Settling In

It's starting to feel a bit more like "normal" around here. After several rough nights, Ben seems to be getting past the jet lag. Liam is still working through it but it gets better every day. His sweet little personality is starting to shine again. Here are some photos of our first few days at home. A big thanks to our family for all the help getting us settled in. I have included a picture of my neice, Maggie. She is exactly seven weeks younger than Liam. It will be so fun to watch them grow up so close in age. And, she is too cute in her new outfit.

2 am. Both boys are wide awake - for SEVRAL hours.

Liam - loves hanging out in his diaper.

Ben has barely left his trains since we got home. This was early in the morning when we first got home.

Liam and his sweet Aunt "Mamy".

My adorable niece, Maggie, in her new outfit from Vietnam.

Welcome to the United States of America

Welcome Home - Liam! We made it home, Saturday around 10am. It was a very long journey. Both boys were troopers the whole way. Ben did amazingly well on the long flight - sleeping most of it. Liam didn't fair quite as well - but hung in there with us until the bitter end. Immigration was fairly smooth. Liam became a citizen around 9:30pm EST on Friday night. Connections were interesting - especially going from the international terminal to the domestic terminal in LA. At one point, Rob was pushing the luggage on a cart with Ben riding on his shoulders. I was holding Ben's hand so he didn't fall off while carrying Liam in his hammock and pulling a rolling bag. I am sure we made quite a site. We are so very thankful to have traveled with the Russell family. One of them was always grabbing a bag or a child for us. I am so glad I don't have to know what it would have been like to do it without them. It is just a long long trip and we so grateful to be home. Here are a few pictures of the homecoming. Thanks to all that made it to the airport - especially those that woke up their children just to come welcome us home. Thanks to everyone for the prayers. God has richly blessed us with two precious boys.

Liam says goodbye - view from hotel window.

Ben riding the luggage.

Love the moving sidewalks.

Citizen Liam - Welcome Home Baby Boy.

Waiting on our arrival.

Thanks for coming to see us home!


Finally - We made it!

Tricia, Liam with Aunt Mamy and baby Maggie.

Ben, Rob and Paw-Paw.

Ben and his Na-Na.

Bath time at home - at last.

Have Visa - Will Travel

We are coming HOME! Visa appointment lasted 2minutes. Picked it up same day and we are heading home tonight. We arrive in LR at 8:10am on Saturday. We are so excited to introduce our precious little Liam to everyone.

I was able to load a few photos before the computer decided to "take a break".
Thanks for all the support and prayers.
Can't wait to get home and settle into our new life as four.

Leaving HCMC.


Liam's first plane ride - he liked it!


My three boys.



Bath time!!!


Dinner out - who's idea was that?


Playing???

Brothers O'Connor

shhh - all my boys are sleeping

All my boys are asleep. I love this sleeping late concept. Ben has been waking before 6 am everyday - since before we left on this trip actually. Liam was waking pretty early but slept until 8 yesterday. That's awesome. It is now after 6 and all three are asleep.

We are good. Yesterday was long but good. Ben and I swam with the Russells in the morning. Both boys napped and then we saw Mai and Dzung in the afternoon. They brought us groceries so we can cook and also brought dinner to our hotel room. They are wonderful. For those that don't know, they are both Hendrix students in Conway. They are home in Hanoi for the summer. we are so grateful for their friendship. We are hoping to see them again today - as well as their parents.

We have an embassy appointment for Thursday afternoon. We are working on having our plane tickets changed. It will be wonderful to get the boys home and settled into our new life as four.

Still hoping to get more pictures on the computer. Sorry don't have any right now.
thanks for all the prayers. We are on the home stretch now.

Hello from Hanoi

We have arrived in Hanoi! Yesterday was a long day of travel. Rob and I left the hotel with the boys around 1:30 and arrived at our room in Hanoi at about 8pm.

We seem to be having a lot of technical difficulties this trip. I am having trouble getting our latest photos to load onto computer. I am posting some super cute ones of Liam. Hope to post pics from yesterday soon.

Meanwhile, enjoy this cutie...

Once a trio, Now a quartet!

Here are some pictures of our beautiful boys! They are both doing so well. We were able to get out yesterday for a meal - all four of us plus Dzung! Dzung is here on vacation and we spent most of the day with him. That was awesome. I was even able to go out shopping with him. Rob stayed in the room with the boys. Dzung did my bargaining for me! That was fun. We had a great dinner in the room and both the boys went to bed by 8pm. It was a great day.

All four - leaving the center. (this is typical Ben reaction to having picture taken)

Mom x2

Four O'Connors!

Happy Boy!

Brothers!



Super sleeper!