Thanks so much for all of your notes of support after our last update. God has really used them to encourage us. Plans have been continuing to fall into place for us to come back. We feel so blessed to have such a large extended family waiting to welcome us home!

This last week has been torture as we have been waiting to pack up the last of our stuff. The days have been SO slow! Jason has been keeping busy putting up motion lights outside the house and getting the car fixed up before we park it. I've been going through cupboards trying to get rid of anything that might make a good meal for any unwanted critters. We've been sorting through kids clothes that probably won't fit by the time we return. I just can't grasp that it is November and we are going back to winter, and that means no more shorts and sandles. Even an Arizona winter will probably seem freezing to us! I am always stuck thinking that it is July becuase of the weather here.

Mirielle can't wait to go play in the snow. She keeps saying that she wants a sled for Christmas and has been practicing making snow angels on the tile floor at home. We are going to fly to Utah to spend Thanksgiving with Jason's parents so we should be able to see some snow then.

I am looking forward to a pumpkin latte from Starbucks!! I think that will have to be my first priority once we land in the US :-) That will make it feel like fall!

We can't wait to see many of you soon!