Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Home Sweet Home

We made it! How sweet to walk the streets of Park Hill and smell fresh cut grass and see a blue sky, eat sandwiches with fresh veggies and drinks full of wonderful ice!

We are THRILLED to be home! The ride home went so well. Sunder and Riley were both great and slept most the flight. We had an 8 hour layover in LA, so we got a hotel room to just relax and take showers. We went to the restaurant downstairs and ate carrot cake, hamburgers and fries. Everything tasted so wonderful. The girls slept more in the room.

By the time we flew into Denver from LA, Sunder was completely shut down. She was all limp, lethargic and had just had enough. BUT... the moment we walked into our house, her face lit up, she got down and started running around the house. I swear she knew this was her home. She proceeded to give Corin a huge hug, then gave one to me as well, smiling radiantly the whole time, as if to say, "We are home and this is my home."

My plan was to stay awake until 4pm before crashing out. But at 1:30, my speech was slurring and I couldn't see straight. I told Corin, "Just a short nap." My my gosh, my BED FELT SO GOOD. I don't even remember falling asleep! I woke up 5 hours later, ooopsy!

We strolled the girls to the park. Then had a late dinner. Sunder loves the bath! She had a nice long one. We weren't sure what to expect for sleep time. but we just put both girls down for the night. She screamed her head off. I went in a few minutes later to comfort her and about 2 minutes after that... silence. We'll see how the rest of the night goes!

Sorry, no pictures yet. Everything is in a shambles and the jet lag is tremendous right now. I have many more stories to share, so I will be posting here a lot the next few weeks I'm sure.

4 comments:

tiffany said...

Welcome home! I love reading how Sunder felt right at home as soon as she walked in the door. :)

hil77running said...

Hi Torrie - Welcome home! I'm glad the trip back went smoothly. That made me smile to read about Sunder's happy reaction to her new home. Hope to talk to you soon after you all get settled.

Ashley and Mike said...

Welcome Home! I have loved reading the blog and following Sunder's journey home. I can't wait to see what comes next....

Ashley
www.alegacyofhope.blogspot.com

Kate said...

So glad you are all home! You've sure been on our minds and we can't wait to meet Sunder! Blessings from the Lamb household. Love, Aunt Catharine