Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Settling in...

Here are some pictures from the past few days. Rylie continues to amaze us with how well she is adapting to her new life. She is extremely curious about everything and seems intrigued by some of what we consider the most simple things, but are all new to her- like the garage door opener, remote controls, electric toothbrushes, and the washing machine. She has been out to eat a few times and even taken a trip to the Phoenix Science Center. Enjoy...
Airport pictures---
Rylie's homecoming... (it filled almost the entire waiting area of Terminal 2 at Sky Harbor Airport.)
Cousin Jordyn was so excited to meet "Baby Rylie." Pictures of our arrival in Phoenix (yes- I was crying.)
Seeing Daddy again!
And meeting Nana!

And meeting Auntie Bethany and Cousin Micah! Rylie meets G.G.!Even "Aunt" Deborah and "Uncle" Jack came to the airport to meet Rylie!Rylie already loves her two cousins!
Rylie with Jordyn and Micah at the Science Center--

Rylie's first trip for Mexican food... New Year's Eve at El Encanto (with spinach enchiladas, but they are officially off the menu as of today...)Dining with Micah--
Rylie modeling one of her outfits that Mommy purchased on an "Adam-free" Sunday in Astana.New Year's Day at the park. And no snowsuit made for a very happy Rylie--
That's all from Phoenix.
Love to everyone---

11 comments:

Sandi said...

Sara and Andy
I am so happy that the three of you are home together as a family. May 2008 bring you much happiness. Here is to good health and prosperity.

Mazel Tov
Sandi

Eve said...

LOVE the pictures! And i love that they captured Sara crying as she walked up... It must have been so amazing to see your family and friends there waiting for your arrival! I love it!

Enjoy your days at home... we're still thinking of you!
love, eve:)

Kim said...

Great pictures, they totally made me cry. :)

Elaine Swartz said...

Ok, crying in MA, too! So wonderful to see everyone together again! Happiest of new years to the brand new family!

Love, Elaine

Jeremy and Jessica said...

Sara and Andy,
I'm so glad that you guys are home. From your blog the hole trip to Kazakhstan went great. We are hoping to travel sometime in March or April. I enjoy reading and looking at the pictures on the blog so I hope you will keep it going.

Happy New Year,
Jessica

Susan said...

ok you totally made ME CRY looking at those pictures. Man, that is emotional! I am so happy you are hoome and Rylie is happy without wearing a million jillion layerS.
great pics!!!

Sandi said...

Oh goodness, tell Adam I am so sorry I had the name Andy embedded in my head. Adam sorry about that.

Sadni

Regina said...

OMG I have tears streaming down my face! Love those photos, and especially love that you are home now, all safe and sound and TOGETHER! You guys were real troopers. How amazing it must have felt to walk off the plane and into all that love waiting for you and your new daughter. Best wishes for a wonderful 2008 and beyond!

Warmly,
Regina (and Frank)

Alyssa said...

Sara, Adam and Rylie,

Just wanted to say Mazel Tov! Hannah gave me the blog site sometime ago and I have really enjoyed following along! I am so glad you are all home and that Rylie is adapting so well. The entries are entertaining and the pictures are wonderful (Rylie is absolutely adorable!). Wishing you a very happy new year as a threesome!

All the best,
Alyssa

Rebecca said...

Wow. How can you not cry when looking at these pictures and reading your post? What an incredible homecoming for your little princess! Enjoy your time as a family - together at last. Love from the Lakelands,
Bec, Aaron and Ella

hamiltonfamilyblog.net said...

Sara and Adam,
This is Aaron and Stephanie Hamilton - we met at the baby house in Astana in early December - we finally tracked you down! We meant to get your email before you left so we can stay in touch with the families we met. Please send us an email at hamiltons2005@gmail.com - and our blog is www.hamiltonadoption.com (still password protected for 4 more days :). I'm glad we found you and it's great to hear you made it home ok. We have a few questions for you about Almaty! :)

Aaron & Steph

Bringing Rylie Home- Our Journey to Kazakhstan