Instagram Week 2

8: S at the Sikh Temple

9: Family Dinner- we miss these girls so much! 

10: We are the cheapest real estate on India monopoly

11: "Look Mommy I spelled my name"- Rhys

12: catching up with old friends

13: O played at this great play place while we caught up with Adam & Andrea & their girls! 

14: One of my fave pics so far- the Himalayas out my plane window as we flew to our city. 

Instagram Week 1

Jan 1: we arrived in Delhi and our team leader and his 5 year old daughter surprised us at the airport! 

Jan 2: big boys in their new footed pjs! Delhi is cold! 

Jan 3: My new culturally appropriate attire

Jan 4: We were still battling jet lag. In the late afternoons, Kiran would disappear and we would find her curled up next to a heater fast asleep. 

Jan 5: view from our window at the transit house

Jan 6: first time I've ordered pizza and it came with baby corn on it

Jan 7: the girls were thrilled at their new south asian clothes 

House Hunting

We have arrived in our city and we are looking for a house. So far we have seen four flats and nothing really even close to what we want. We are still confident that we will find something for our family but we are making the guesthouse more and more cozy every day. We might be here a while. Jonathan is going our with the realtor tomorrow again to go look at more flats. We are ready to be in our own home. Its been 9.5 months since we had a home of our own.

Back in Delhi, we spent some time with some old friends at a nice park there.

Update Edition

So.... let's just do a quick update on the last month.

We said good-bye to our friends in Virginia. :( 
We broke down on the trip home :(
God provided a great mechanic, grandparents and free wi-fi while we waited :) 
We had wonderful holidays with lots of friends and family in SC :)
We packed everything into 12 bags :/
We said good-bye to our friends and family in SC :( :( :( 
We had an uneventful 26 hours of traveling to the capital city :) 
Jet lag has been brutal :( 
We were surprised at the airport by our team leader and his 5 year old :) 
We have gotten to see many friends that we left here 5.5 years ago :)
Kiran is terrified of dogs and therefore doesn't want to go outside :( 
India feels surprisingly familiar and comfortable again :)

One quick story:
As we walked into Newark's Terminal C, Kiran heard the lady behind us ask for the same gate number as ours. She leaned into me and said, "Mommy, that lady is going to be on our flight." We introduced ourselves and began talking. It turns out she's been in the US doing an internship with the World Bank, but she was headed back home for a few months. Turns out home is the city that we are moving to next week! She was super excited and can't wait to take us all around since she knows everything about it since she grew up there. We are excited to have a friend already in our city.

The girls after I got new clothes


p.s. I have a goal to update a picture on Instagram every day this year documenting our first year in Asia. If you want to follow me, you can find me by searching for kafitz1032. 

iPhones

The girls and I have been reading Amy Carmichael's biography at night before bed. We read a part the other day about how God provided some money unexpectedly for Amy. Just that day we had gotten some unexpected news that some people wanted to help us buy new iPhones. I told Kiran and Sienna how God had provided for us and asked, "Guess how many iPhones we are going to be able to buy?"

Kiran said, "Six?"

"No," I replied. "Two."

She looked at me quizzically. "Are me and Sienna going to have to share?"

No. Kiran. Just no.

Sewing Masters

The girls and I learned how to sew! 

Sienna picked out the material and we sewed this purse. It was my first time ever sewing. My mother would be so proud. 

Kiran picked out her fabric and we sewed this purse for her. 

See Mom! We sewed! Kiran pushed the pedal for me. 

Six for Six

One of the perks of being up here is living closer to my college roommate and BFF, Merritt. We met up with her and her family a few weeks ago and for the first time had all 6 of our kids in the same place! See!

K (6), W (1), S (4), R (2), O (2), F (2) 

Roommates. in the arcade.