Moving Day!

On December 4, 2017, we headed to the airport and moved around the world! Here are a few pictures from that day.

Lots of suitcases!!

First stop, Chicago! This was the first flight for the kids and thankfully they all were great travelers! There were 40 mph winds that night and the plane landing was kinda scary. Due

We have found airport lounges to be very helpful when traveling with 4 small children!

 

They could hardly wait to get their hands on some Surprise Eggs!

 

Our flights were in the middle of the night, so this little guy was exhausted!

 

This little guy wasn't!

 

We were so excited to finally land at our new home! What wasn't so exciting was that 9 of our suitcases didn't land with us! (Thankfully, a few days later they did!) Isabelle was so exhausted that she found a nearby bench and went to sleep while Bob was talking with the airport officials.

New Home

About 10 days after we arrived, we headed to language class! Had to have a "First Day" picture!

One of our favorite local dishes! We eat this alot!

 

The local outdoor markets sell these items in bags. 

Another local favorite of ours is the bread store. The bread they make is delicious!

 

We celebrated our 11th anniversary on December 22nd!

New Home PIctures

 The kids were so exhausted from the travel that they climbed into the bed themselves and were out cold!

Yes. That is a squatty potty!! Best $200 we have ever spent was to replace this with a toilet!

Jet lag for the win!

Notice I switched out the lighter colors for the darker colors, because..KIDS!

One thing I love about our new home is that they sell all sorts of pink stuff here. So, pink it is!

Party Pics

Celebrating our little 4 year old sweetie pie!

Had to laugh at this text my 10 year old niece sent me!

Happy 4th Birthday, Ilya!

 

Happy Fourth Birthday, Ilya Sue!!!

You are such a lovely little girl. You are feisty, funny, and just plain fun.

 

 You say your favorite food is cake and McDonald's. HA! Your favorite color is red. Your favorite toy is your baby doll. You love shoes and often wear mismatched pairs. You had a pair of Spiderman sandals that you had outgrown a long time ago, but couldn't depart with. You finally love to wear dresses like your big sister. You are very opinionated about your outfits. You'd choose long pants and shirts every day during the hot summer if I'd let you.

You love to make people laugh. When taking these pictures, you kept saying you were five. I had to trick you to get you to hold up four fingers! (You did this last year, too.)

When I ask you what you want to be when you grow up you say you want to tell jokes like Bryan (the morning show guy on the radio) and a mom and grandma.  You're very sweet-natured and love taking care of your dolls and baby brother. Usually you play the grandma when you and your siblings play house.

 

We love you, little Illie Billie. We're so thankful God placed you in our care. Our prayer for you will always be that you grow to love Jesus more every day.

To see how much she's grown since her 2nd birthday, click here.

Coffee and Cuteness

A few days ago, Isabelle kept begging me to teach her how to brew the coffee. I finally gave in and let her learn so she can make a nice pot for her daddy and me. She's getting so big!



These two babies wanted to sit on my lap when they awoke one morning. I need a bigger lap!



One morning, Bobby and Isabelle weren't getting along while playing together outside. Bob was upstairs and heard Isabelle call her brother "dumb". After timeout, I was asking her about it..

Me: Isabelle, why did you call your brother "dumb"?
Isabelle: Well, he called me a bad name!
Me: What did he call you?
Isabelle: He called me "Mrs."!



Bobby: Well, you called me "OLD MAN"!
Isabelle: YOU called me "OLD WOMAN"!!




Noble loves his sisters! He was leaning on Isabelle and kept switching between holding hands with Isabelle and Ilya.