Vivi & Mama's Whirlwind Tour

We're so happy to be home again and so super grateful for a very blessed trip.  Here are some pics...

so fun to travel with this dear friend (on the left) and fun for Vivi be her help to meet new neighbors too

the sweet family we stayed with in the cantaloupe capital city

we were treated with so kindly, so super generously by our friends who hosted us in their homes

oh these kind friends! 

we toured a site where kings of old were buried... and they had a small plaque honoring three western ladies that had travelled through this region for good reason about a hundred years ago (I think) by donkey cart.   

and so is watermelon....  everywhere.... and Vivi always has room for more

we got to pose for a pic with the performers in a cool cultural show at the museum

my dear friend Karen and the grandma who hosted us for our last dinner in town

back in the provincial capital, my girlfriends painted my nails and toenails with traditional henna stains (the color will be there until my nails grow out!) and some non-traditional (except in India/ Pakistan!) henna tattoos on my feet.

my girlfriends, in their home city again

We love this province, these people.  Matt and I are increasingly desiring to get our family to this capital city as soon as doors open.... and may it be soon!

And hopefully you saw the pics of Matt and Isaiah's trip there too?  We divided and conquered this summer- to save kiddo airfare and help us be more mobile on the ground.  The middle two missed out on traveling but they're both getting double birthday parties this summer... and that makes everything good for them!