gratitude # 538 – 562.

our country’s cricket World Cup victory this weekend

watching a sky full of fireworks from our balcony

end of school and my boy at home all summer

neighbors congregated at the pool

Judah trying to swim

teammates who let us borrow movies

family date-night on Friday . . . real beef burgers and pizza and chocolate cake

Richey and Keli are coming back soon!

business visas granted to teammates

Richey and Keli are having another girl!

skype-date with Pat, Cathy and Annie this morning

Judah adores his cousin Annie

a morning out

family dance party to the Baumer remixes

new pj’s sent right when the kids needed them

letters in the mail

my crazy, comfy ali baba pants from Kodai

pictures of Ilan

beginning to talk details about our trip home

beginning to talk details about Martha’s trip here

dark-haired baby Israel Hoffer . . . yay Justin and Kristen!

Amie’s newfound love of taking off all her clothes and running around the apartment

and Judah is so modest he doesn’t even want to be at home without a shirt on

David’s first trip away this week, and God will take care of us all