The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind.
We returned from the Great American Road Trip to Sissi and I struggling with bronchitis. We took off about 5 days to rest and recuperate (with the help of antibiotics and prednisone) and had a visit from my dad during that time. Then, it was time to hit the packing full force. During that week of packing and a visit from Uncle Tony and Titi Vette, we found out that my grandfather in TN wasn't doing well and so we dropped what we were doing and went out to visit and say our goodbyes. It was a blessing to have the closure, to be there to support my grandma, and to see some of our family again. He passed away less than 2 days after we left Nashville. Then, we finished up the packing, celebrated Sissi's #10 birthday, and moved out of our rental house!
Pictures with Grandpa.
Gotta have the silly shot, right?!
Brynn's frozen yogurt with Uncle Tony and Titi Vette, for her birthday!
Yvette and I, friends since just after Indy and I got married...can it really have been almost 20 years ago that we met?
Uncle Tony, he likes to inflict pain and torture on unsuspecting children.
They brought Sissi her birthday gift...Doctor Who cookie cutters!
Packing...ahhh, so glad it is done now.
Birthday dinner out at Texas Roadhouse. Love their "Kids Eat Free" night.
Titi Vette and Sissi.
Aunt Kate and Sissi in the waiting room at the hospital in Tennessee.
My Aunt Jan and sister, Kate.
My brother, Ben, and sister, Kate.
Sissi and my mom.
Sissi and her Aunt Kate.
The boys...cannot believe that Krypto is going to be taller than my brother!
The kids with my brother, Ben.
All of us, together.
We got back to NC and on Saturday we had a special Bishop Consecration Ceremony for a good friend in the JC Hash Ministerial Alliance. The service and dinner were amazing.
Sissi's birthday was August 16th and she turned 10 years old. No more single digits in this house.
She loves Oswald and Ortensia...much more so than Mickey and Minnie.
And, of course, her gift from her brothers was Doctor Who Lego pieces. We don't have the Lego Dimensions game, but she just plays with them as Legos and loves them that way.
Oswald pins to add to her lanyard.
And, because moving makes everyone crazy, and you can't find what you need to bake, we didn't have a cake, but instead had Brynn's frozen yogurt. She wasn't disappointed.
In fact, we'll have a real party and the rest of her gifts when we get back to Kyrgyzstan. She is having a camping/slumber party with her friend Shelby and she wants art supplies...we can do that!
Family dinner at my Aunt Vana and Uncle Chuck's house in Winston Salem.
Glad we were able to see my cousin's kids, Charlie and Bannon.
Uncle Chuck and Carla.
The kids, all together.
Monday, the day of the eclipse, was cleaning up the rental house day...but we got a chance to go outside several times to see the eclipse with eclipse glasses and also paper plates as a pin hole viewer.
Looking up at the eclipse...the next one we see will be December 26th, 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan...maybe you can come out and visit and see it with us :)!
