Saturday, June 12, 2010
Fishing with Grandpa Krohn
Mall of America
Sophia's first time at Eagle's Nest indoor playground
WE'RE BACK IN MN!!!!!!!!!!
May 3, 2010
We arrived in MN last night and wow, it's good to be here! It's nice to come back to familiar beds, smells and a whole new change of clothes that we haven't had to wear or pack for the past 8 weeks!
Sophia has a Dr. appt today, it's a weight check appointment and she is 14 months old today as well. She weighs 15 lbs. 13oz!! She has gained a little, but is still off the charts for her height and weight...by off the charts, I mean WAY below that lowly, puny 3rd percentile line. She is my petite peanut...what can I say!?
I love you sweet Sophia!!! And it's good to be back in tick country! Yuck.
We arrived in MN last night and wow, it's good to be here! It's nice to come back to familiar beds, smells and a whole new change of clothes that we haven't had to wear or pack for the past 8 weeks!
Sophia has a Dr. appt today, it's a weight check appointment and she is 14 months old today as well. She weighs 15 lbs. 13oz!! She has gained a little, but is still off the charts for her height and weight...by off the charts, I mean WAY below that lowly, puny 3rd percentile line. She is my petite peanut...what can I say!?
I love you sweet Sophia!!! And it's good to be back in tick country! Yuck.
Krohn Road Trip...one week left!
April 28-May 2, 2010
Medora, ND
We are finally in Medora. It's cold. We've had cold weather nearly this entire trip...rain and wind. Nevertheless, we are finally in Medora. Have I said that we are finally in Medora? I repeat myself because not only do we get to spend time with my parents, but it means our trip is almost over!!! My favorite things about "home" (home is where my parents are) are the cozy house my mom and dad have, coffee with my mom in the mornings, hugs from my dad, and just hanging out. I have the best parents in the world! We got to the driving range at Bully Pulpit once, but mostly we just hung out trying to keep peace between 4 kids and a new puppy!!
Medora, ND
We are finally in Medora. It's cold. We've had cold weather nearly this entire trip...rain and wind. Nevertheless, we are finally in Medora. Have I said that we are finally in Medora? I repeat myself because not only do we get to spend time with my parents, but it means our trip is almost over!!! My favorite things about "home" (home is where my parents are) are the cozy house my mom and dad have, coffee with my mom in the mornings, hugs from my dad, and just hanging out. I have the best parents in the world! We got to the driving range at Bully Pulpit once, but mostly we just hung out trying to keep peace between 4 kids and a new puppy!!
Krohn Road Trip...given up on counting days
April 22-27, 2010
Douglas, WY
My old stomping grounds...yet I have no roots here now since my parents have moved away. It's a weird feeling coming back to my hometown and having to stay with friends! In any case, we had a great time in Douglas...we stayed with the Porters (he was my Jr. High Principal!!) and had many great meals with good friends and supporters. One highlight was hanging out with good friends and their kids, catching up, talking about Peru, and life. We are so blessed.
Douglas, WY
My old stomping grounds...yet I have no roots here now since my parents have moved away. It's a weird feeling coming back to my hometown and having to stay with friends! In any case, we had a great time in Douglas...we stayed with the Porters (he was my Jr. High Principal!!) and had many great meals with good friends and supporters. One highlight was hanging out with good friends and their kids, catching up, talking about Peru, and life. We are so blessed.
Krohn really long Road trip 2010...Days are all blending together now
April 15-22
Denver, CO
After leaving my grandmother's house, we drove to Denver where we got to see a TON of really great friends! We stayed with Tabitha and her kiddos and boy did they have fun together. Not only did we enjoy meals and coffee with friends, but I got to speak at Tab's school which is always so much fun to be back in the classroom!!
One of our other highlights was that we got Sophia's ears pierced!! I know that some may frown upon that, but since she was born in a latin culture, where it's very common to have their ears pierced as infants, we decided to go ahead and do it also. Many people mistakenly call her a boy (i.e. "well hello there fellow") and so this should hopefully clear up any confusion! She looks adorable and we absolutely love her!!
Thanks to everyone who made our trip such a blessing!! We'll see you again in June!!!
Denver, CO
One of our other highlights was that we got Sophia's ears pierced!! I know that some may frown upon that, but since she was born in a latin culture, where it's very common to have their ears pierced as infants, we decided to go ahead and do it also. Many people mistakenly call her a boy (i.e. "well hello there fellow") and so this should hopefully clear up any confusion! She looks adorable and we absolutely love her!!
