Six years ago today, on September 2, 2003, Peter and I arrived in Majuro, Marshall Islands. We checked into MIR (same hotel as our 2009 trip), rented a car and drove to this house where we met Jacob and Hannah for the first time! Jacob was 11 months old and Hannah was 4 months old. Our agency provided this home for waiting birth families, so Jacob and Hannah had been living in the same home for several months already. I thought you might enjoy these pictures of Jacob and Hannah as babies, as I am reminiscing today. The babies are growing up and are busy in first grade as I type this. 
Little Miss Hannah!
Jacob and Peter
Hannah and Peter
All of us after Jacob's court date (same Judge presided in 2003 and 2009 for us!)
"reading" books together
Since we were all back in RMI this June 2009 to bring Boston home, the sights and sounds of our first RMI trip are very fresh. Doesn't hurt that the hotel curtains and bedspreads were exactly the same in 03 and 09!! 
New USA citizens Hannah and Jacob in the Honolulu airport 10/1/2003 waiting to come home! ( This double stroller was great for us. After lots of miles and even some rust, it went into the trash just before the 2009 RMI trip! ) 
Here we are in O'Hare airport with the family that came to welcome us all home on 10/2/2003!
We are so very thankful to God for how he has brought our family together! Thanks for sharing in our joy! Love, Lois
Happy Family Day!!!!! Oh my these photos are so precious, J&H are so tiny! So funny the similarities between your 2 trips - hope you had a wonderful day together as a family & looking forward to seeing you this weekend to catch up!
ReplyDeleteOh look at Baby H and Baby J! Precious. Happy Family Day!
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ReplyDeleteI check your blog regulary. I love the fact you can talk about the similarities between all 3 children and the two trips!
I love the look of your troop. And their faces seem so familiar to me living here in NZ we have a lot of Pacific Nationalities living here and we have 2 wee boys at Daycare who remind me of Boston.
Take care
Hugs Ruth in NZ
Lois-
ReplyDeleteLoved this post and of seeing the baby pics of Hannah and Jacob. The ones of Peter with a beard were pretty cool also! Hope all is going ! Tell the kids we said HI!
Chris, Russ, Gracie and Kailee