Vacation to Patara Beach

We had a some time off so we headed south to the ocean and went to Patara Beach and enjoyed the sunshine and soft sand. We had some adventures, a little food poisoning and a flat tire, but always came up on top. Right now we are back and enjoying summer in Ankara. Jack has started potty training and it amazing how Maddie, Ella, Bryan and I are ALL so excited every time he goes on the potty. Today, I glanced over and Maddie and Ella were smiling SO BIG and so was Jack as he was peeing! Even though we are so sad to be away from all of our family...this assigment has made us a very strong, united family unit, we are so blessed! Your in our thoughts, Jessie

Happy 5th Birthday Eleanor Ann

Eleanor had a Wizard of Oz party complete with a Rainbow cake (it was so easy).

She really has some nice friends and it was such a nice day, high 70's! Here is our Emerald City Table!

Ella's friend Cole...don't they look alike?

Our Blond Dorothy!

Bryan and I can't believe Eleanor is 5! Time flies...I asked her what is felt like to turn 5 and she thought and thought and looked at me and said..."it feels like I am 6!" We miss you all and love you! Jessie

Memorial Day Fun

We decided to head out of town for Memorial Day and went to the same resort we stayed at last year in Antalya. We joined 3 other families and had a blast with the beach, pools and water slides! Jessie

Egypt

We had a blast in Egypt! We started in Cairo with the Pyramids and ended with Luxor...

Jack is stamping his own passport!

We had a nice sailboat ride on the Nile River.

Jack is driving the Sailboat

Maddie and Bryan got in a lot of chess!

Wee a horsie carriage ride!

We enjoyed all the sights with the pyramids, the girls and I were able to climb inside the great pyramid and see mummies in the museum. Then we had a fun time at our resort with a zoo and water park. All in all we went on 6 planes, a sailboat, a carriage ride, a camel and a horse...

Dinosaurs at the Mall

We went to a mall today that is having a dinosaur display. They have dinosaurs on every floor, so its good for getting your excercise...Jack ran to each one and was thrilled when he spotted one! We are working on dinosaurs with Ella and this helped being able to see them this big! It a fun field trip...we had a lot of fun. Hope your doing well! Love, Jessie

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day everyone! A special shout out to Grandma and Poppy for the boxes of chocolate, as you can see Jack is really enjoying it! Jessie

Girl Scout Cookies

The girls sold Girl Scout cookies on Saturday. Ella is a Daisy and Maddie a Brownie. They had the most fun taking a break and eating the cookies, but we had fun!

Jessie