Happy Thanksgiving!

We got a light dusting of snow the other day and the kids were just thrilled! You would have thought it was Christmas morning they were so excited :) Schools were cancelled of course which made it "the bestest day in the world".

"Mommy, my hands are cold!"



Nyah was mesmerized by it. Simply speechless. She just walked around so quiet with a big smile. It was so sweet:)

my 'lil eskimo

switching hats

Nyah praying

Did you catch the "Grandpa and Grandma on the airplane" part? She is so excited to go to the airport to meet them. We are still praying they will get the earlier Embassy appt. or they won't be home until Christmas Eve. I just called them early this morning while putting the turkey in the oven and they were getting ready to eat Thanksgiving dinner with some missionaries. My dad just arrived back in Ethiopia late Monday night and had brought roasted turkey breast and mashed potatoes in his luggage for Thanksgiving! It survived the trip even with an overnight stay in Chicago on the way (I think he must have iced it overnight).

They just moved to a missionary compound because it is bigger with more room for B to run around and it is way cheaper than the guesthouse. They are glad they did! My dad downloaded Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving onto his IPad before leaving for Ethiopia again for B to watch with them. They reported she is adusting very well and has made a lot of improvement. She was refusing to follow directions occasionally when she didn't want to stop doing something that was really fun, like getting out of the pool or going to bed when there was an wedding going on right outside their window. You know, typical kid stuff. It was so neat to hear her voice on the phone the other day. Her English is very limited so our conversation went something like this:

B: "Hello! How are you?"

Jill: "Good! How are you?"

B: "Hello! How are you?"

Jill: "Good! How are you?"

B: "Hello! How are you?"