Thanks to everyone who made our trip such a blessing!! We'll see you again in June!!!
Krohn Road Trip...and all nighter!! Days 40-41
April 12, 2010
Modesto, CA-Grass Valley, CA-Rawlins, WY
We left Barry and Barb's house and headed a bit further North to Grass Valley, CA to meet up with a friend of mine, and former Gymnastics/Tumbling Coach. She was my coach when I was 5yo, and it's amazing that 33 years later we are back in touch and she is one of our supporters on the mission field!! It was SO incredible to see what Cheryl does, she has such an incredible ministry and is obviously doing a great job with the girls that live in her home. We spent the evening telling her small group about our ministry in Peru, it was a good time of fellowship and we felt very loved and appreciated.
After leaving Cheryl's house, with chains that someone lent us-it was raining at their house and this particular gentlemen knew we would be going over the pass between Truckee, CA and Nevada and might need chains, we headed out around 9pm to drive all night to get to Wyoming.
We didn't make it far, Jeff was exhausted and ended up falling asleep around midnght at a rest area. The rest area was basically a hole in the ground with a door. Needless to say, I didn't go to the bathroom all night long!! Jeff slept until around 3am and we started driving again. He pulled over around 6am and I started driving. We finally made it to Rawlins, WY (where my grandmother lives) that afternoon...it was a long trip!
Modesto, CA-Grass Valley, CA-Rawlins, WY
We left Barry and Barb's house and headed a bit further North to Grass Valley, CA to meet up with a friend of mine, and former Gymnastics/Tumbling Coach. She was my coach when I was 5yo, and it's amazing that 33 years later we are back in touch and she is one of our supporters on the mission field!! It was SO incredible to see what Cheryl does, she has such an incredible ministry and is obviously doing a great job with the girls that live in her home. We spent the evening telling her small group about our ministry in Peru, it was a good time of fellowship and we felt very loved and appreciated.
After leaving Cheryl's house, with chains that someone lent us-it was raining at their house and this particular gentlemen knew we would be going over the pass between Truckee, CA and Nevada and might need chains, we headed out around 9pm to drive all night to get to Wyoming.
Krohn Road Trip...Days 38-40
April 10-12
San Francisco, CA-Modesto, CA
With SF in our rearview mirror, we headed North to Modesto to meet up with our good friends, the Anthony's! Jeff has known Barry since college and we were lucky enough to have them visit us in Peru during our last year there. Nathan & Matthew were actually to be returning from a mission trip to Mexico while we were there, but they had give up their rooms to us, so we were glad to have a place to stay.
It was a super relaxing time with Barry & Barb and their boys, we enjoyed catching up, Jeff & Barry golfed, we went to church with them, and enjoyed some fun times over meals together. There was also a mini "guys only" jam session in their garage one night...you can tell the boys had a great time!
San Francisco, CA-Modesto, CA
With SF in our rearview mirror, we headed North to Modesto to meet up with our good friends, the Anthony's! Jeff has known Barry since college and we were lucky enough to have them visit us in Peru during our last year there. Nathan & Matthew were actually to be returning from a mission trip to Mexico while we were there, but they had give up their rooms to us, so we were glad to have a place to stay.
Dim Sum in San Francisco!
April 10, 2010
This morning was to be our last morning in San Francisco...which was actually an okay thing because it was pouring rain!! We had the wonderful opportunity to meet up with June Chin, a friend of ours from many years ago when my Aunt & Uncle introduced us to her and her husband. PQ (her husband) was an amazing architect, designing many of the things you see around San Francisco (the Trans-America building, the Cable Cars, Candlestick park, etc.)...he passed away on Superbowl Sunday, I wish I could have seen him one more time.
Dim Sum was so delicious, and the owner was fantastic with our kids! He arranged their chopsticks together with a rubber band and a piece of paper so that they would stay together and they could use them to eat. The funny thing is that they ended up using them the entire meal!! We enjoyed a variety of food, got stuffed to the gills, but mostly enjoyed hanging out with "A.J" as she told the boys to call her (Auntie June).
Dim Sum was so delicious, and the owner was fantastic with our kids! He arranged their chopsticks together with a rubber band and a piece of paper so that they would stay together and they could use them to eat. The funny thing is that they ended up using them the entire meal!! We enjoyed a variety of food, got stuffed to the gills, but mostly enjoyed hanging out with "A.J" as she told the boys to call her (Auntie June).
