Days 6-8

Day 6 was quite nerve racking.  We had a fun morning playing with Richard before we had to head to our court hearing.  We were the first ones up from our group, but we were waiting on the court hallway for a while waiting for our name to be called.  We were not allowed to bring food, electronics, etc into the court room, which meant our beyond active 1 year old would have to just sit there (something he rarely does).  We were so thankful that he did very well.  The judge asked many questions and overall was very nice.  Sixteen minutes later, we were done.... PHEW.
We celebrated by trying out a dog cafe near court.  This type of place would never fly in America.  Many of the dogs were just plain mean.  There were a few that are playful with the all of us, but I spent most of they time worrying of the kids were going to get bit.  We ventured to a different market in the evening for some shopping and Korean bbq before retiring for the night.
Day 7 was our last opportunity to see Richard.  We were again invited to see Richard this morning.  We played with him at an organized play group at the agency.  It was so much fun to see him interact with other kids and it allowed us to see how our 3 played together.  Richard really seemed to protect Elie and Levi.  He would make sure no one cut them in line for the slide and really missed Elie when she stepped out to go to the bathroom.  We all had a hard time saying goodbye, but poor Elie really struggled.  She was inconsolably crying which just broke my heart.  We spent the evening doing some last minute shopping and packing.
Day 8 it was going to say goodbye to Seoul.  After waking early to catch our ride to the airport, we made it to the ticket counter before there was a long line.  The man at the counter was able to change our seats to bulkhead seats which were amazing because it left us a lot more room for the kids to move about.  Elie again got very sad because we were leaving Richard, and j completely understood her pain.  The flight was long and there were delays in Detroit, but we eventually landed in Houston and began our journey home.  We are so excited to go back to Seoul soon!