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Here's a little montage of a few of our favorite pics with Eliana! Perhaps you can... but I can't seem to watch this without wanting to cry! I love her and I miss her and man am I proud of her!
-Chris
(By the way the song is by Christy Nockels of Watermark...pretty perfect huh!)

My two favorite people!

Yep, I have the best husband and best daughter in the world!!

Dear Eliana....

Eliana,
I can't even tell you how much your momma misses you! The last few days I have been working really hard to not be sad....but today it hit me. I miss you more than I could have ever imagined. I am so glad you have a sweet foster mom....but she wrote me yesterday to tell me that you were sad and missed us. Let's just say that your momma couldn't hold back the tears. I can't tell you what a gift of God you are to us. The Lord knew that we needed YOU sweet girl. You are our daughter in EVERY way! I love the way you laugh and talk. I love your dark hair....and beautiful big eyes. I love your sweet spoken voice. I love that you LOVE to cuddle. I miss having you fall asleep on my shoulders....you fit so perfectly there. I love that you are sassy....you and I are going to have so much fun shopping together someday. Your daddy can't wait to take you on dates....and have tea parties with you. We are really trying to make your room perfect....just for you. Please, dear Eliana, know that we love you with all of our hearts. We can't wait to bring you home. What a day of rejoicing that will be!! Until then, know that your mommy and daddy are praying for you constantly.....and that we feel so blessed that God has entrusted you to us. What a little bundle of JOY you are to us!!!!

Love you sweet thing,
Momma

Welcome Home Isabel!

Isabel (Herlinda),

We love you so much and are so excited that you are home!!! You have the most amazing family ever.....and they are SO BLESSED to have you as their daughter. You are so beautiful....you are so strong and patient!

Love you girlie,
Chris and Lindsey

P.S. "Herlinda es increible!" (picture Chris singing this to you)

Volcan de Fuego!

Isn't this amazing?! We woke up in Antigua the first morning....and mom looked out the window and said "the volcano is erupting." We laughed and thought she was joking! But, she wasn't. Chris almost broke his leg jumping over things trying to find the camera to take pictures. I wish you could have seen him.....hilarious!

More of the best week ever.....

This is our last family picture before we said goodbye! WE MISS HER SO MUCH!!!!


THANK YOU FRIENDS FOR SUGGESTING GERBER PUFFS!!! She absolutely loved them. She would grab fistfuls of them....and cram them in her mouth.


I had to show you the cutest girl in the cutest swimsuit!!! Is she not a doll baby?! She liked the water for about 2.2 seconds....then she hated it.


This picture is for you, Katie Mohr!! You would have laughed your head off....I carried on an empty "Pollo Campero" box just for you (and it helped me fit in). The pilot actually got on the speaker and told all of us to put our Pollo Campero boxes below our seats (instead of the overhead bins) because they've had problems with them leaking! That is something you don't hear a pilot say very often.


Thank you so much for your support, prayers and encouraging words!!!!!! It has been so overwhelming (in a good way). We so need this community right now. We love you all.

Love,
Lindsey

Missing my baby.....

Saying "Hola" is better than "Adios"

We just got in...it's 11pm and we're worn out from a full day of travel. The trip was incredible...a total answer to prayer. At the same time...we miss her. The house is weirdly quiet. Being home with just Lindsey, Polly (the dog) and I feels strange for the first time. Something is definitely missing...SHE's missing! We'll post lots more after we rest a bit. Thank you to all who prayed over us!
-Chris

WHAT??? My parents are who?

This is the moment Eliana realizes that her parents are not quite normal! She's thinking, "Yikes, what have I got myself into this time!"

A couple more quick shots...

Last night Madi (Melissa's little doll) HAD to get in that pool...it was chilly but we had a blast!

This is another shot of that crazy good mood Eliana got in with us last night!

We'll post more after dinner...
We're getting sad to even think about leaving. Time here seems to be so elastic. One day feels like 3, but a trip over a few days goes by in a blink!

Pray for our hearts as they're slowly getting heavy. We're just making the most of every second with this unbelievable baby girl!