Greetings from Almaty International Airport

Well, free WiFi in the airport, so we have a few minutes to blog. Our court appearance yesterday was brief and successful. We were overjoyed (as can be expected). Afterwards we said goodbye to our friend Lauren, and to Dan & Allison with whom we have become very close. We flew back to Almaty last night, and no sooner had we reached the tarmac when the skies opened up with a monsoon like storm that lasted over an hour. Most folks were afraid to leave the aircraft; we were 2 of 6 people that bolted for the transfer bus, then sat watching the deluge coming down and waiting for the rest of the passengers.

After another excruciating night in a different really expensive but uncomfortable Almaty hotel, we are on our way this morning. We will be back in Hartford Friday afternoon, and we will of course continue to periodically update the blog with the adoption process. Everyone say their prayers as we wait until July 14th. That is the point at which the objection period ends, and after that no dark horse family members can appear to object to our adoption. We're feeling very optimistic, but we will still breathe a big sigh of relief when the kids arrive in the U.S. (likely the beginning of August). Thanks to everyone for following along. We'll see you stateside.