Final days stateside

Our last big event, and what we based our scheduled return to Kyrgyzstan on, was the annual camping trip with our Generations Family! This is such a special and memorable event. Our kids love camping with this group of people.

The kids, hanging out and playing around the fire pit.

Gwangi, coming to meet me.

My Sissi girl, with her stuffed lambie.

My big guy, Krypto, still having fun, even in a cast.

Indy spent some time with the kids, letting them shoot some different guns.

Daddy and Sissi, doing some shooting practice.

Rainbows in the sky.

Sunday morning praise and worship.

A view of the campground by the New River.

Some archery practice was fun for everyone as well.

We all love our time in the water, so we took a trip down the river in kayaks.

As soon as we returned from the camping trip, we got laundry cleaned and repacked to head to Indiana and our family that lives right outside of Chicago. Since Indy's birthday had just passed, his mom couldn't pass up the opportunity to get him a cake.

Indy with his birthday cake.

And with his gift.

We got a day at the beach with the family. Walking and getting wet and just being together.

And, a hike up the sand dunes.

The view from part way up the Sand Dunes.

The girls got to make new tie dyed shirts and pose for a picture.

My, how much they've grown up since the last time they made matching shirts in 2014.

One more service at the local Lutheran church. So excited that they are celebrating and bringing in guest speakers about the Reformation.

Lunch after service, at our favorite, Red Robin!

A final game as we got the plastic bins taken out to the cars.

Saying our goodbyes to Calvin.

Sissi and her cousin, Lara.

More Sissi and Lara.

Family picture with Grandma Stamp.

The boy cousins.

All the grandkids with Grandma Stamp.

The girls!

Indy and I with Grandma Stamp.

Maria and I, just before getting in the car to head to the airport.

The boys with Ruth.

Grandma and Kyrpto.

Brothers.

Grandma and Gwangi.

We made it! All ready to check in...little did we know that they would weigh our carry-on bags this time and we would spend the next hour redistributing weight from our carry-ons to our checked luggage...we walked right onto our flight...and we're off to Kyrgyzstan!