We're back

*2006 post*

We're back from vacation! It was the first time on an airplane for these two, and they loved it.


We flew to Indiana to spend a week with these friends:


And where we did the following vacation-y things:

We spent time together, in person! This is very fun since Michelle and I have only actually seen each other twice prior to this trip. I know… sounds crazy. We met Michelle (and her husband Chad) in Guatemala a little over a year ago, both traveling to visit the sons we were each adopting. Then we spent months emailing and IM-ing each other, with an occasional phone call. She flew here in October and we spent a few days together. More emailing, IM-ing, and more frequent phone calls, and then this trip. We love this family, and I especially love this friend:


We ate good food. Michelle is a great cook and not only that but she stocked up beforehand on Coke with Lime (my favorite!) and ice cream (a staple in our own home). Not to mention all the salsa and guacamole and yummy desserts we ate a lot of. (Recipes to follow in future posts, once I get them from Michelle.)

We played games. We played Monopoly- twice. (You know it's vacation when you have time to play that game at all, let alone twice!) We also played Carcassonne, a favorite game of ours that we introduced to them. And a card game they taught us called Frustration.

We rested. I wouldn’t say this was our most restful vacation since I’m pretty sure we went to sleep after 1 am each night, but I managed to get in a nap twice during the week and Mark let me sleep in (till 8:45 one morning!!!) a couple of times.

We also played pool, ping-pong, a little baseball in the yard and we jumped on the trampoline. We caught frogs and lightening bugs. We walked out back to visit the pigs, goats and the cows that were in the field next to theirs,


and our daughter spent hours playing with the kittens.


Mark and our 2-year old went to a Reds game with Chad and Brock, (where he did NOT get to see Ken Griffey, Jr. play. Gr. That is THE reason he wanted to go.)


We went to their church. We met their friends and their family. We had a great time living life with their family for a week. (Thank you Timmons family for your generous hospitality!)

It is always nice to be home and settle back into routine, but we are grateful for our wonderful friends in Indiana!