December 2, 2013

On the First Day of Summer

After an epic journey we are waking up this morning on the other side of the world (although it feels like I shouldn’t call it that if we are moving here).  The travel was great.  Just a few moments of turbulence but nothing to stress inducing.  Shay was an awesome traveler for someone that was nervous about flying this far.  She did great (probably because she sleep most of the 16 hour flight).  wish I could say the same.  I sleep about 5 hours on the flight.  Continue Reading

November 29, 2013

If we went any further we would be on our way home

In about 24 hours Shannon and I will be boarding a plan for a 16 1/2 hour plane ride from Dallas to Brisbane, Australia. Then after a short layover we will fly another 5 1/2 hours to Perth. Everything is almost packed and ready. All the children are in our room watching The Sound of Music and preparing to have a sleepover in our room before we head out for two weeks.  Continue Reading