An Airport Welcome

At last! We're home! We had a wonderful surprise when we flew into Chicago. We were going through customs when we heard - through the glass doors - a huge loud cheer, and saw our family and friends waiting. We were overwhelmed and touched.

They had all huddled into O'Hare's international terminal. Here's Ryan, Aidan, Danny and Nicole before we came out.

Tommy was as surprised as we were.


While he was at the orphanage we had sent Tommy a little photo album of our family so we could talk about who we were going to see when we got home. He took out the album when he saw everyone, matching his brothers and sisters to their pictures.

This is taken just when Tommy and Aidan first met. Tommy reached out and took Aidan's hand, and then touched his face gently, as if making sure he was finally there.

Nicole and Tommy with one of the signs welcoming him home.

Nicole, Tommy, Ryan, Danny, Tom, Lisa and Aidan. All together!!

Tommy's cousin Nate brought pom-poms to cheer him on. Tommy ran all around the terminal with them, but when Aidan got down to play, he gave him one, took his hand, and they took off together.
Aidan, on the right, checking out Tommy, sitting with Carrie.

Tommy and Aidan, hugging Mommy.