November 2018(pictures are not in order by dates, so it switches from being in Tashkent, to Thailand and back and forth a bit) We were in Tashkent, where we live, for Thanksgiving. We invited about 35 folks from all over the world to join in giving Thanks with us and they all came! We greatly enjoyed our time together. We decorated our Christmas tree knowing we'd be gone for the majority of Advent. William and Kaitlynn had their final program at the Russian preschool they've attend for two years (a little over a year and a half before we came to the state for almost a year, and then another half a year upon our return). They were blessed tremendously by their time there and we were all sad to leave but it was what was best moving forward for them. They started a new school after we got back from vacation that I'll share about in the Jan blog. After saying goodbye to their old school, we headed to Thailand for our vacation/to get Jeremy's medical supplies/meet up with friends/have a bit of counseling/and see GRAMM (in December) for three weeks.
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| a cat outside our apartment, ours is the one above the cat, yes that cat is climbing brick and is near the 2nd story of a building |
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| Thanksgiving 2018 in the Orlich home |
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| Happy Turkey Day from afar! |
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| decorating our Christmas tree to celebrate Jesus' birthday |
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| William and Kaitlynn's last program at their old school |
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| This guy really is brave, he participates in programs in another language and does so with as much charisma as possible |
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| we think she was an eggplant, but we aren't 100% sure |
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| Memorizes dance moves and parts all in Russian, and has no idea how cool that is yet :) |
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| learned to partner dance at age 3, which is pretty cool to momma! |
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| museum with friends=homeschool field trip! |
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| lady time fun! |
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| date night to a wedding |
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| these guys just keep at it |
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| but watch out for this one, she says she is going swimming, lol |
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| rides a scooter like a pro and with a smile |
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| this "big helper" is actually starting to be really helpful! Crazy how quickly a few years goes by! |
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| she had him at hello |
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| was sort of ironic to see them around a huge globe a few days before traveling |
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| they loved getting spun |
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| spin spin spin |
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| loving on her baby |
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| operation anyone? |
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| thanksgiving meal among the nations |
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| leeches, yes you read that correctly, leeches at my friends house...that will be used to "leech" her elderly mother...yes it is as gross as it sounds but with more blood than you'd expect |
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| sisters |
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| travel day smiles...these guys are quite comfortable in an airport |
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| on a crowded sky train in Bangkok...vacation bound |
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| shark |
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| the beginnings of a mini golf business in Uzbekistan |
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| yes he is holding a dollar sign in a country that often won't exchange our dollars, it is sort of funny |
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| at a wedding, and yes we see that guy behind us |
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| that 37223 is the cost of these 6 out of season cherries...that is $4.48 worth of cherries right there |
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| and one peach that is almost $4! either imported or grown in a fancy green house (which is not so common here yet) |
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| waiting at the airport |
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| they got to touch a sea cucumber |
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| how I feel in Bangkok |
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| on the way to the beach in thailand |
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| saying goodbye to his friend at his old school before vacation. After the new year, he started at a new school |
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| Christmas decor in Thailand |
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| just the pace I like |
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| had to say goodbye to their favorite cook |
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| by the pool is a nice change of scene in late November |
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