Some of the folks we'll be working with gave us really good moving advice, including what to bring, what to buy there, what to ship, etc. We'll basically be taking our kitchen appliances, electronics, clothes, and some of Jackson's stuff, and we'll be selling (LIQUIDATING) the rest! Stay tuned for said liquidation sale... We have lots of great furniture to get rid of, a car to sell, and a house to rent out!
Back to the trip re-cap:
We stayed in a fabulous (and cheap) guest house (like a hostel) and Jackson LOVED playing on his mattress, pulling up on the bed next to him, pulling up
and looking out the window, squealing at things... He had a great time! It was really only the l
ast 2 days we were there that he figured out how to climb down off of the mattress and make his way around the not-so-baby-proof room. Praise God he didn't discover that earlier! Ha! He also figured out how to climb up onto my bed at the end of the trip. Smartest baby ever.
All the Ethiopians loved Jackson. I mean LOVED him! And he felt the same way about them since they all payed lots of attention and held him and loved on him. Social butterfly.
Jackson had an amazing time being passed around from one person to another - they LOVE babies! That's a pretty great cultural trait... very helpful :)
The plane ride was loooong, to say the least, but Jackson did pretty great both ways. He's just awesome :).
It's very exciting for us to know more about what the next year holds for our family, and now we are facing a huge list of things to do before March, including some training, selling everything, packing up, getting lots of paperwork in to our company, and saying our goodbyes! It's overwhelming to say the least, and it's easy to get bogged down just thinking about our list, but it's also an incredible adventure that God has before us, so we are eagerly anticipating what He has in store for our family!
We've got LOTS more pictures from the trip, so check them out by clicking HERE!
