Summer in the USA 2019

We had a wonderfully blessed 5 weeks in the USA this summer!

On May 30 we flew from Vienna to Chicago to Cedar Rapids, Iowa!  The kids did exceptionally well on the flights!  With Isaac turning 2 a couple of weeks before the flight, we had no children flying on our laps!  Just one in my belly :)

I was 31 weeks when we flew to Cedar Rapids.  Right before we left I had another ultrasound that should have revealed if we're having a boy or girl (I also had one at 20 and 25 weeks - both times the doctor couldn't tell the sex).  We planned to fill the pinata with pink or blue candy depending upon what the doctor found at 31 weeks.... what he found was that he's not 100% because due to the baby's positioning he couldn't see the full area.  However, he ended up saying he's 90% sure it's a girl!







So PINK candy it was!!









Brian thinks it is a girl but I still think it's a boy!



The kids had a ton of fun with the Super Hero costumes!



And swimming!





Ellie loved watching her cousins perform at their dance recital!



Isaac began to get over his fear of dogs... with this guinea pig-sized new dog of Shannon & Andy!



They all loved going to The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Isaac's first movie, Francis' 2nd, and Ellie's 3rd) with their cousins.





I, meanwhile, enjoyed sitting/resting whenever possible!



And we all LOVED the time with our family!















After about 2 weeks (me at 34 weeks pregnant), we were off to Steubenville, Ohio to visit Brian's side of the family.

We had an awesome gathering for Brian's mom's belated 80th birthday!!  Almost ALL of Maureen & Don's children, grandchildren, great-children were there!!  It is SUCH a blessing to be apart of the Kissinger family!



Brian hosted one of the Steubenville Youth Conferences on Main Campus.  Unfortunately, his 9 nieces & nephews went to the conference the week before so Brian couldn't embarrass them.

Technically Austrian Airlines won't allow you to fly within 28 days of your due date (mine is July 27), but due to Brian hosting the conference we had to wait until July 1 to fly back.  But it all worked out, no one questioned the fact I was a couple days past 36 weeks pregnant on an international flight!

Our last night in Steubenville we even got to have a little 4th of July Celebration :)





















We left Pittsburgh airport on July 1, flew to Dulles airport, and were back in Austria on July 2!



We love being back in Gaming (well after we got over the jet lag) but miss all our family & friends in the USA!!  Thank you ALL for a wonderful trip home!