We spent a little time with family at the beginning of July including fun times with Nama, Chelsey, and Easton as well as Gramm and Uncle J, Aunt Ali, and Tegan. Then off we went! We moved to North Carolina for a month where we did some training to prepare for our move overseas. We made some super sweet new friends who are traveling all over the world. We are thankful to God for such a great and encouraging training. We learned so much! And we were reminded to trust Him above all else. We grew closer as a family as we spent time together away from everyone we knew and we had fun together on the campus of the training facility. This was the first time the children were in "school" away from us during the day and they had a blast. Their teachers were precious and we learned so much about how to love them well during adjustments and transitions. Here are a few precious pictures from the month:
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| "Painting" the driveway |
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| In class preparation for moving for the kids |
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| Time with Gramm before we left for NC |
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| Where's Kaitlynn? |
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| After time with Nama, Chels, and Easton at the Manchester Celebration |
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| The facility had a playground! Right around the corner from our apartment! |
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| And a pool too!! |
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| New friends and fun in the rain! |












