well.......it's here. the last blog before we leave! still seems surreal and crazy, but it's really happening - we are leaving statia forever in t-minus 3 days! we gave our farewell talks at church today, and we're gonna pack some bags tomorrow, and i'm taking as many pictures as i can - so, sorry for the picture overload!!!!
of course, we are still most excited to see and hang out with our amazing wonderful families, but we are also sooooo looking forward to our pillow top queen sized bed!!!! no more dealing with a crazy tossing turning prego wife in a FULL SIZED bed anymore for this guy! sweet dreams :)
of course, we are still most excited to see and hang out with our amazing wonderful families, but we are also sooooo looking forward to our pillow top queen sized bed!!!! no more dealing with a crazy tossing turning prego wife in a FULL SIZED bed anymore for this guy! sweet dreams :)
i can't decide if we're looking forward to carseats or not, but whether they like it or not, my boys will be strapped in again soon! i know for sure though that i'm so looking forward to straightening my hair again!!!! i've done it a time or two here, but it's a puffy frizzy mess within minutes!
my mom asked me the other day what food we would want when we arrive in calgary. my answer.....grapes and watermelon!!!!! we are all so excited for watermelon again - YUMMMM!!!!
i'm also so excited not to have to worry about finding a dead cockroach next to my bottled water anymore! no more cockroaches and drinking out of the tap - yay!!!!
getting caught in the rain on our morning walk with our every day bridge friends :) love it!
shells - can't get enough!
we'll miss our statia pool, but we also can't wait to play all day at the raymond pool :) yay for summer fun at the pool!
butter bread fridays!!!! this delicious little bakery is where we always get our buns here, but they make this amazing butter bread every friday, and i just discovered it a few months ago. it's become our friday tradition now - stop for buns and bread for dinner on our way home from the beach every friday! LOVE!!!!
friendship bracelets :) they've become quite the fad here, and me and my boys love ours!
they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away - i say it's all about the mangos!!!! i've had one a day for the last month or two, and i will most definitely miss our little mango tree and my daily indulgence!
the park here is nothing special, but we love it!!! going there requires a serious shower for these crazy little boys, but it's so worth it to see them playing so hard and having so much fun :)
2 of my favorite shots from our last sunday afternoon at the park :)
and we can't leave without giving dora a high five on our way to the car!!! love the little statia traditions we've established here :)
and one last plug for the beach since i think that's what we'll all miss most about this wonderful little island.......some of the best memories ever with our little family :)
life really doesn't get much better than this :)
i keep going through ups and downs in my emotions when i think of leaving the little life we've come to love here on statia. right now......sadness. looking at these pictures makes my heart happy and makes me never want to leave the memories we've created here. we really have loved it here and appreciated this adventure of a lifetime to the fullest. we'll always look back with smiles and giggles and happiness on the time we've spent here. it was where our family needed to be at this time in our lives, and we're grateful for the amazing opportunity that it's been for us :) love you statia!!!
now.......only 2 1/2 more days til we board our little winair airplane and take off for home!!!!
5 comments:
Wow, that 16 months went fast! Coolest adventure ever! Loved reading about it. It's sad to think when your boys grow up they probably won't remember much about living there. But you did a great job blogging about it for them!
I'll be interested to hear if your boys have fun at the Raymond pool the first couple times. They will FREEZE! ;)
Good luck and safe travels.
What!?! I can't believe you're done in Statia already! We can't wait to get together with you, soon! Raymond pool it is! Tell (almost) Dr. Dust MD Congratulations from us! Part one accomplished! Well done Tolmans!
I definitely got a tear reading this! It is such a bittersweet moment for your little family. I can just imagine you all going back there one day when your kids are older and looking at where you lived during this time.... I'm so happy you guys had such an amazing experience, but also so excited for you to be home with your family!! Love you!!
I can't believe you're already finished in Statia! What a beautiful place and a great experience you've had. I'm sure you're glad to get back to you're family though, I know they're excited to see you! Good luck on your trip home :)
Wow. That post actually made me cry....I think b/c it just seems like such an incredible experience and so hard to leave!!! I loved reading all th elittle things you've missed that you're excited to have/see/eat again:)
Love you tonnes and can't wait to talk! xxx
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