From one home to the other

After 14 months in Asia we headed back to Germany on Tuesday. Will be heading to Norway in November and have the baby there before moving back to Asia in February. That's the plan anyways.

It was bittersweet to leave.

We will miss our many friends that we have made through the year there.
We will miss wearing flip-flops year around.
We will miss driving motorcycles....

But we won't miss ants in the house! I can't believe that is has been 48 hours since I have seen or killed an ant :-).

 Some of the people without whom we would not have been able to study language, they taught us or took care of Alia while we had our language sessions - so thankful for these ladies

 saying goodbye to Pak W. at the airport, we will miss him and his family

 Alia was very disappointed that the security guard did not allow her to play on the escalator behind us - how dare he :-)

 happy again on the plane

 built a little tent for her - so thankful that she slept well on our long flight -  

many people must have prayed for that

 Papa picked us up from the airport and we enjoyed the ride home on smooth roads

 Alia has to get used to wearing closed shoes and multiple layers - 

she seems to be enjoying Germany so far

first impressions of the grocery store in Germany :-)