We are here!

Hello from Kuwait! We had a great trip over, everything went smoothly in the airport and the boys were great travelers. They enjoyed the excitement of the airport, both slept great on the flight over, and stayed pretty well-entertained when they were awake. Twix was a good traveler too, I did not hear a peep out of her the entire trip. Even the adults managed to get a few good hours of sleep.

We arrived on Wednesday evening. It was a bit warmer than back home, but there was a nice breeze. Our sponsors met us at the airport, and brought us to our home. They have been a tremendous help to make our transition as easy as possible. They had groceries in our fridge, beds made, and the next day took me grocery shopping. A friend also brought us a bunch of baby items and lent us their vehicle for the week. We really appreciate everyone's generosity.

On Friday we went exploring. In the morning we went to the Gulf to walk around. The water is a pretty greenish blue color, and there were a lot of people out and about. The Gulf is a progressive area of the city, and there are many western restaurants and shopping malls.

Caleb found a couple of playgrounds to explore with grandpa, but the sun wore him out fast. He will soon realize that hats and sunglasses are his friend! Ben was pretty content looking around and just soaked it all in.

We ate lunch at a restaurant overlooking the marina, and the local food was great.

Thankfully many people speak English here, which is good because we cannot speak Arabic. We do want to learn and hope by the end of our time here we have become conversational.

 

After lunch we walked across the street to the mall to get Internet service, then we drove to the Kuwaiti Towers. The towers symbolize Kuwait's economic renaissance, and they are a major landmark in the city.  We wanted to go up into the observation tower, but as the day went on, it was getting hazy and dusty, so visibility was not great.

For some reason, I cannot remove the bold font on this paragraph...Later that day, my friend Susan came over and Caleb made a new friend with her son, Nick. We had dinner and let the boys play. It will be fun for them to become buddies over the next couple of years. Grandpa Mark was busy most of the time being a human swing, and as usual the kids loved him!



We are getting settled, and enjoying our new home. Grandpa Mark is a big help to us, we are all enjoying the time we get to spend with him. We know it will take a little time for everyone to get back into a routine, and overall we are doing great.