For the last few weeks we have been on the search for a new apartment. We new the time was getting closer and closer for our lease to be finished where we are right now, but didn't have the time to look while Mike was teaching English. Since he has finished though, we have been looking like crazy. It has seemed like a never ending hunt, with very little results. One thing we have been encouraged in, is that we are able to speak to people in Arabic and understand a lot of what they reply, and Mike was even able to read the Arabic want ads and look for some apartments. So our Arabic is slowly improving. But we continue to search and hope that we can find just the apartment that our growing family needs.
It has been kind of a bitter sweet thing as well, because during the summer most of the ladies in our apartment building sit outside in the evenings and visit, and I have been able to join them and actually participate in the conversations some. One night as I was either coming home or going out somewhere I sat down with them and they told me how much they liked me and were sad that we were thinking of moving. I have also been able to get together with one of the ladies who is teaching me how to make some Arabic dishes, and that has been good because her english is very little, so it forces me to have to speak Arabic. So then I think about moving and how I am going to have to start all over with new relationships. Ugh....although I can always come back and visit. It will be better for us to be in an area where Mike can make some relationships as well and that we will be closer to our school.
Anyhoo.....just thought I would share a couple more cute pics of the kids....
We call Mason the little Monkey boy, because he always uses his feet to grab or hold things. Mike got this picture of him with his bottle when I was out one evening.
Judah is our little music lover. Anytime there is an instrument anywhere, he wants to hold it or try and play it.
Mason in the bouncer.
Ok, so this is not the best picture of Mason, but all the others were blurry. But you can tell how big he is getting.
Reading books with my boys! Fun times....
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