here is a compilation of pictures from our visit with grammie and pops. i would say the trip was, hands down – – amazing. they had a slightly rough time getting here – – being re-routed through istanbul {not constantinople – – and yes, i do make myself laugh} and losing their carry-on luggage for two days. how you can lose your own carry-on luggage, well the answer lies with lufthansa. or possibly istanbul. they showed up a few hours late in the best of spirits. i think they took all of one day to recuperate. i’m guessing their grand-kids sped the process up. they cheerfully bought clean underwears until their luggage showed up. their visit was a mixture of showing them our daily life here in moldova and enjoying some of the tourist-y things we had never done. it was a whirlwind of two weeks. my mom and i had more than one special day out. it was perfection, really. ♥
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grammie and addy reunited ♥![DSC_0012a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0012a-1024x680.jpg)
grammie and mercy reunited the next morning ♥![DSC_0085](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0085-1024x680.jpg)
the amber necklace that grammie brought that has already worked miracles!![DSC_0063](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0063-1024x680.jpg)
grammie and addy looking at addy’s birth pictures…![DSC_0097](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0097-1024x680.jpg)
grammie’s birthday breakfast:![DSC_0103](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0103-1024x680.jpg)
pops and his girly ♥![DSC_0181](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0181-1024x680.jpg)
silly girls![DSC_0192](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0192-1024x680.jpg)
kisses too {mercy’s hairstyle is natural fyi}![DSC_0189a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0189a-1024x680.jpg)
berry breakfast:![DSC_0116](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0116-1024x680.jpg)
pop lovies![DSC_0131](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0131-1024x680.jpg)
chisinau botanical gardens![DSC_0196a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0196a-1024x680.jpg)
who let the men lead the way?![DSC_0243](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0243-680x1024.jpg)
so instead grammie put addy in charge! she’s all too natural.![DSC_0228a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0228a-680x1024.jpg)
then grammie taught addy how to act like a tree. hopefully grammie doesn’t kill me for adding this picture to the blog!![DSC_0241a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0241a-680x1024.jpg)
and she {grammie} taught her {addy} about slugs.![DSC_0256](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0256-1024x680.jpg)
then they found sticks and went hiking:![DSC_0284](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0284-1024x680.jpg)
mercy needed her own sized hiking stick.![DSC_0286](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0286-1024x680.jpg)
apples + exploring…![DSC_0319](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0319-680x1024.jpg)
mama lovies, too. ♥![DSC_0343](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0343-680x1024.jpg)
little girl sitting on top of a rock?![DSC_0360](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0360-680x1024.jpg)
{with a little help, maybe}![DSC_0359](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0359-680x1024.jpg)
botanical garden beauty.![DSC_0394](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0394-1024x680.jpg)
does it get any cuter?![DSC_0409](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0409-1024x680.jpg)
oh this kid.![DSC_0418](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0418-1024x680.jpg)
she loves us, really she does!![DSC_0415](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0415-1024x680.jpg)
mother♥daughter![DSC_0419](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0419-1024x680.jpg)
grammie watching a movie with her girls:![DSC_0430](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0430-1024x680.jpg)
grammie got her picture in front of “stephen the great” {well technically his side}![IMG_0162](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0162-768x1024.jpg)
and of course a lion.![IMG_0167](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0167-1024x768.jpg)
showing grammie and pops some authentic moldovian food:![IMG_0168](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0168-1024x768.jpg)
daddy said no. i guess it’s a good thing.![IMG_0156](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0156-1024x768.jpg)
oh this kid. she is growing up too fast. {and yes, i am wearing an apron.}![IMG_0245](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0245-1024x768.jpg)
she was helping pops and told him, “pops, i could really use some glasses here.”![IMG_0237](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0237-768x1024.jpg)
my mama’s birthday![IMG_0117a](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0117a-1024x768.jpg)
“mexican” food in moldova.![IMG_0095](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0095-1024x768.jpg)
she drinks diet coke with style!![IMG_0232](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0232-768x1024.jpg)
pops’ souvenir…![IMG_0134](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0134-768x1024.jpg)
it’s love ♥![IMG_0097](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0097-1024x768.jpg)
my crazy one year old!![IMG_0094](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0094-1024x768.jpg)
then i touched a zebra for the first time!![DSC_0527](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0527-1024x680.jpg)
there must be a bond between these two!![DSC_0495](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0495-1024x680.jpg)
gorgeous ♥![DSC_0487](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0487-1024x680.jpg)
she was letting lamby meet the animals…![DSC_0485](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0485-1024x680.jpg)
awesome close bear!![DSC_0476](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0476-680x1024.jpg)
grammie’s girls:![DSC_0471](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0471-680x1024.jpg)
the ability to get oh so close to the animals!![DSC_0468](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0468-680x1024.jpg)
those smiles…![DSC_0454](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0454-680x1024.jpg)
she came running up to me and said with those dark, serious eyes, “you keep lamby safe from the ducks and gooses!”![DSC_0588](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0588-1024x680.jpg)
this picture warms my heart beyond words ♥![DSC_0582](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0582-1024x680.jpg)
and this one just makes me giggle!![DSC_0577](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0577-1024x680.jpg)
they love each other.![DSC_0550](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0550-1024x679.jpg)
a special dinner with the team from phoenix:![100_0489](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/100_0489-1024x767.jpg)
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oh those kisses ♥![IMG_0303](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0303-1024x767.jpg)
birthday party before:![DSC_0670](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0670-1024x680.jpg)
birthday party after (and more pictures to follow of the birthday festivities)!![DSC_0901](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0901-1024x680.jpg)
we went to the little amusement park next to our house and rode pretty much every ride for $5. mercy was somewhat jealous she wasn’t on the rides.![DSC_0962](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0962-1024x680.jpg)
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notice the crying? pops said, “you get sit in front and drive the boat.” addy started wailing, “but i don’t know how to drive a boat!”![DSC_0972](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0972-1024x680.jpg)
much happier girl on her pops’ lap…![DSC_0978](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0978-1024x680.jpg)
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addy and mama on a ferris wheel that daddy refused to go on:![DSC_1021](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_1021-1024x680.jpg)
then grammie made daddy and mama go on this ride. the actual ride wasn’t scary but i will admit the creaking metal was a little worrisome, ha!![DSC_1026](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_1026-1024x680.jpg)
addy loves these bounce houses and mama is way to old fyi…![IMG_0286](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0286-1024x768.jpg)
we ended friday with an impulsive lunch in a castle…![IMG_0288](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0288-1024x768.jpg)
addy was completely in heaven ♥![IMG_0293](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0293-1024x768.jpg)
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we can’t wait for them to come back!![DSC_1065](https://kleinburtts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_1065-1024x680.jpg)
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we love you guys and miss you!