We're here! In Turkey!
We are so fortunate to spend our winter break with Wes' brother, Matt, and his family who moved to Istanbul about a year and a half ago. We arrived just in time for Christmas.
Playing with Christmas blocks
Since Christmas is not celebrated in this predominantly Muslim country, all around us it was business as usual. We opened gifts and listened to Chirtmas music and Wes cooked up an impressive dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing with beef sausage (not such a pork-loving place), and two kinds of pie. The only thing missing was cranberry sauce. Why? Because I left the cranberries in my fridge at home. Doh. Ah well, at least I remembered to bring the presents!
A walk in the park.
Bora's Notebook 
Glad you made it safely. Please give a hug to Matt and Negar and the kids for us! What a nice Christmas together!
What a wonderful experience. Greet everyone from the Jensens…Abby and Jason just took off for Urbana this morning! It’s still raining a lot here, though the sun is peeking out today. Blessings…on Boxing Day!