Headed to the Sunshine place

March 28 2015

On the plane leaving our home, amazed at how much snow is still on the mountains.  

Anna was in good spirits on the plane as she was busy with her first sucker,  I was fine till she got sticky then I had to hand her over to Drew.

We landed in Antalya and went to get our bags.  The boys liked the baggage claim sharp teeth. 

And I was so impressed they had an area for the kids to stay while the parents grabbed the bags.

We got our rental car and headed to our Condo.  But first we stopped for strawberries, these booths were every mile or so and so enticing.  

We got to meet up with our friends finally and the boys were so excited to see their faces.  

See sawing in the sunshine

March 23 2015

We headed out to park but when we got downstairs we found a cat.  

So we ran upstairs to grab the cat food that was randomly sent home with Noah one day from school.  

Maybe an effort to help feed all the street cats.  

I have been waiting to get rid of this food for a long time.  And this little cat had a good breakfast.

It was a beautiful day. 

My Luke looking out over the Black Sea. 

My girl finally braved the see saw.  

And we found little pretties. 

Sunday to Sunday

Here we are before church on Sunday,  getting my morning snuggles in and one more cup of coffee.

Anna sporting her bunny shirt, ballet flats, and pigtails.

Since these two are home with me during the day they spend quite a bit of time together, and it is a blessing that they are getting closer while big brothers' at school.

bed time stories.

Out running errands one day, and stopped to take a picture in front of the teapot and mug in our city.  Çay town.

And the week flew by and it was Sunday again.  Pigtails, and learning to scribble.

taking a juice break

2 molars coming in and one tooth falling out

Since we went to art class together, Noah has been so excited to draw and color things.  

His helicopter.

Our family portrait.

And my boy lost his second tooth.  

And all day he has been writing letters to people.  And leaving them around the house for us to find.

This girl,  well she is getting two molars at once.  

So long naps are happening.  

snuggles, and tylenol

eating frozen blueberries..........

And teething on Simit.  

look at that stare.

Field trip with Noah's class

It was so fun getting to go on an outing with Noah's school class.  We headed to the Center of Culture in our city.  

The class toured an exhibit of soldiers who had died.  They had had pencil drawings done from old photos of them.  

They were very well done, and this was my favorite.  

Then the class went up stairs to where I normally go to have my art class.  

They all got to paint their own canvas

I got to practice my Turkish.  It was just at my level, talking to children :)

Noah painted a ship

I was so proud. 

view from my art building.

Some of my watercolor practice.  

One of my favorites from my class.  

Vast generations and new friends

We went to my language helpers house for dinner,  her Mother in law cooked Guveç  ( about the equivalent to pot roast in the south but with lots more vegetables)

We had so much fun playing games and talking.  I loved the sarma and getting to meet our friends' family.  

Just a neat fishing boat out off the black sea from our house.