Esto Aqui!!!

Hello all!!!

   I have finally arrived in Mozambique!  After 

three days of traveling I am actually here!  It still doesn't feel real, but at the same time it feels like I never left (except for the fact that all the kids seem so much older).

  First I'll start with my fabulous day in London:  I took a brief detour of my flying and spent the day in London with David Shewmaker.  He = best tour guide ever!  We decided that we pretty much demolished London that day.  He took me around SO many places, the Westminster Abbey, changing of the gaurds, the London Towers, famous gardens and shopping streets, and sooooo much more!  It was a very exciting day and I am so thankful to him for EVERYTHING, thanks David!  Also as we were walking along, craziest thing, we ran in to Cheyenne Christesson, Maggie Dietrich, and Danielle Daugherty (girls in my Pi Phi pledge class).  Who would've thought I'd run into people

 I know on the streets of London?  It was an amazing day, I couldn't have asked for a better time!  Here is a pic of David and I by Buckingham Palace:

   Then the journey continued.  I flew over night to Johannesburg and finally in the morning I arrived.  As I was walking into the Jo-burg airport I could not have asked for a better entrance song.  The song "Right foot left stomp, left foot left stomp, everybody clap your hands..."  was playing and I busted out the whole dance... no not really, but it would've been fun.  I just started laughing and then sat and WAITED the longest 5 hours of my life.  Finally my flight took off to Mozambique and I got there around 2:50 p.m. today.  Thank the Lord all of my bags made it (seriously, I've said so many prayers over it, due to one being lost for 2 weeks last summer).  A kinda hard thing that I had been preparing myself for happened.  The kids did not really recognize me.  I expected it cause they were so young, but it still stinks some.  But whatever, I'm here with my babies and they've already warmed up to me again.  Some of them I think may actually be remembering me (like Luis, Aninha, and Telma)?  One of the best moments of the day was when Telma walked over to me wanting me to hold her and she just pressed her cheek against mine and wrapped her arms and legs around me so tight.  AMAZING :)  I played with the kids for a little while and then we left to my Mozambique fav restaurant: Mimos!  And that has been my time so far in Moz.  Sarah Fess will be arriving here tomorrow, I CAN'T WAIT!  Be praying for her, she is having to stay the night in jo-burg by herself :/  yikes!  But she will do amazing, and I just want her here with me and the babies!

   I am absolutely EXHAUSTED, so I am done for now.  More to come on how the kids are and how they've grown.  My air mattress is screaming my name!!! Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers!

Much love!

~britt

p.s. Please e-mail me (bsiler@uark.edu) or facebook me to give me updates on ya'lls lives!