What's New with Us: September 2010

...we continued to play :)  Oh my lack of whit is stunning.  Anyway, here is some happenings via picture and video from the home front:

There is a dying tree in our yard attracting butterflies! Beautiful.

The tree is also attracting red-waspy looking things -yikes!

Noah LOVES school!  Letter U this week and our turn to bring snacks ...Umbrella cupcakes :)

Bring on the Umbrella cupcakes!!!! (and a mess for my mom lol)

Troy returned home!!  He was able to make great connections, secure one apartment (that is furnished!), maybe a possible apartment for us (deal is still in the works ...we'll see??), step by step instructions from other missionaries on what to do first, how to do XY and Z, and that gelato is awesome :)  Here are some pics of sights, people, and what apartments look like.

Troy @ colosseum

this pic says "Italian"

teammate Trevor sip'n from a fountain

busy Italian life

more of the apartment that could be ours

doors close off each room -not very open floor plans

what could be our bathroom

Troy and his new friend Lorenzo

So Troy was gone ...and took the computer.  So my update begins: While Troy was OOT, the kids and I held down the fort so Noah could start Preschool!  He LOVES it.  I am so glad he gets to experience (and Rowen by proxy) a school setting here were language and such are familiar before he needs to in Italy.  Once in Verona the plan is that both kids will be in a preschool setting to learn language and make friends while I am in school doing the same.  Troy's trip was a success.  God blessed us with some support and others are praying about partnering with us.  Troy will leave for Verona on Monday (9.20) to research housing and such -be in prayer!  And so I leave you with some pictures of Noah's 1st day of school:

What a big boy he has grown into.

Ready or not Little Hawks, here he comes!

Rowen is happy to get rid of big brother for a bit :)

He is excited and ready

With his teachers Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Casner