Layla was a little tired when I put her in the Bumbo, but she had a few smiles left in her before she went to bed. She loves sitting up and not laying down. The theme with our children has turned out to be not liking to sleep during the day. So far, Zeb (in his 1st year) and Layla have had a difficult time sleeping during the day time hours.

We Made It!!

Three planes and around 29 hours later we are finally on American soil. We were greeted by both sets of our parents and most of our siblings. It was wonderful to see everybody. The kids did really well on the plane. Kayleigh watched more videos than she has in her entire life and Zeb kept us all busy. After taking several short naps on the plane for the first 7 hours of our 13 hour flight, exhaustion won over and he slept the last 5 hours of the flight! Praise the Lord! We are hoping for a low key week although this weekend John's brother Henry is getting married. Zeb has already decided to learn to drive a car however he can only go in reverse at the moment. He hasn't gotten down the forward movement yet.

Kayleigh and Zeb in the morning

Today, Kayleigh and Zeb both slep late and woke up in great moods. We decided to get a video of them laughing and playing together. A few pictures are also below for your viewing pleasure.

Zeb is sleeping through the night!

A couple of weeks ago John and I decided that Zeb was just getting up in the middle of the night to eat out of habit instead of hunger. We decided that we were going to let him cry it out. When Kayleigh was little we had to do the same thing and we were up half the night listening to her scream. We decided this time we would just close the door and open it in the morning. We had a great night sleep but this is what Zeb looked like after the first night of crying. He looks a little rough doesn't he? I felt so bad for him but knew it was what he needed. He is now sleeping through the night which makes the whole family happy especially mom!

Cymbal Man

It is amazing what kind of noises we hear in our complex through out the day and night. We can hear things from kids playing till midnight to Celine Deon blared at the top of her lungs. Recently a neighbor of ours has decided (we assume)to take up the cymbal and that annoying instrument that is played in the Beijing Opera. He starts about 8:00 in the morning and goes to about 6:00 at night. We are not sure why he thinks this sound is a beautiful one. Normally, we would probably laugh it off and go about our business but the last three nights Zeb has woken up about every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. We are not sure why and are trying to figure out his deal. As a result of no sleep this cymbal sounds more annoying everyday. Yet I am still amazed at how God can use random things to remind us of scripture or things we need to learn. As I listen to the cymbal outside my window I am reminded of 1 Corinthians 13:1. It says " If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal"! At two in the morning when I just want to give up, I think about how I need to love that little boy who can't take care of himself, can't change his diaper, feed himself etc. I am reminded that I would be just like that annoying cymbal outside our window if I didn't have love.

Playground (Part 2)

Kayleigh is playing on the slide here. After being exhausted we headed over to KFC for some lunch and cupcakes to celebrate Juliana's birthday. Kayleigh was on her last leg here and almost fell asleep in the high chair!

We made it!

We touched down in East Asia last night and we were tired. Kayleigh did incredibly well and slept half of the flight from Atlanta to Korea. We are very thankful for the smooth flights and the transition we had back into life here. Thank you for your prayers because they were answered!