Getting there is half the fun...

Ready to load the truck for the airport

Customs in Nicaragua, about 10:30 pm EST

Getting to Nicaragua with 5 kids is just about as much work as you'd think.  ;-) All in all, the kids did great.  It was a long day, no doubt, but I couldn't have asked them to be better.  Especially considering the fact that just a few days before we flew, the 3 little ones each had ear infections - Cade's was so bad that one of his ear drums ruptured.  Poor guy.  

Because of their ears, we were extremely concerned about how the babies would do flying.  Thanks to lots of folks praying at home, the take-offs and landings were all completely uneventful.  Abel and Caedmon got a little restless by the end of the flight from Atlanta to Managua, but I guess that's to be expected.  They finally fell asleep during the van ride from the airport in Managua to the house in Granada, and so did Elliott.  Of course they woke up once we got there, around midnight, and cried for quite a bit before going to sleep.  Sean and I really couldn't do anything but look at each other and laugh. It's all part of the adventure, right?