Getting There

Luggage for 6 people for 8 months

Stuffed animals need passports too!

It's hard to believe that it has been two weeks since we dropped the Stacys off at DFW for their trip to the other side of the world. We quickly said our goodbyes at the airport and then high-tailed it back to Arkansas just ahead of this storm.

Unfortunately, the storm delayed their take-off, and they missed the connection in San Fransico by only a few minutes. I tracked their flights and took screen shots because (1) I'm a huge nerd and (2) I thought they might want to look back at these pics. (Actual photos from Amanda.)

After an unexpected stay in San Fran and a rerouted flight plan, they were finally off across the Pacific Ocean. Here's the plane passing by Hawaii -- which is only 1/3 of the way there!!

They made it to Sydney with just one more flight across the continent of Australia to get to their final destination. I've texted Amanda, but we have not talked yet. I'm anxious to have our first international video chat this week to see how it's going. 

A Boy and His Dog

Now that I've been blogging less frequently, I seem to mostly post about the big events: holidays, birthdays, vacations, etc. I don't want to get away from capturing the everyday events like a boy and his dog playing in the creek. These are precious memories too. (Don't ask about the bandana...that's just Nate being Nate.)

Great Wolf Lodge

Amanda thought it would be fun to surprise the kids with a trip to Great Wolf Lodge before they left out on their big adventure. Mom took my kids over Spring Break, and they LOVED it! The older Stacy kids had been before too, but this was the first trip for the little ones. We headed to Dallas after partying on Saturday and spent Memorial Day weekend in the water park madness! I would not recommend going on a holiday weekend (crowds and costs were inflated), but the kids had a blast. 

G'Bye Mates!

The Stacys are leaving for Australia tomorrow! We celebrated their departure yesterday with family and friends at a central Arkansas landmark: Larry's Pizza. 

Six Years of Soccer

Our boys have grown up on these fields at Fellowship. I am so proud of them and love the young men that they are becoming. Their singular purpose in yesterday's game was to try to get everyone on the team to score. The final score was 7-0, but more importantly 6 out of the 8 teammates scored a goal in yesterday's game and everyone scored at least once this season! Nate had one of his best seasons ever! Here's a look back at the last six years.