Visitors!

It had been almost two years since the kids had seen their grandparents!  For kids, that's forever!  We have seen one family member in all the time we've been here.  So, you can imagine how exciting it was to plan for Grandma and Papa to come visit us!  Whoo!  We had a count-down chain.  We talked about where we'd take them.  The kids wanted to do this and then that with them.  We wondered what they'd like to eat.  There were people we wanted them to meet.  We saw things that we've become used to as they might see them...  So for a month or two we talked about, "When Grandma and Papa are here..."  

And then they CAME!

Reunited!  Sunrise behind them!

Metro! 

Lovely day at Lover's Park 

the Grownups!  ;)

Lots of ice cream!

snuggles and pizza

snuggles

up at the Fire Bible Office

rainy at the Cascades

K...  our letter in Armenian

watching them make bread

Nuthin but the Blood

tea paty

games

chess

Armenian food

Republic Square

chai tea for the ladies

play city for the kids

Grand Candy

zoo

meeting friends at the orphanage

at the market

Khor Virap

meal with Mari jan

Barikamyootsoon...  underground shopping by the metro

last pic together...  we love Grandma and Papa!

They were here for about 10 days!  We ran around Armenia but also took lots of time to just be home and hanging out together.  The time went way too fast, which we knew it would.  And then it was time to say goodbye again!  Sad day.  But we kept telling the kids...  this time it won't take two years before we see them!  We're looking forward to spending time with family again.  Hannie thinks our whole family should move out to the neighborhood that we live in and we'd have church in the meeting room in the middle of the neighborhood!  We love family!  So glad for the time, and hugs, and encouragement, and laughter we shared together.