitley did not and do not have a calendar drawn on the back of an envelope with expected dates and an agenda or a list of things still needed to be completed on the opposite side with check marks and intended dates! :) So, my memory verse for quite a while is and will be~ "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done." Phillipians 4:6

Blessings,

Good morning

This is what we call a

Good Morning!

Everyday this is Isaac when he wakes up :)

 

Things are still progressing as we had hoped.  Tomorrow is yet another big day; as we hope to get his passport!!

Announcing our new baby boy ...

Announcing to you the newest member of the Thompson family ...

 

Isaac Kelvin Thompson

 

 

 

Below is our first picture with Isaac

 

Sleepy boy with his Daddy on our long drive back to Kampala

 

Visiting the old orphanage

 

 

Happy after a great day in court & eating pizza at Nando's.  ...oh my goodness...mushroom and cheese pizza with almost NO sauce....yummo! It was as good as being at LaRosa's ;)

 

 

 

Walking into church

 

 

Now we are just waiting for Isaac's Passport, then meeting with the US Embassy so we can have our whole family together.  Pray for our patience as well as a speedy process!