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red road report skip to main skip to sidebar red road report a semi regular blog of our red road journey monday september 06 2010 nana papa s visit july 2010 we were so glad jess s mom and dad got to come in july we were all just certain moses would arrive by the end of june so imagine our surprise when he overshot his due date and waited just about 36 hours after their arrival in istanbul to make his debut so the first day as bleary eyed nana papa got used to our time zone we enjoyed a picnic at the seaside park complete with a soccer game and rock climbing that night labor contractions began and by the next morning they were holding their 8th grandchild in their arms moses henry had arrived enjoying getting to know him burp him watch movies while holding him we were all so glad moses had waited until after their arrival it made it all the more special of course the other kids got lots of nana papa time too it was such a special visit and we re all so thankful for the week we had together posted by anonymous at 2 23 am 0 comments categories baxter ethan istanbul maranatha moses silas travel sunday september 05 2010 moses henry s birth our sweet little man arrived july 12th i just realized i ve shared pictures via e mail and facebook but never posted them here so here he is in all his preciousness our new family of 7 ready for action posted by anonymous at 11 13 pm 1 comments categories baxter celebrations ethan istanbul maranatha moses silas thursday may 27 2010 bodrum beach vacation 2010 snuggling with silas in the shade this year for vacation we were fortunate to find a home to rent near a beach in southwest turkey we all enjoyed every bit of it the kids enjoyed having grass to play in a yard all their own for this one week and while we all got in the pool to swim throughout the week baxter maranatha and silas had the most fun just sitting on the side and dumping water from bucket to bucket and splashing ethan and daddy occasionally the house had beautiful flowers around it which silas enjoyed watering with his water gun randomly here s a pic of me in the garden 35 weeks pregnant for anyone who s curious while we all loved it ethan enjoyed the pool most of all and spent a good portion of every day paddling around in the water and we all enjoyed the beach our first time as a family silas thought doug s sea monster impersonation was hilarious he couldn t stop laughing at doug snorkeling around the bay a nearby island with ruins was attached to the beach by a rocky sandbar so we trekked out through the water to the island to have a look only to see a sign prohibiting us from actually entering the ruins site once we got there bummer but still we made it out to the island and had a good time sandcastling was a big part of the fun for doug ethan and baxter well mainly doug the various finished products of three days work ethan and jess enjoyed swimming out to a buoy and back one day while we were at the beach doug found a crab in the shallow water and scooped it up for the kids to observe that crab scooted around the bucket so quick and maranatha offered pretzels while silas tried to feed him seaweed he liked neither we named him sandy claws though baxter was still a bit partial to the name mr crab maranatha loved playing in the sand on the last full day we took turns each of us taking one of the older boys for a kayak ride around the bay ethan burst with excitement and joy for the entire ride and declared that it made him feel like a grown up man to go on such an adventure doug took baxter out for his ride with ethan running out to see them off and they had a great time too we re so thankful to have enjoyed this week as a family of six cause it won t be long now until moses makes his debut posted by anonymous at 2 45 pm 4 comments categories baxter ethan istanbul maranatha silas travel there and back again tales from the road we had some adventures going to and from our vacation house on the way there we got flagged down and the policeman said the road was closed ahead yes a major highway that s just two lanes wide one each way for the next hour hour and a half so we turned around and backtracked 5 minutes to see the gorgeous lake we d just passed the landscape was a bit well like what you might think of as the wild west dusty jagged rocks spiders short scruffy trees but for some reason it never crossed our minds that in just a few minutes ethan would come tearing up back towards the car screaming snake snake there s a big snake down there sure enough doug went to have a look and a nice long snake was there 3 4 feet long but about as thick as his forearm we hastily returned to the van and snapped this nice picture the wildflowers reminded us of home though they re different varieties than what we d see in north texas the roadsides were covered in them and made for such a beautiful drive on the return trip we passed through some of the mountains in western turkey and enjoyed amazing views of canyons bluffs train trusses quarries lumber yards mining sites and more all kind of out of the ordinary experiences for our kids who are growing up in a concrete city and our gracious father who delights in giving good gifts to his children showered our kids with opportunities to interact with all kinds of interesting animals during this week s getaway including the peacocks in the museum the owl that flew into the side of the villa and hopped around on the patio while ethan and baxter looked on the crab we caught and observed one whole day at the beach dragonflies buzzing around the poolside and in addition to all the donkeys cows chickens turkeys and horses they saw on the farms in our driving there was one more little gift god gave us doug saw a turtle slowly plodding along in the middle of the two lane highway when we were returning after he carefully drove around it we looked at each other and knew we had to go back and get that turtle out of the road so we did but not before doug took the opportunity to show it off to all the kids maranatha as evidenced by her bedhead even roused from her nap to have a gander and mr turtle popped his head and legs out several times during his short exhibition to the great thrill of our kiddos and then we were on our way we got home late last night and absolutely enjoyed our vacation even the all day drives both ways god provided us with so many interesting things to see and a few funny stories along the way he is so good to us posted by anonymous at 1 50 pm 0 comments categories ethan istanbul maranatha travel older posts home subscribe to posts atom about us jess connell texas united states jesus follower happy wife mom discipler of a gaggle of neat people i write at jessconnell com please come visit me there view my complete profile other overseas blogs ben heather in england david kara in india jarod in thailand mal kristy in austria matt jenny in china sandra shorel in china sites we love randy alcorn eternal perspective 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