Leaving Minneapolis!




Flying with Momma and my new best friend




Made it to Ethiopia





Meeting Baby Simenesh










-Yesterday Kim went to the village where Simenesh was born and met her birth mother and other relatives. She visited them in the house where Simenesh was born. It was an amazing day.

Gennie swam all day. Made friends with an 80 year old grandpa and swam with him in the morning. And in the afternoon she swam for three hours with two young boys from Scotland. They thought it was great fun to play with all her princesses in the pool. Something they never did before. She loves it here. Our luggage finally arrived!



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We had a very easy trip over. Genet was the best traveler. She walked through the plane and found many friends and one little girl came and sat with us. Genet, kim and i made it to Addis just fine but none of our luggage did so Grammie is washing clothes in the shower in the morning and drying them on the balcony. I may not be able to send pictures until we get our luggage. We played with Simensh in the afternoon and Genet was very happy with her little sister. Simenesh has the best smile and laughed when she was playing with Genet. We woke to the call to prayer this morning and Kim is traveling today to visit Simenesh's birth mother. It will be a long day for kim but Gennie and I will be at the pool! I have limited time on the internet with Genet at my side waiting for pool time but we will try to check in every day! Love from Ethiopia!

Our tickets are bought and we are ready to go! Simenesh is waiting for us!



-Very Grateful