Wow! June 3rd was a really long day. Because we crossed over the International date line, we did it twice. We left Bali at 7:30pm and flew three hours to Singapore, “slept” there in the airport hotel, got up at 3 am and checked in for our 5:45 am flight, six hours to Japan, an hour layover, a nine hour flight to Portland, three hour layover, customs, and then a 2 hour flight to Idaho. The kids did an awesome job on the flights. They are great travelers. Needless to say we were quite exhausted when we arrived. It was 3 in the afternoon so the big debate is “To stay up or take a nap”? We decided to try and stay up at least until 5 or 6. But the sleep the first night is always weird. You wake up after a few hours and wonder what is going on. So I woke up at 8, 10, 1, 2, 3, and finally we all got up at 4:30. We saw the sun come up, and had an opportunity to get to Wal-Mart before the rush. Ha ha. We were FREEZING here and couldn’t wait to get some warm clothes. So we hit Wal-Mart and Goodwill. That was fun. Cale walked into Wal-Mart and said, “What is this place?” He is noticing things he didn’t remember seeing before; a car carrier semi-truck thing, American money, (He played with 3 pennies for about 45 minutes the other day), bubble bath, dishwasher, and those swivel bars that you walk through to get into stores, you know those things that move-I think they are called turnstiles. Anyways, the kids have commented numerous times how cool it is to do things just our little family. So, so far they are loving being here.
We went to a park today and an antique car show. That was great fun for the boys to see all those Camaros and Corvettes. Tomorrow is Wyatt’s 13th birthday. Unbelievable! I am going to have a teenager!!!! How is that possible? He is getting older and I am not, right? Ha.
Here are some pictures of our tired bunch on our journey and some from today.
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