Hawaii

Our little baby girl is officially a U.S. citizen!  The flight from Majuro to Honolulu went smoothly.  She slept the entire time.  The immigration portion in Hawaii took a little while, which was frustrating at 3am!  My husband, mom, myself, and two other daughters all passed right through, of course.  We handed over our packet for our baby girl and they said to have a seat and that it would be "awhile".  They couldn't narrow down the timing any better for us.   Thankfully, not all of us had to stay so my mom and husband took our older two girls to the hotel while I waited.  There is NO bathroom in the wait area so I recommend you taking your time getting off the plane and use the one in the plane!

A little over 30 minutes later, the same immigration guy came over, picked up our packet.  Opened everything up.  Glanced at the paperwork for about 2 minutes then stamped her passport and said that we were free to go.  Really?  30 minutes of sitting for something that only took him 2 minutes.  Grrr!  But, we were officially on U.S. soil and she was officially a U.S. citizen!

Now hanging out in Hawaii enjoying the little things like hot showers, water you can drink right from the tap, good IPA beers, and a swimming pool!  We finish our final leg of the journey tomorrow.

Hard to believe that I started this blog over a year ago and now here we are, with our beautiful little girl.  So many ups and downs, plans and pathways derailed, but in the end, it all led us here.  Here is a photo of our little island baby: