Grandpa Art and Uncle Aaron's Arrivals.

Ok, time to catch up on my family's visit to Jordan in November!  A few weeks after my mom arrived, my dad came. It was his first trip to Jordan and we were really excited for him to get here.

The boys knew he was coming but were asleep when he arrived. They were so happy when get got them off the bus the next day.

Happy, happy to be together!

A couple of weeks later, my brother arrived! It was his first visit to Jordan also, and the boys were super excited to see him!

A day later we hit the ground running for a whirlwind trip around Jordan. Next few blog posts will be on our travels.

Halloween Fun!

We had a fun and long Halloween season this year, with several parties and school events to celebrate. This year, the boys dressed up as vampires, check out those teeth! 

The first event was our friend's Halloween party the weekend before Halloween. A few houses went in on the party and they haunted trick-or-treating that ended with a fun party at one of the houses. This is their friend Lydia, who used to be in school with Benjamin the past couple of years, and Benjamin says is still one of his girlfriends ;).

Another day on the weekend, the kids went to a  friend's house to decorate pumpkins and cupcakes.

On Halloween day, Caleb got to dress up for school and they went trick-or-treating! Caleb decided to be "Dr. Bones" on this day. He is the 4th one from the right in the back row.

That night the Embassy had a great Halloween party with a scary haunted house and delicious dinner at the end. The boys liked the haunted house and did not even get scared!

 On Thursday, Benjamin got to dress up at school for a Halloween parade and trick-or-treating. Benjamin is the 4th from the left in the back row.

 Sweet boy getting off the school bus.

It was a fun Halloween had by all!

Yellow-Green Belts

The boys are doing great with Tae Kwon Do, and recently tested for their yellow-green belts. Nathan left that day for a work trip, but  my mom and Tes were here to attend the test. Getting warmed up...

Benjamin starting his yellow belt form.

Caleb doing the same.

Here are their full tests.

Receiving their new belts from the Sensei of the school, and Ms. Irish, their instructor. She is so good with the boys and works them really hard.

They tested with a few other friends too. It was so cute to watch.

Grandma Sue was so excited to be here to see this.

Good-bye yellow belt, hello yellow-green belt! The boys worked really hard and we are proud of how far they have come these past couple of years.

Grandma was home to watch their first yellow-green belt class the next week.

Great job boys!!