Great Amercian Tour

Next week we leave on our first true trip with Max. We are driving first to Oklahoma and then to Texas for Thanksgiving...which happens to be one of my very most favorite holidays. I just love the ease of the day, the yummy food and the lack of pressure. I adore Christmas and what it represents but Christmas has become a competition, I'm sure I'm the only one who sees it that way, but this is my blog so these are my thoughts, everyone brags/competes (that's how I take it!) for the most trees or best decorations or to be the one who loves the holiday the most. I'm such a pain that when things like that start happening I tend to bow out. I'm not interested. Oh and I don't really care how many trees anyone has, put up 40, that's not really the point I am trying to make.

So back to my point! We are calling this Max's "Great American Tour" it would more accurately be called "The Great Southwest Tour", but that just doesn't have the same ring! He is going to meet family members he has not yet met and see the homes of his grandparents and aunts. I am very excited, my very best friend in the world is my big sister and she has talked to Max on the phone but hasn't met him...I'm ready! I love that when I talk to her he thinks I'm talking to Joel, because to a little Thai guy Joel and Jill sound very much the same. I think he's always surprised when it's a grown up girl on the phone! It will be a long, long drive 10 1/2 hours the first day and 5 on Friday then after a few days in OK we'll drive 3 hours down to TX and then after a few days we'll drive all the way home, 13 hours, in one day. I'm trying to prepare Max for the very long days but there's really no way to do that. He is super excited to eat in the car, which he has done on numerous occasions and generally complains, and to watch movies in the van. We're going to find out how things go next Thursday and Friday! We'll all survive, but I fear it will try the nerves of us all!

Last night Veldon and Max were playing ball and I thought I would snap a few shots. These aren't really natural because anytime you get a camera out those being shot really turn it on, but they are still cute and he was having a fun time.












As you can see Daddy was the hoop and the kitchen was the gym, it was cold and dark outside.

Next week Max gets the last of his growth hormone shots, we are seeing growth and change so we are hopeful, but if he requires more or a different course of action we are trusting God. He has a plan for the precious child...we just hope we don't screw it up in the meantime!!!