San Francisco!!!!!!
After we left the zoo, we went back to our respective hotels and got ready to head back down to the Wharf area and to Ghiradelli Square. We had reservations to eat at a nice restaurant there, but when we arrived and looked inside, we realized that we might not be that welcome...with 6 adults and 7 kids ages 9 and under! So we found a semi-clean 50's diner right next door and plunked ourselves down. It wasn't as nice of dinner as we hoped, but the clam chowder in bread bowls was amazing! It was so wonderful meeting these gals and their kids/husbands, I'm so blessed to know them!!
Krohn road Trip...Days 36-38
April 8-10, 2010
Santa Clarita, CA-San Francisco, CA
Let me begin by saying that I LOVE San Francisco...it's one of my top favorite cities in the world. We drove up from the LA area and the first thing we did was drive over the Golden Gate Bridge!!! The boys were SOOO excited, and I felt like a kid myself as we got closer and closer to it. We took a couple family pictures and then went into the city to drive down Lombard street (AKA "the crookedest street in the world") which we all laughed and screamed as we went down. Right before it was our turn to go, a car turned in front of us and so we ended up looking at the back of that dumb car the whole way down, but it was still very cool.
After driving down Lombard, we headed into the Union Square district to find our hotel. It was situated in an uber cool part of town, right near Union Square and the Dragon's Gate, which is the official entrance into Chinatown. I think we got the smallest room in the entire city, but it's a blast being here so I don't even care!!
Once we got our bags in and set up the pack and play, we donned our walking shoes and headed towards Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39. I snapped tons of pictures on the way...and sadly lost them somehow in the downloading process. *sniff sniff* It was an awesome walk, venturing out in such a great city! The boys loved the wharf area, we saw the sea lions and then took them (the boys, not the sea lions) to eat at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company with a stellar view of the bay!! Can you believe it, we got a table right next to the window...at sunset!!! Amazing. We then walked over to the cable cars and stood in line for a long time listening to some panhandler's attempt to sing and woo us over. Not so much. The boys loved the cable cars, and we were all exhausted by the time we got to the hotel.
Tomorrow we meet up with Shannon & Blake (and family) and Lisa & Owen (and Dan)...I can hardly wait!!!
Santa Clarita, CA-San Francisco, CA
Let me begin by saying that I LOVE San Francisco...it's one of my top favorite cities in the world. We drove up from the LA area and the first thing we did was drive over the Golden Gate Bridge!!! The boys were SOOO excited, and I felt like a kid myself as we got closer and closer to it. We took a couple family pictures and then went into the city to drive down Lombard street (AKA "the crookedest street in the world") which we all laughed and screamed as we went down. Right before it was our turn to go, a car turned in front of us and so we ended up looking at the back of that dumb car the whole way down, but it was still very cool.
After driving down Lombard, we headed into the Union Square district to find our hotel. It was situated in an uber cool part of town, right near Union Square and the Dragon's Gate, which is the official entrance into Chinatown. I think we got the smallest room in the entire city, but it's a blast being here so I don't even care!!
Once we got our bags in and set up the pack and play, we donned our walking shoes and headed towards Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39. I snapped tons of pictures on the way...and sadly lost them somehow in the downloading process. *sniff sniff* It was an awesome walk, venturing out in such a great city! The boys loved the wharf area, we saw the sea lions and then took them (the boys, not the sea lions) to eat at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company with a stellar view of the bay!! Can you believe it, we got a table right next to the window...at sunset!!! Amazing. We then walked over to the cable cars and stood in line for a long time listening to some panhandler's attempt to sing and woo us over. Not so much. The boys loved the cable cars, and we were all exhausted by the time we got to the hotel.
Tomorrow we meet up with Shannon & Blake (and family) and Lisa & Owen (and Dan)...I can hardly wait!!!
Krohn Road Trip...Day 34
April 6, 2010
Running Springs, CA-Santa Clarita, CA
I spent all morning giving my blog a makeover with Mende (as she gave hers a makeover as well). Jeff and Dave went skiing and the boys played Legos downstairs. Sophia slept and I am thankful. After leaving Dave & Mende's house, we drove a short drive across LA to Santa Clarita where we stayed with some friends of Jeff's parents.
