We made it!!!

We're in Bangkok, and it's nice to be done flying for a while! We got in around 9:30 pm here, so that would be 9:30 am Wednesday morning St. Louis time. We ended up crashing around mid night, and now its 4:45 in the morning and I can't sleep!!! We took a few pictures of the airport, but nothing too exciting. We're hoping to walk around a little today in the day light and check things out. Hopefully we'll get some good pictures and I'll post them next time. Maybe I'll try to get some more sleep!!

Hanging out in Seoul

Hallelujah!!! We made it through the longest leg! 14 hours on a flight is TOUGH! No matter how friendly the flight attendants are, or how many movie choices you have! But, we're here and the flight was smooth, so we can really ask for more. We've got about 30 minutes before the next flight boards, then about 5ish hours, and we'll be in Bangkok!!!! Pretty travel weary at this point, but still unbelievably excited for what's to come. Love you all!!

Max...here we come!!!

Well, we're off to the airport! We actually both got a couple hours of sleep last night, which is way more than we were expecting! Our flight leaves STL at 8:35 and we'll get into BKK about 10:00 your time tomorrow morning! I'm not really sure how you prep for 26 hours of travel! But, I've got my best friend with me, and we're heading to get our son....I'm pretty sure we can endure much more than that!

Thanks for all the prayers and support. You guys have been awesome. The last thing we did last night was pray over the phone with our small group from church. I tell ya, that's exactly what small groups are for!!!

Next time I post, it should be from Bangkok!!!!!!!!!

Do we have enough stuff?!?!

So seriously, how much can a family of three need for a two and a half week trip? Well.....apparently a whole lot!!!! We've got a suitcase for mom and dad each, a smaller one for Max and then a whole extra suitcase packed full of "stuff"! Toys, books, gifts...all kinds of "stuff"!!! I've never been known as a light packer, just ask Stephen, but I really tried hard this time! And even yet, we've still got four suitcases plus our carry-on's!!! Oh well....gotta be prepared!!!

About 36 more hours and we're on our way. Reality has set in today I think. Stephen and I keep asking each other "Can you believe we're really going to meet Max?!?" This must be what it feels like when you go into labor. Like, "holy cow, here we go!!!" God is so good, and we're beyond thrilled to be a family of three! (Even if its means extra suitcases!!!)

A room just for Max!

Well, we would have loved to have painted the walls blue like his last room, but this room will do just fine! I'm so excited to have all his stuff ready and to know that he'll be coming home to it VERY soon. I know I keep saying this, but it all just seems so surreal still! But...with only 64 hours until our plane takes off...I'm sure reality will set in quickly!!!

Today we had a great time buying some gifts for the nannies and teachers at the babies home, and also picking out some toys to donate for the kids. We (mainly me!) have also been stressing over finding the "perfect" outfit to wear for the board meeting. Silly I know, but I really want to make a good impression! I think in a time where everything is so out of my control, I find myself fixating on the little things I can control!!! And....I always love an excuse to buy new clothes!

Now for some packing. I have piles everywhere! Max's pile, mom and dad's pile, carry on pile, gift pile, toy pile. Oh, but the mess is well worth it!!!! And knowing me, it will be organized in no time :)

One week from today.....the journey begins!

So, one week from today, we will finally meet our little man face-to-face!!! It still feels so surreal! The wait felt excruciating at times, and now here we are, just 4 days away from flying out!!!! Its hard to believe!

It would be awesome if all of you would really begin praying for Max. I've been thinking a lot about him and how hard this whole process may very well be. He's going to be taken from everything and everyone he's ever known, and it makes me sad to think that he'll be hurting for a while. I know our intentions are pure and our love for Max is beyond words, and hopefully he'll one day feel super blessed that God chose Stephen and I to be his dad and mom. But, for now I know he'll probably be pretty sad. So, if you all could just be praying that somehow God would begin to prepare his heart for this super huge transition!

Well guys, I've got about a million more things to accomplish but I'll be sure to keep you all posted! Thanks for journeying with us!

Sooooo close!!!

Hi everyone! I know I've been terrible about posting lately. Things have been hectic, and well...there's TONS to do! One of the things on our check list is to make the blog "private" so that we can abide by Thai law regarding posting pictures of their children online for public viewing. What we'll do is assign a login name and password to the blog and that way we can post all the pictures we want when we're in Thailand! I just can't wait to show him off! We'd love for everyone to journey along with us, so if you'd like the login info, please don't hesitate to email me at angela@kull.us and I'll get you the info as soon as everything is set up!