okay. maybe just a few shots....

i have a confession. i love turkiye. there, i said it. i hate americans that gripe about living here. i hate when people complain about the alley. when people complain about the food, and about the atmosphere. i love everything about turkiye. i love bargaining. i love cheap veggies at the market. i love the weather, the trips. the turkish flag. i love that it's a country full of christian history. the nooks and cranies of everything that is old and means something... i know. i know. i'm silly, but really... this is slowly, but surely becoming one of my favorite places...

beautiful cappadoccia:


kids in a cave:

the durvishes; on my list of things that i had to see:

jeff bellydancing (you know it's good when it made the blog!):

michael on his 12th birthday!

olivia wondering how she got suckered into going up there:

our official family picture for the year! *lol*

(sam HATED the camel!)

okay. there you have it. a few of my favorites. i have tons more that will have to wait for another day!