MANILA-scenes from the hotel and city

Celebration Dinner!

He's free....He's free......Espen has been officially released from the orphanage!! Yippeee!

Day 2 at the orphanage

It's day 2 at the orphanage. Espen's last day at the Home for the Angels! Tomorrow he will be at the home with the Cruse's!

Espen Nico Cruse!!!!

It's our first meeting with our little baby at the orphanage. He's a little shy (a maybe a bit scared) of our new faces but he will adjust soon enough. We think he's adorable.

Where's Joey ? (video)

Rick and I are going halfway around the world to get our newest family member. However, we decided to leave Joey behind. The long flights, chaos, jet lag, paperwork etc.... would have been too much for him. Instead, we decided to leave him in the care of Aster and John in San Diego. We miss him dearly and hope (fingers crossed) that he is doing okay.

"In the Air Again"

Willy might have sang "On the Road Again", but Tokyo to Manila might be a little rough, so we are "In the Air Again".

Japanese Wedding

A beautiful wedding at a Shinto Shrine.