PACKAGES

have i ever mentioned that my boys have the best grandparents in the world!? since we've been here we've received a package from them almost every other week! they have everything from dryer sheets, and mapleine (for syrup, since it cost almost $9 for a TINY glass jar of it!) to crafts, fruit roll-ups, mac & cheese, crystal light (because the water isn't that great here) and holiday decorations (the list could go on....). but it really wouldn't matter what is IN the package, just getting to open it and see what pa and grandma sent is SO exciting! :) my sister and her boyfriend sent one too, filled with toys for the boys! we are so spoiled!

of course they always include some licorice for me, since it's my favorite and i can't find it anywhere here!

fruit snacks and decorations

glow sticks for halloween

sock puppets!!

the coolest finger paint ever... it's clear until you put it on the special paper, then the color shows up... NO MESS!!

tons of stickers... including these Noah's Arc ones, great for a little FHE

airplane fans

since we couldn't bring very many toys for the boys, auntie marilyn sent some over, they were SO excited to have new things to play with!

in this last package were 3 books for the boys that my parents recorded themselves reading! they open them up and get to hear pa and grandma read them stories.... they absolutely LOVE them, and listen to them ALL the time. blake likes to talk back to 'grandma & pa' when they're reading, like when grandma says, "it's time to turn the page" blake says, "ok grandma, i will." or when pa says, "we're going to read you Frosty the Snowman, how about that?" blake says, "oh yeah, that would be great."

thank you pa and grandma, we love you!!!