Brisbane to Doha to Boston...

 Qatar Air... plane is reading for boarding!

Masks and Shields, kept us very safe!

The plane was delayed in boarding... 9:30 pm boarding turned into 10:30 pm boarding... the kids were very very tired!! It was hard to get them to walk onto the plane by the time it was time to board! BUT we were happy they slept the first 6-8 hours of the flight!

AND after 29 hours of traveling we made it... on to American Soil in Boston, MA!! Christmas dinner in America! Burgers & Chips!

The LONG Journey Begins!!

 

We enjoyed Christmas celebration....

We packed all our belongings into storage....

And now we are ready to board the plane... Capital City of PNG, here we come!

First we headed to the capital of PNG for some rest and visit with our good friend, Nate, who just moved there to take on a new ministry for a time.

After packing up our whole house, finishing up homeschooling and teaching our ministries to others, we were ready to a rest!

Hanging out at Nate's house.

We enjoyed dinner out together and watching our food being cooked in front of us!

The kids loved the food too!

Culture shock set in in Port Moresby when we went to the mall and were surrounded by lots of people in masks... and got used to wearing masks ourselves... the kids were given some Christmas money by Miss Tracey and they were excited to spend in on toys at a toy store! 😊

After much debate, they decided to buy these toys with their money gift.😁

 

 We enjoyed our time in Port Morseby and then we were ready to start the REALLY LONG part of our trip! POM to Brisbane, Brisbane to Doha and Doha to Boston....35 hours of travel total.

Family Photo

 

Moving!

 

Masks from Grandma came in the mail in preparation of our trip around the world.

The process of sorting... is now a learned ability by Naomi... to keep pile, to pack for storage pile and to pack in the suitcase pile and lastly the throw away pile. She is good!

Sad day... for mom... Naomi's toddler bed is moved out and she is moved into a single bed! BUT she loves it!!

Time to rebuild/move/reassemble the crates where we will store our things. Jonathan is a huge help!

The inside toys are packed... so scootering...

and playing in 2 HUGE boxes has been the latest thing.

Last ride on her tricycle before moving... next big girl bike!

The unexpected flower... this comes up when you aren't expecting it... beautiful and unusual. Praying that we have many unexpected blessings come up in the midst of our insane trip around the world. :)

Someone sent new toothbrushes for the kids... new for the trip. :)

Enjoying last days with Good Friends