Feels Like Home Part 2, & Things That Make Us Laugh

So today we moved. Again. But this time it was more like coming home than when we moved into our previous residence. Don't get me wrong- our last place was super nice, only updated a couple months ago, and well managed. I would recommend staying there for anyone... but coming back to Hotel Paris today brought back so many memories of 4 years ago with Ally. It was great to walk in and see so many familiar faces; faces who actually remembered us (I hope that's not a bad thing... I'm scratching my head to think of anything I could have done to "make an impact" on them). We have a history here, and it's just plain great to be back.

Our morning started off a little discombobulated (ooh, how many points is that on Scrabble? It took me about 10 minutes to think of a word there). We were supposed to be picked up at 10:30 with a van to bring all of our things over here. Well, at 10 am we get a call that our taxi is already out front. I've been fortunate to be able to work while I'm down here thanks to Hoekstra, and I was in the middle of a phone call when the taxi showed up. And of course, Will was having a bad morning, and Ally was too, so Beck was trying to play Super Mom (which she is quite good at, I must add) and help bring the luggage downstairs to a taxi that's the size of a matchbox car (they forgot the van part of needing a taxi). No worries- the taxi driver took half of our luggage to Paris while I finished up what I was doing, and by the time he returned we had the rest of the luggage ready to go. So we said our good-byes at Las Palmas, and off to Paris we went.

Today it rained most of the day, but that was fine for moving. When we arrived at Paris we were given the upstairs corner room which is the largest room in Paris. I haven't taken any pics yet, but I will tomorrow and post them ASAP. It has 2 queen beds, 2 twin beds, 2 walk-in closets, and a huge bathroom. It's really nice for Will and Ally especially; Will has a lot of space to move around (and that boy needs it- he's like Mario Andretti on his hands and knees), and Ally can still have plenty of room to play. We're really glad we moved here.

So on to the second part of the post tonight- things that make us laugh. There are so many things when you have a 4 year old with a heart of gold and great love of life and a 15 month old who is warming up to the idea of being a ham himself that make for many minutes of laughter as you spend time together as a family. For example, check out this video of the war for room on Momma's lap tonight:

Or this one of bathtime tonight, with Fearless Will having a riot splashing water with Big Sis enjoying it at first, then having enough:

It really is a blessing to be able to spend this much time together as a family and be able to share in these moments together. It's crazy to think how the four of us all met- first, Becky following me down the hallway at GRCHS, practically begging me to take her out on a date. Sheesh, she sure was persistent (and I'm a good liar, too. That's totally not what happened, but it probably would have been if I wouldn't have sent a friend over to ask her out for me. See how much embarrassment I saved her?). Then 4 years ago, we have the incredible opportunity to come down to a country called Colombia (and I'm sure I spelled it Columbia at some point, too) to meet a sweet little girl. And now, returning again to have a 15 month old brown haired boy given to us who will some day call us Mom and Dad. It's a crazy world we live in, and what a tremendous blessing this family is. I hope you feel the same about your own.

Lastly tonight, Ally has something she wanted to send back to Michigan:

Until tomorrow- God Bless!

Scott, Beck, Ally, and Will