17 January 2010




Life is good...


We are home and well and settling in to our new world.  Thank you everyone for your support, and thank you Marshall for the photo.  It will be one of my most treasured, and chokes me up each time I look at it.

I am an emotional guy, and after holding it together as best I could on the plane and then going through customs, walking through those doors and seeing KJ's Parent and the Robinson's waiting to welcome us, well the tears just overwhelmed me.

We have posted a few videos from our first day together here in Maine and welcome you to check them out at:


You will see the most recent ones directly under the 'Movie' heading and are welcome to look through any other as well.  You will also see a batch of photos from Kazapalooza in Nashville last June.  Feel free to look through those as well.  As you do, you will see a great number of beautiful children and wonderful families who have been brought together through adoption.

As I recognize that blogs such as this one are both entertainment and a means of communicating with friends and family, they are also a real and tangible source of information and hope for families either in, or contemplating, the process of their own adoption and so to that end, I hope to write a few entries soon that relate to more of the nuts and bolts of our experience and our thoughts on the adoption process.

Enjoy the videos.

Take Care.

42 comments:

Gail Morrison/GAIA said...

Keep 'em coming. Been checking all day. So happy to find the first of many and to know your day goes well.

qmiller said...

Hurray! Glad to see the 3 of you still smiling as you walk on familiar ground! Have a wonderful settling in period.
Quaintance

Lisa in CO, USA said...

Congratulations! Love the pictures of Nurai laughing in your previous posts, definitely a cutie! What a monumental day!

Kerry said...

Life IS very good! I'm so happy for all of you! I hope your first full day together today was as memorable as last night's tearful, yet joyous reunion!

Beth said...

It is indeed! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Regina said...

Love those smiles!

Aunt Sandy said...

The smiles tell it all! So thankful you are all home safely. Look forward to more!

Julian and Sara said...

Welcome home!

Henry's mom said...

Welcome Home Morrison Family of 4! Love the HUGE smiles walking through those Boston gates!!!

Susan said...

you're making me all EMO. so happy you're home. :)

xoxoox

Baby Kaz Moore said...

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome photo. Susan, Griffin and Skylar

Allison said...

Nothing more to say! Welcome home to you all.

The Robeys said...

Glad to see you made it home safe and sound. Look forward to seeing some new family pictures.

Scott and Paula said...

Welcome home!
And I see by the awesome airport photo that there's someone else in the family (or a friend maybe) that's as talented a photographer as Steve! =)
Enjoy all those "firsts at home" all over again!!

Trisha said...

Oh how perfect!

Jim / Pam said...

Yay! Wonderful!

Welcome home!!

Jennifer said...

Welcome home lovely family! That is such a great picture that Marshall took. Can't wait to check out the rest of the vids and photos.

Rayna said...

what a beautiful picture! congratulations!!

Kelly and Sne said...

Congratulations family of four and welcome home! Can't wait to hear more of the story and, of course, see lots of photos!

Toni said...

The looks on all your faces says it all! It is such a great feeling when you finally land on American soil and know that you are finally home with your child!!! Congratultions!
Toni

Stephanie and Gary said...

Spectacular homecoming photo -- it speaks volumes! I enjoyed watching the videos so much -- had me eagerly anticipating my own uniting of sisters with their brother. I loved Tougy's exuberance at feeding Nurai -- wonderful precious moments. Great to see the Morrisons in video!! ;-) You are an inspiration!
Steph

Susan said...

Welcome home! I love that photo, it really says it all!

Karen, Glenn, Allie, Max, and Sam said...

WELCOME HOME! That picture brings tears to my eyes, too! We are so happy for you all, and so thankful that you are willing to tell the rest of us about your journey.

Congratulations, family of four!

Anonymous said...

Congrats dear and so far friends ... We are very happy for you !
Heidje and Stefan and kids (from Belgium)

Andrea said...

That picture made me cry. You guys keep making me cry this week! :-) How wonderful to see you all united. Thanks for sending me the film yesterday. I just loved seeing Tougy and Nurai together, but also the doggies. I could the size of families by the number of feet and so, I am so happy to see your family of 16 feet under your roof in Maine! xo Andrea and my family of 12 feet

Unknown said...

All of the videos are wonderful but I could have watched Nurai in the mirror all day! Beautiful and wonderful!

Kathy said...

Welcome home! Enjoy this time as a family of four. Brings back so many memories. Kathy

marsrob said...

I still cannot possibly express what it felt like to see you all at the airport. We love you so much.

Jstar said...

Welcome home - what a beautiful shot!

Alysa said...

That picture choked me up too! Welcome home and congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Welcome home! I love your post and am overjoyed that you made it home safe and sound, so that your daughters will have a joyful reunion.

Shannon and Alexa

Heckert's Highway said...

That is the best homecoming picture!!! How very precious. We are so happy for your family and want to wish you the Best!!! Welcome Home sweet Nurai!

God Bless,
Warren, Jennifer, Caleb, Ethan and Alealani Heckert

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Katy said...

Thank you for your blog.
I discovered it when I was not a mum, now I am a Kazmum, and I enjoy reading it.
Congrats for Nurai's journey.

Sorry for the mistakes,

Katy, from France, mum of Olivia from Pavlodar

Trudi said...

What on EARTH is with that prior comment? That is crazy. Crazy. And of course it would be posted anonymously. Of course.

Alaina said...

What a fantastic photo! Love it! So happy for all four of you! You make a beautiful family. :)

Gretchen said...

Beautiful family! I LOVE this picture. We are so happy for all of you.

The Cook said...

wow, you guys put the GOR in GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

marsrob said...

WTF????? Some people are seriously INSANE. WTF?? I AM RIPPING MAD. BLOOD BOILING. You have the most handsome family - BEAUTIFUL. OOOH I"M SO PISSED. DELETE THAT RUDE F....R!!!

Stephanie and Gary said...

You put the Magnificent in Morrison!!

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Lisa said...

Congratulations, albiet belatedly!!

I so enjoyed following along with your journey and finally arriving home to begin a new journey as a family of 4!

Thank you also for sharing the Kazapalooza photos as this year we will be attending for the first time.

Blessings to you all,

Lisa
Mama to a Kaz. cutie and Taiwan dumpling