Now for some good news:
We got new clothes from Aunt Heather. She sewed all the girls (including me!) new skirts/dresses. She also got Josh an awesome shirt. It was great getting that package in the mail! Clothing is very hard to find here. Well, I guess I should re-phrase: Quality clothing, with sizes that we understand, is hard to find here. Here are some pictures of the new clothes---with the kids in them:)
Celebration Time:
Our family reached an important milestone last week. We finished the Book of Mormon! It took about 5 years of painstakingly reading a little each day (most days I should say), but we finally did it. This is our celebration picture!
We were planning a trip to Disney World to celebrate the achievement, but it didn't happen while we lived in Maryland, so now we don't know what we are going to do. Any ideas anyone?In other news:
We were planning a trip to Israel in December, but have changed plans and we are going to visit Alexandria instead. We will save Israel for Spring I think.
I have been filling my "extra time" with substitute teaching at the kids' school. I have really enjoyed my time with the students and realized, again, how much I like kids of all ages and how much I like the learning process in general.
Tomorrow our primary group is picking up trash and painting a mural over some ugly, offensive graffiti on a nearby wall. I am excited to see how it turns out!
That's All Folks:
That was the update. Hope you are all well. We are thinking about how thankful we are for all the wonderful people in our lives! We are so blessed to be part of all of your lives.
Love you and Happy Thanksgiving:)
4 comments:
I must say, those skirts/dresses are WAY cute! I absolutely loved the fabric for yours--it's very Amiee, I think--adorable.
Also, there is a pretty nice store in Zamalek that sells decent clothes...I don't remember what it's called, but I could show you where it is, perhaps, if you're going to the Tuellers for Thanksgiving. I think we were going to swing by there, maybe...
I'm glad you're all starting to feel better over there!
So cute! You girls are so pretty and Josh you are so handsome!!
Congratulations on finishing the book of Mormon!! Awesome!!
By the way, Bek looks very much like a mini Amiee in this photo...love it!
THat's so cool to go to Alexandria...how far away is that from Cairo...or I should say how long does it take to get there? Love you guys!!
I think I know what wall you are talking about . . if it's the one right around the corner from the church! Sharm el sheik? Dahab? We did Luxor last December. Totally not hot. Perfect weather! I know a great place to stay if you want!
Hey Amiee! We were surprised to see Brent at church on Sunday! It was almost just like normal when he walked into Sunday School!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Tell everyone hi from the Roberts' family!!
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