I had never met them, but they were extremely welcoming to our family and their kids (teenagers) were so gracious to play with our kids and help with Sophia. I'm very thankful that I got to know this family!!
Running Springs, CA-Santa Clarita, CA
I spent all morning giving my blog a makeover with Mende (as she gave hers a makeover as well). Jeff and Dave went skiing and the boys played Legos downstairs. Sophia slept and I am thankful. After leaving Dave & Mende's house, we drove a short drive across LA to Santa Clarita where we stayed with some friends of Jeff's parents.
I had never met them, but they were extremely welcoming to our family and their kids (teenagers) were so gracious to play with our kids and help with Sophia. I'm very thankful that I got to know this family!!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Krohn 2010 Road Trip...Day 33
April 5
Carlsbad, CA-Running Springs, CA
After driving all night, we ended up in Carlsbad, CA to have lunch with my Uncle Jim & Aunt Tempe. I haven't seen them since Jeremy's wedding in 2006, so it was really great to see them again and catch up. We had a great lunch of sandwiches and caught up a bit and then went to the ocean so the boys could see the Pacific (after having swum in the Atlantic in FL). We then left to drive to Dave & Mende's house in the San Bernadino Mountains, a place called Running Springs. It was fantastic to be there and catch up with them...and of course the boys loved seeing Levi again. The Kitzmans lived in Lima when we were living in Peru, they have recently been accepted with SIM and are now raising support so they can go back to Lima. I am super thankful that we are going to be in Lima with them eventually, Mende & I have always enjoyed hanging out, and now that they are with SIM, we'll get to see them much more often!!
Carlsbad, CA-Running Springs, CA
After driving all night, we ended up in Carlsbad, CA to have lunch with my Uncle Jim & Aunt Tempe. I haven't seen them since Jeremy's wedding in 2006, so it was really great to see them again and catch up. We had a great lunch of sandwiches and caught up a bit and then went to the ocean so the boys could see the Pacific (after having swum in the Atlantic in FL). We then left to drive to Dave & Mende's house in the San Bernadino Mountains, a place called Running Springs. It was fantastic to be there and catch up with them...and of course the boys loved seeing Levi again. The Kitzmans lived in Lima when we were living in Peru, they have recently been accepted with SIM and are now raising support so they can go back to Lima. I am super thankful that we are going to be in Lima with them eventually, Mende & I have always enjoyed hanging out, and now that they are with SIM, we'll get to see them much more often!!
Krohn 2010 Road Trip...Days 29-32
April 1-4
Albuquerque, NM
While our first impression of NM wasn't that great (huge tower full of black buzzards was next to our breakfast stop), overall, our time in NM was fantastic!! We first stopped at Carlsbad Caverns, and they were amazing! We arrived in the morning and it was SOOO windy out! Once we entered the caves, it was eerily quiet inside. The Ranger had told us that we are only allowed to whisper, so during the entire 2-3 hours that we were inside the caves, it was so great to see how well the boys did at whispering! Sophia started getting tired and antsy towards the last hour of our hike, but she finally fell asleep until the end. We would have loved to see the bats exiting the caves in the evening, but since they mostly do that in the summer, they hadn't yet arrived from Mexico (or Brazil?).
After seeing the caves, we traveled a few more hours to Albuquerque to stay with my brother and Amy. It was sooo great to see them, they had come to Peru in October to visit, but we haven't seen them since then. I love my brother; he was so hospitable and just spoiled us during our visit. We went to the Albuquerque Children's Museum on one day, and then the next day we enjoyed Amy having a day off and went to the Aquarium & Botanical Gardens. Saturday night Jeremy & Amy watched the kids and sent us our to dinner at a fabulous Greek restaurant....it was delicious and we really enjoyed our time out together!
Easter Sunday we enjoyed going to the Mars Hill Albuquerque campus for Easter service. It was a good service where the video was a tour through some important historical parts of Israel, the parts where Jesus had carried the cross, and even to the hill where He was crucified, and then the supposed empty tomb. It was neat to see that in Easter Sunday. After church, the boys found Easter eggs and Jeremy grilled chicken, burgers, and hot dogs. As much as we hated to leave, we ended up leaving that night to drive all night and arrive in CA on Monday morning.
