The Past Few Days

We've had two lovely weeks together as a family. Jonathan is in between teaching English courses, so his schedule has been much more relaxed. We've enjoyed several little outings together as a family, and I've loved having him around during the day more. Some very special friends of ours came over to our house on Friday. Basem, Sireen and Sarah are some wonderful folks we've known since we came to Jordan. Sireen tutored me and Jonathan every week during our first year of language school and still helps us out periodically. During my lowest moments of culture shock that first year we moved here, Sireen was quite literally the one thing I loved about Jordan. Like I said, they're wonderful and I'm glad I get to show them off to you :)














Another highlight of the weekend (and, in general, our lives in Jordan) was hanging out with my friend and her son. Like me, she is a new mom, and we've both been learning the ropes of living overseas and having kids. We decided to take our boys out to the mall for a field trip. Getting around this city in taxis can be an interesting experience on any day. Add a baby and a stroller and the experience can become an ordeal, so it usually takes some motivation to leave the house and go somewhere. My friend (who thankfully lives just down the street) and I are helping to keep each other sane, and we try to challenge ourselves to get out regularly and interact with the adult world. We made it to 1.5 stores in the mall before our boys were ready to head home. Hey, it's a start!



This is the first family photo we've taken since Christmas! We were heading out to a party, and since we were already dressed up, we decided to take advantage of the occasion and make it a photo op. Doesn't Guy look like quite the old fashioned, Southern baby? I love it! We wanted to get him dressed up so that we could show him off properly. He was a little party animal that night and a happy camper in spite of being out past his bedtime. The other picture is of Jonathan standing and waiting to catch a cab for us (on the way to the party). There is a main road in Amman that runs through eight roundabouts. We live near the fourth one and it's where we always go to hitch a ride. That pic is just a brief glimpse at some of the "everydays" of our life here.
















That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by our blog. Have a great week!