Adventures in Ain Sohkna!
Well I intended to write a bog on our quick get away to the beach this past week, but as it turns out, I did not even unzip my computer bag. We intended to get away and relax in a town off the Red Sea called Ain Sohkna, and that is exactly what we did. We had a wonderful time playing in the pool with the boys and Caroline. I can’t say that we did much laying out by the pool for two reasons. #1, we have 3 small children that require attention, and #2 it was just way to hot to sit outside of the water. Again though, we had a great time. It was good for the boys to exert energy…they wore themselves out. Caroline loves the water, she would get a very serious look on her face once we entered the pool, but then after about 5 seconds, the smile returned to her face and she would splash and splash.
Yesterday we re-acquainted ourselves to our home. I fully intended once again to open my computer, but it is funny how vacations work, you almost need a day of vacation to get over the vacation. However we did have a language lesson yesterday, with our 3 children around to “help” us. Our language helper is so sweet and patient that she enjoyed seeing our kids.
So today we began our week with purpose. I decided to open my computer and I have already uploaded pictures to my fb as well as planned out our week of things to accomplish. So we will see how many checks I can check off of the list. We have much to do to get ready for our teams coming in a couple of weeks as well as just continuing to do things around the house.
So cute!
Playing in the Kiddie pool.
Playing in the sand.
June 29, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Hello everyone! I’m so glad you got to enjoy a little time with the the kids at the beach. We are in San Diego so got to enjoy a different beach yesterday. It wasn’t really planned for that moment, so the kids didn’t have swim suits on, but they enjoyed it just the same. It was actually chilly though, I had goosebumps the whole time we were out there and I didn’t touch the water. It doesn’t seem to bother the kids though.
Love and miss you,
Jeannette
July 8, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Liz, your photography skills are awsome! The colors and the candid shots are great! LY and miss you!
July 14, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Hi Prays!!
Just having fun looking through ALL of your wonderful pics!! They’re so great and it is wonderful to see your faces. You are GREATLY missed and I can’t imagine the culture shock you are experiencing. I know this doesn’t begin to compare, but I do remember the loneliness, when we moved to Atlanta in the 90’s. (maybe i’ve already mentioned that…sorry) And, I too, felt such a peace from knowing God was always in the middle of each day and right there with me. I know it may not help right now…but God is going to do amazing things in your family. Our little family of four became so “tight-knit”. And, even though we have a large extended family, there is still that very special closeness from sharing that 10 year adventure together. Love and miss you, Sarah