At the VMI...Safe and Sound...

Well here we are! Made it this afternoon without a hitch! Korean Air is awesome! twice the leg room of United in Coach and the food (you all know I love food) was amazing. It's about 6:00 pm here and we are pooped. We ate dinner and are turning in as we depart at 7:45 to go see the kids (remember that 3 hour drive). K is in school till about 11:30 tomorrow so we should get there right after lunch and get to see them for a couple of hours. We have two big suitcases full of toys for the orphanage we are also taking tomorrow. We have met our friends the Currans and two other families from WACAP that are here and look forward to spending time with them and comparing notes! Keep checking back for updates...Pictures of the kids on the 21st...after the 10 day wait. Thanks for everyones prayers too.

Kenny and Gloria

Seoul, Korea

Well we made it here fine! The trip so far has been uneventful! Thank you Robin for the ride to O'Hare. We hope the rest of your birthday was as much fun! Right now it is 4AM (Monday)(2PM Sunday-at home) and we can't sleep anymore-still on home time. Our flight for Vladivostok leaves in 6 hours. The airport here in Seoul is beautiful. Wonderful play areas for the kids when we come back thru here on our way home. More updates to follow as we continue our journey! Thanks everyone for your support, encouragement, prayers and love! It means the world to us! So until later...................

P.S. Nancy, good advise!

Were down to a wakeup....

Until we leave, I just checked us in on united.com for our flights...got to move seats so we are now on the aisle for the long flight from Seattle to Tokyo. Gonna ask for exit row when we get to the gate....I think I'm ready except to zip up my carry on in the morning. Gloria says shes all packed...OK Curren's Last one there is a rotten egg...Ready, Set, Go....see ya at 3:30...on Monday!

One day and a wakeup....

Last night we completed the packing...my suit made it home from the cleaners and we got it bagged up and put in the suitcase. Gloria is working hard on getting the last of the paperwork in order. I completed the reservation for Gloria and the kids for their overnight layover in Seoul. We are leaving Saturday morning to go to Gloria's friend Robin's house and she is going to load up a "moving truck" with all of our stuff and haul us to the airport. Fortunately, we will be able to check our luggage all the way to Vladivostok and will not have to handle it again until we get to the Vladivostok airport. We are looking forward to our trip and can't wait to finally get to see the kids again and get to tell them on Saturday the 10th that they are our Son and Daughter!

Two Days and a Wakeup....

until we leave for Russia. Well we got the grocery shopping done for the "boys" (Keegan and our Nephew) who will be staying at home while I'm in Russia with Gloria. Tonight my goal is to finish my packing. Gloria has created a great calendar of events for me to use while she is gone...I'm horrible at keeping track of everything that is going on so this will be my guide in her absence. We are so looking forward to meeting all of our blog followers and internet friends who will be at the VMI the same time we (Gloria) will be. Gloria has a list of who will be there, when they will arrive/depart. Boy are we getting excited! The picture is what the room at the VMI is like that we will stay in until the kids come to stay there with Gloria (we expect the 20th, which will be after the 10 day wait).

Three days and a wakeup...

until we leave for Russia! We received our Visa's today and our travel confirmations. Suit is back from the cleaners......now I can finish packing. Gloria is already all packed. The picture is the courthouse in Vladivostok where we will be at on the afternoon of October the 9th. Remember that is 10PM (CST) Thursday night. So say a prayer before you go to bed on Thursday for us!

Five Days and a Wakeup

Until we depart for Russia. Here is a picture of the kitchen and dining area of the suite Gloria and the kids will be staying in. We hope to have her all setup with groceries before I leave. Well we spent the morning printing our thank you cards. We used a picture of the 4 of us from our first visit that my sister Sue had expertly photo shopped Keegan into...our first unofficial "family picture", as the front of the card...They turned out very nice. We of course had to make both Russian and English versions. Did some more packing...still don't know if we are going to be able to fit it all.