Dear Japan

I miss you already! We had barely gotten on the airplane when we started missing you! Sophia slept well on the plane, and everyone thought she looked like a little angel. We were joyfully reunited with my parents in the Seattle airport, nice to see them again and makes coming back easier, but I still have a huge place in my heart that misses all of you so much! A big thank you and hug to the 17 people that came to see us off! Another extra special thanks and big kisses to Jacob, grandma Ai, and Angela for taking us to the airport. Sorry about the big poop in the car! I wish I could have filmed the scene in the Seikomart bathroom with Ai-chan holding
naked Sophie up while I washed her, and angela at the sink scrubbing out the clothes. All three of us in a tiny closet-like space. Sophie was asking me today where baby Alex was, why he couldn't come over and play. She hopes that he won't forget her. We are starting to recover from the jet lag gradually. It was pretty tough at first, Sophie's routine all upset, everything new. I'll have more time to write and call personally when we get settled in Montana next weekend. I just wanted to say that I miss you so much already! Sophie misses all of you too, you were her family for the first 2 months and I will always love you for that. I'll be in touch soon!