Hello! Well, we are home from Chicago. Brogan is gone. She is somewhere flying over the ocean, on her way to a stop in Germany and then to her destination in Ethiopia. It was much harder than I was expecting. I thought I was prepared. I was not. Keagan was the one who got to me. He cried and cried when it was time to say goodbye. He acts SO macho, but he is SO tenderhearted. He cried himself to sleep. On a lighter note, we had a great time in Chicago. We found a great hotel, a great restaurant for supper last night, and we all had a great time swimming. Brogan was very quiet this morning, but very confident and determined. I know she had to be nervous, but she didn't show it. When we got to O'Hare, it was the usual, chaos. We were told the wrong thing so many times it was not funny. We waited in 4 incorrect lines. People were so rude, and I was about to totally cry, thinking that I was turning my baby over to these wolves. But the Lord is faithful. Just when I was ready to say "I cannot do this", we found the right line, and we had "THE NICEST" lady in the entire airport wait on us. She was wonderful. When we told her we needed to check 4 bags instead of 3, and we understood there would be an additional charge, she excused herself to check on this idea. When she returned, she told us she would not charge us for Brogan's 4th bag! She told Brogan to use the money she should have spent shipping the bag, on the children in Africa! IT was great....just what I needed! We are ok. It is gonna be weird without Brogan here, but she is in God's hands, and he is much better at protecting, guiding, and loving her than we are. We cannot thank you all enough for your support. Friday night was amazing, and so have all your cards, calls, and emails. God has certainly blessed us with amazing friends and family! One more note......Please keep Emily MengYan in your prayers. We are in the process of adopting her from the Peoples Republic of China. She is ill, and is currently in the hospital, receiving a blood transfusion. We need to get her home, so she can get the care she needs!! Please pray that she would gain strength and good health, and that our paperchase would pick up speed! We cannot wait to love on her!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for checking in!!!!! ann

Wow... You guys go through alot. I'm proud of you all. I know that probably doesn't mean much. But seriously you guys are awesome. Tell Keagan not to worry... there is alot of us in that same boat.;)