Sweet Kristina

A few days after we arrived home from Fiji, my new great-niece Kristina Maria came to stay a couple days with us. It had been so long since we've had a baby in the house and we all soaked up her sweet babyness. Well, Lucas really isn't a baby person, but the rest of us just couldn't get enough of her. Tiny little feet, soft, soft skin, sweet baby smells!

I think she is coming to stay a night with us this weekend - can't wait for more baby snuggles.

Almost home now for 2 weeks. Our sleep schedules have finally worked themselves out. We are fairly well adjusted and moving along with our plans and "to do" list to get ready for the move to Fiji. We've taken a bit of a break for a couple of days though, cuz our good friend Rob has come for a visit. Rob spent 6 weeks with us on Vorovoro, and has been traveling around the world for the past 7 months. His visit to the States is the last bit of his travels before he returns home to England. It's been great seeing him and hearing his voice again - we've missed the English lilt we had become familiar with back on Vorovoro (many of the staff and travelers there were from various places within the UK). Rob just wants to chill out a bit before he flies back home to work, so we are planning on taking it easy the next few days, hanging out, maybe cooking out on the grill (if we can fight the swarms of Irvington mosquitoes!!!!). We are joining up with our homeschool friends for a geode hunting adventure in Yellowwood State Forest tomorrow. Wish us luck!