Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Homecoming Day



Today we celebrate 3 years since the longest non-stop airplane flight in the history of the world. It was a pretty ordinary Wednesday, but, in honor of the occasion, I prepared the boys' favorite meal for dinner -- chicken tenders with Macaroni & Cheese. Not exactly a traditional eastern European dish. Thomas hardly touched it. I think he was too excited to get to his Art Show this evening. In the photo above, you can see half of the donkey he made in school on the wall next to Matthew. In his usual rock-star fashion, he worked the crowd and had a blast.

Matthew had his big night on Monday. It was tryouts for AAA division of Little League baseball. This is the first time either of the boys has had to actually try out for a team, but Matthew seemed pretty well-prepared, so we wait for the decision and hope for the best.

Things are definitely less stressful than they were three years ago, but we still have our challenges. The boys activity level has not subsided. We endure the struggles of school, homework, the bus, lots of fighting, very little listening and a really messy house. That being said, I'll take it any day over being on a plane for 10 1/2 hours straight with two squirming kids who don't speak English, and wouldn't fall asleep. It's so good to be home!