I'm still trying to choose just one or two photos to summarise each day. In our second week in North Carolina, we had...
Monday: visiting our friends' farm and market. These friends adopted from Ukraine last year. They had a new immigrant family staying with them... from Kherson. And we actually knew each other! Our kids, and our friends' kids, and the immigrant kids had a wonderful day together, running around, speaking Russian, and enjoying piglets, kittens, ducks, goats and more.
Tuesday: brunch with one friend (no photos from that), visit to the library, and dinner and music with Zach and Aimee.
On Wednesday we drove to a park, while Anna, Jaan, and Raia biked there. Then, when the ones on bikes went on further, the rest of us enjoyed a great nature museum there. That evening we went to dinner and Bible study at church.
Thursday: Aunt Abby arrived, we celebrated all the birthdays together, and went out for barbecue. The grandparents took the kids to an indoor water park two days in a row, and everyone loved that!
Friday evening we drove out to a fish camp for that cultural experience. The only thing I took a photo of there was Ukrainian--Roshen!--candy in the candy store, out in rural North Carolina, so again you'll have to click through to Baba Julie's photos.
The extended family came over for an open house on Saturday. The various kids especially enjoyed getting to meet each other. I took this photo of them (and Aunt Abby; does she count as a kid?) off Facebook:
Sunday: church, Mexican lunch afterwards with friends and family.
On Monday we packed. A family that we had gotten to know while they were adopting in Ukraine came over that evening:
And Tuesday we flew out.
These four (five?) posts are the bare bones summary of our trip to the states. Of course, we have more photos, and, even better than that, many wonderful memories to treasure, but this was just a taste to share online. We're so grateful that we got to go and that we got to spend time with so many of our relatives and friends.
Monday: visiting our friends' farm and market. These friends adopted from Ukraine last year. They had a new immigrant family staying with them... from Kherson. And we actually knew each other! Our kids, and our friends' kids, and the immigrant kids had a wonderful day together, running around, speaking Russian, and enjoying piglets, kittens, ducks, goats and more.
Tuesday: brunch with one friend (no photos from that), visit to the library, and dinner and music with Zach and Aimee.
On Wednesday we drove to a park, while Anna, Jaan, and Raia biked there. Then, when the ones on bikes went on further, the rest of us enjoyed a great nature museum there. That evening we went to dinner and Bible study at church.
Thursday: Aunt Abby arrived, we celebrated all the birthdays together, and went out for barbecue. The grandparents took the kids to an indoor water park two days in a row, and everyone loved that!
Friday evening we drove out to a fish camp for that cultural experience. The only thing I took a photo of there was Ukrainian--Roshen!--candy in the candy store, out in rural North Carolina, so again you'll have to click through to Baba Julie's photos.
The extended family came over for an open house on Saturday. The various kids especially enjoyed getting to meet each other. I took this photo of them (and Aunt Abby; does she count as a kid?) off Facebook:
Sunday: church, Mexican lunch afterwards with friends and family.
 |
| Imperial moth outside the restaurant |
And Tuesday we flew out.
These four (five?) posts are the bare bones summary of our trip to the states. Of course, we have more photos, and, even better than that, many wonderful memories to treasure, but this was just a taste to share online. We're so grateful that we got to go and that we got to spend time with so many of our relatives and friends.
2 comments:
Thank you, again, Phyllis, for your great summary and pictures! We enjoyed, even more, having you all here! Love to each of you! Julie/Mom/Baba
How we enjoyed your visit! These glimpses of your time in NC bring back happy memories of seeing you and pleasure that you were able to have happy days with your NC family as well. We love you all!
Post a Comment