She's here!

Marie has arrived safe and sound and now the adventure begins! Her travel went smoothly, and we were all there at the airport to greet her as she stepped off the plane. After all the months of emails and waiting, it is wonderful to finally have her with us.

She is absolutely beautiful, and very sweet and outgoing. We are using lots of gestures and charades to communicate, but that is to be expected in the early days of an exchange. The kids all love her and are thrilled that she's with us.

We spent the afternoon getting her registered for school, then after dinner we took her to see and feed the horses that live down the street. Her bags just recently arrived at the house, so she is upstairs unpacking now.

We are all so excited about this upcoming year, and we are having so much fun becoming a family of six!