Airplane Day

Airplane day was Wednesday.  We loaded into the adoption agency shuttle van at 8:00 a.m with considerably more stuff than we brought to Korea including a tiny human .  Charli snoozed on the way to the airport.  The drive takes about an hour.  We had no trouble getting through immigration or security.  We introduced Charli to her first french fries in an airport food court.  She thought they were interesting but wasn't convinced.  She really enjoyed dunking things in ketchup she just didn't actually want to eat the ketchup.

The flight was 12 hours Seoul to Chicago.  Charli slept for about 3 of the 12 hours.  She had her moments but all in all the trip was better than we expected.  We were supposed to have the inside two of three seats but convinced our seat mate that we would be getting up so much that she would be better off by the window.  The most difficult part of the flight was that Charli wouldn't let Phil hold her or even really touch her.  That was a LONG 12 hours holding a two-year-old for me.

We cruised through customs/immigration in Chicago and made it to our gate with enough time to grab some lunch.  The problem with having a lap ticket kid during a long flight is that it is almost impossible to eat. 

The flight back to Rochester was quick and uneventful.  Charli slept most of the 45 minutes.  We were met at the airport by Grandpa and Grandma with Abby, Gabe and Ellie as well as some dear friends.  What a wonderful welcome home.

 Waiting for the shuttle van with all of our acquired *stuff*.

 Long rides make me sleepy.

 This photo would lead you to believe she actually ate the fries.  She didn't. 

 There was a fun playground near our gate in Incheon.

Hanging out in the stroller in Chicago.

 The welcome home committee.

 Sisters.