Thursday, September 4, 2008

Making Our Way Home

We're enjoying our 12th day back here in Ontario, Canada and finally I have the chance to sit down and put some photos up about our trip back home. We took our time getting back, mostly for Ian's sake, but also for the kids. It was a good way to do it--still tiring at times, but definitely manageable. We spent a weekend in Cairns, Australia at the beginning of our trek. We checked out the zoo there and met up with a croc!

Mommy and Karlyn, taking a break!

The little joeys were pretty friendly! Aussie animals are cool!

And then it was Aloha! as we flew on to Honolulu. We were there for 3 nights, during which we were wide awake until falling asleep around 2am! We rolled out of bed late but still enjoyed a bit of the beach, although it was very crowded.
The most memorable thing...Karlyn turned 2 in Hawaii! We had a birthday lunch at the "Cheesecake Factory" before flying home through the night.


We arrived home tired and groggy, but safe in Toronto on a Saturday morning to a quiet airport and no customs lines. It was wonderful. Grandma and Grandpa were there to greet us and have been taking great care of us ever since!

We praise God for looking after us throughout our travels and blessing us through people we met along the way.

5 comments:

Natalie said...

Hope you all have a refreshing stay in Canada. We continue to pray for you all.
And Happy Birthday to Karlyn!! :)
Dean & Natalie & Clive

Sara said...

Any chance you'll be able to come to Ottawa? We understand if that proves to be too much. We would love to see you again!

Anonymous said...

Good to hear that the trip home went smoothly. Wishing you a refreshing break and we pray that God grants healing.
Take it easy and all the best.
Rick and Nicole (west Albany)

Denise said...

Glad to hear that you arrived safely in Canada. We pray for restored health.
Happy birthday to Karlyn!! May God bless you all in the years ahead!!
Bryant, Denise & fam

Jen said...

Hi Ian,Nadia, Jonathon and Karlyn.
Happy 2 already that went to quickly, well we are sure she loved her cake for the day! Happy Birthday and God's blessings.
It is great to hear all is going well and your time enjoyed before arriving home. We are sure you will be well looked after and may your health improve for you Ian with the blessing of the Lord.
Enjoy your break and take care.