Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Celebrations/Juhlaa

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Gotcha Day started our week of celebrations.
Thursday night we had a yummy family dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

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Friday we squeezed in a homeschool Gingerbread House Decorating Party, although we decorated and ate gingerbread men (found at Publix:)

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Saturday we celebrated our last day of No Teenagers.

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As on Sunday we went from No Teenagers to Four Teenagers as our quadruplets turned thirteen.
We had a fun family birthday party that started at Fort Desoto campground and ended at Medieval Times in Orlando. (Still pinching myself here - how did our little babies turn into teenagers!!??)

Sunday was also Little Miss' Adoption Day. Five years ago on the 18th, on our babies' 8th birthday, we signed the adoption papers in China. Of course we had to celebrate that, too! It's our Family Day:)

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A couple of times we managed to go cry hang out at the beach, loving the sand, sun, shells, waves and swimming. We love Florida!!

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Monday we spent traveling to Manatee Springs to see the manatees. We saw some pretty far away, but some of the kids enjoyed swimming at the springs. Our first campground didn't work out so well, so we drove down to Crystal River to stay at another.

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Today we have had a lazy day, celebrating my birthday. It has been perfect! Sleeping in, taking kids for a long swim at the heated pool, doing some house motorhome work aka laundry, making the Captain grill hamburgers, just staying put. Heaven.

Especially since tomorrow we plan to get back on the road. We are hoping to get settled at Fort Desoto again, decorate The Mothership for Christmas, and get some meal planning done. Our Christmas this year will be very different, our first in the motorhome & in Florida, but the message of CHRISTmas will be the same.

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:11

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Tämä viikko on ollut yhtä juhlaa. Torstaina menimme kiinalaiseen ravintolaan juhlimaan Pikkuneidin Gotcha-päivää, kun saimme hänet syliimme viisi vuotta sitten Kiinassa. Perjantaina menimme kotikoululaisten Piparitalojen koristelujuhlaan, jossa me koristelimme kaupasta ostetut pipariukot :) 

Lauantaina juhlimme viimeistä päivää ilman teini-ikäisiä, koska sunnuntaina neloset täyttivät kolmetoista vuotta! Sunnuntai oli myös Pikkuneidin adoptiopäivä, viisi vuotta sitten Kiinassa allekirjoitimme adoptiopaperit ja virallisesti Pikkuneidistä tuli tyttäremme, ainakin Kiinan viranomaisten silmissä. 

Maanantaina matkustimme katsomaan manatee-merilehmiä, ja jouduimme vaihtamaan leirintäaluetta, ja tänään olemme viettäneet minun syntymäpäivääni, laiskotellen. Aah - ihana päivä ollut!!! Huomenna jatkamme matkaa taas, mutta toiveena on päästä takaisin Fort Desoto-leirintäalueelle, jossa aiomme viipyä joulun yli. Aika koristella asuntoauto joulua varten ja suunnitella jouluateria. Meillä on tulossa ensimmäinen joulu Floridassa, asuntoautossa, mutta onneksi joulun sanoma on sama:

Tänään on teille Daavidin kaupungissa syntynyt Vapahtaja. Hän on Kristus, Herra. Luuk. 2:11

6 comments:

  1. We have, Ashley! And now Christmas to look forward to<3

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  2. Kiitos mahtavasta blogistasi. Kaikille sylintäydeltä onnea ja siunausta. Ihania kuvia!

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  3. Looks like you guys have been having some serious FUN! Merry Christmas to you and your family! God Bless! :)

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  4. Merry Christmas to you and yours, too, Anna<3

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