so grateful

In the past week we've enjoyed visits from two families we love. For the dear B's, I had to welcome them at the door of our apartment announcing, "Please come in, Isaiah and I have just thrown up (less than a minute apart, a minute before they knocked) but it's just food poisoning, nothing contagious. We really are so glad you're here. Please take a seat and I'll be right with you..." as I headed into the bathroom to clean up my poor boy.

You were champion guests to put up with such a welcome and we so enjoyed our brief visit. Thanks for stopping to visit us, friends! I'm so sad I didn't snap even a single picture of your time with us... we love you guys!

And then the C's... what delights you are to each of our hearts. It is funny how sweetly the Lord has knit us together even in the line up and timing of kids he's given each of us, and more than that, in each of our hearts we're so blessed to get to count you as friends. We love you!

So grateful we got to have the big boys together for some play time, we had time to hear from you, C & D, for this season of life and work in the place where God has you, time to enjoy each of your three wonders (and pray that our goofy love dove girl will pick up on some of your sweet darling's gentleness and kindness), time to enjoy Papa Johns with you and your parents, and laugh at the specatcle we made of ourselves- TEN foreigners on a 3-wheel bike- on the way to the park and we squished in that belly-laugh-worthy-trampoline-harness set up we got our big kids rigged into.... Our time with you was pure gift. Thank you. We are so soo grateful for you!

John, glad to catch a glimpse of Auntie Darcy

Many tears were shed in the moments before our goodbye, and for a while after the C's departure. Sweet sadness. So much to be grateful for.