leaving

Tomorrow we board a plane and head for Kenya (actually, for Detroit, then Amsterdam, then Kenya). All of our checked bags are packed and weighing 50-52lbs each. All that is left will/should/hopefully fits in our carry-ons and hopefully doesn't weigh a ridiculous amount. We left our house on Wednesday, Sept. 7th and have been spending time together as a family on a vacation of sorts. We are staying in a hotel, doing some fun things like going to the beach, using up gift cards, going putt-putt, swimming in the hotel pool, and watching movies. It's really just some emotional downtime between saying our goodbyes and our hellos. E and J are sharing the pull-out couch while M sleeps in a pack-n-play in a closet. Kevin and I have a separate bedroom. We have been making phone calls, saying our last goodbyes, and skyping with the grandparents for the last time this side of the pond. It's still a bit surreal and hard to believe we're moving to another country. It'll eventually sink in though, right?