Albuquerque, NM
After seeing the caves, we traveled a few more hours to Albuquerque to stay with my brother and Amy. It was sooo great to see them, they had come to Peru in October to visit, but we haven't seen them since then. I love my brother; he was so hospitable and just spoiled us during our visit. We went to the Albuquerque Children's Museum on one day, and then the next day we enjoyed Amy having a day off and went to the Aquarium & Botanical Gardens. Saturday night Jeremy & Amy watched the kids and sent us our to dinner at a fabulous Greek restaurant....it was delicious and we really enjoyed our time out together!
Krohn 2010 Road Trip...Day 28
March 31
Waco, TX-Pecos, TX
Today I took the kids to the Waco zoo to meet up with Jen & Katelyn Surdoval! Jen is another mom on my March Mommies board, and she lives between Austin & Dallas, so we planned this fun meet up. It was great, Jen's mom also came along and I feel like Jen & I clicked right away and just had a super fun time. Katelyn is a little peanut like Sophia, but she is walking and so she appears much older than Sophia. Nathan LOVED playing with Katelyn and now considers her his BFF..he even ran across the parkig lot trying to get Jen to stop so he could get a picture with her! Great, great day!!
After we left the zoo, we started a big drive towards Albuquerque, NM and Carlsbad Caverns. We were going to drive all night long, but realized that we would arrive at Carlsbad Caverns too early, so we stayed the night in Pecos, TX.
Waco, TX-Pecos, TX
Today I took the kids to the Waco zoo to meet up with Jen & Katelyn Surdoval! Jen is another mom on my March Mommies board, and she lives between Austin & Dallas, so we planned this fun meet up. It was great, Jen's mom also came along and I feel like Jen & I clicked right away and just had a super fun time. Katelyn is a little peanut like Sophia, but she is walking and so she appears much older than Sophia. Nathan LOVED playing with Katelyn and now considers her his BFF..he even ran across the parkig lot trying to get Jen to stop so he could get a picture with her! Great, great day!!
After we left the zoo, we started a big drive towards Albuquerque, NM and Carlsbad Caverns. We were going to drive all night long, but realized that we would arrive at Carlsbad Caverns too early, so we stayed the night in Pecos, TX.
Krohn 2010 road trip...Day 27
March 30
Dallax, TX
We had the privilege of meeting Patti Cartwright in Dallas, she's a good friend of Jeff's parents and her and her husband have been supporting us during our time in Peru. She arranged a great (and relaxing) place for us to stay, and then we enjoyed a super fun dinner out with her and some of her friends at the Rainforest Cafe near the hotel. The boys had so much fun at dinner, Sophia just stared at the gorillas and the fish, and Jeff and I really enjoyed talking about our ministry and learning a bit about their church and the ministries they are involved in. What a blessing to meet new friends!
Dallax, TX
We had the privilege of meeting Patti Cartwright in Dallas, she's a good friend of Jeff's parents and her and her husband have been supporting us during our time in Peru. She arranged a great (and relaxing) place for us to stay, and then we enjoyed a super fun dinner out with her and some of her friends at the Rainforest Cafe near the hotel. The boys had so much fun at dinner, Sophia just stared at the gorillas and the fish, and Jeff and I really enjoyed talking about our ministry and learning a bit about their church and the ministries they are involved in. What a blessing to meet new friends!
Krohn 2010 Road Trip...Day 26
March 29
West Monroe, Louisiana
We left super early to travel all the way from Atlanta across Alabama & Mississippi to Louisiana. Jeff has a friend that he knew from his time in Winter Park, CO and they have kept in touch all these years, so we stayed at their house. I had never met Tonya, but it was fun to meet her and stay with her family (her husband was on a mission trip to Bulgaria); the boys had a blast jumping on the trampoline, spilling bubbles all over it and slipping and sliding all around. They were pretty messy, but had a super fun time. Tonya served us a delicious Southern meal of beans, rice, ham, Jambalaya, bread, and fruit...even Sophia loved it!
West Monroe, Louisiana
We left super early to travel all the way from Atlanta across Alabama & Mississippi to Louisiana. Jeff has a friend that he knew from his time in Winter Park, CO and they have kept in touch all these years, so we stayed at their house. I had never met Tonya, but it was fun to meet her and stay with her family (her husband was on a mission trip to Bulgaria); the boys had a blast jumping on the trampoline, spilling bubbles all over it and slipping and sliding all around. They were pretty messy, but had a super fun time. Tonya served us a delicious Southern meal of beans, rice, ham, Jambalaya, bread, and fruit...even Sophia loved it!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
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