Catching Up

Wow. I know it's been TOO long since I posted. We have traveled the world since the last time I wrote (literally). Even now we are on the road for a few more days until we finally make it back to OK on Thursday. So many things have happened that I don't even know where to start writing! I've had several posts floating around in my head for weeks now. I'll try to sort through all that's happened and pull out the good stuff for you. :o) In the meantime, here is our current schedule...

Feb 21 - Mar 11: Driving through TX, LA, AR to visit family and share with folks
Mar 16 - Apr 4: Flying to New England to visit more family and share with more folks
Apr 5 - 10: Family conference in VA

We have some little things after that, but those are the biggest trips for now. We purposefully tried to plan all our U.S. travels at the beginning of our stay so that we could do our best to stay put during the summer when the baby is born. We're also hoping that the boys might be able to play tee-ball. But we'll see how all that works out.

At any rate, we've had a great time seeing family in several different states and catching up with friends along the way. Thanks to everyone who has hosted us and fed us and driven to meet up with us so far. Our boys have met so many new people that it's hard for them to keep everyone straight. Luke has mentioned that he's ready to go back to our OK home, but Joshua and Micah are just excited about all the new friends they're making. They're all doing well considering all the major transition that they've been through in the last month. It sure seems like we've been back in the U.S. for longer than a month. Since this is our 3rd time to come back to the U.S. from living overseas, Daddy and I have kind of fallen into a two-different-worlds groove. Our U.S. life is one life and our overseas life is another. When we're in one place the other place just seems so far removed from us, but both places feel completely normal to us now. It's kind of weird and hard to explain. But for our boys, it's different, I believe. This is the first time they're really experiencing the U.S. life from an age where they can actually remember things. I guess that as long as we, their parents, are constant for them, it doesn't really matter that everything else around them is totally different in their lives. Lately it's even different from day to day as we're traveling to so many different places with them. Kids are so adaptable, though. They amaze me. Several times when we're leaving people's homes or leaving certain places, then Joshua has asked if we'll ever see those people again. He's so used to people coming and going in and out of his life that it's actually not that strange to meet someone new, make friends and play with them for a few hours, then never see them again. Such is the life of our children. They're certainly experiencing lots of fun new things!