Our Trip to Turkey

After the New Year, our family took a trip to Turkey for a conference and a little rest. We enjoyed seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and putting our feet in the chilly Mediterranean Sea. Pictured is our visit to the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul. It was a beautiful city and a special time together as a family.

What fun we had ice skating in a small rink outside of IKEA. We also enjoyed eating at Popeye's chicken, Pizza Hut, KFC, and Burger King while in Istanbul. Oh, and don't forget the coffee from Starbuck's!

Isabel posing at a mall. Actually, it is the largest

mall on the European continent. This was a huge treat for

us because our country doesn't have malls.

Walk slow, Benjamin and don't drop that bag of chips!

Volunteers from the States!

Volunteers came to spread the holiday cheer to our business members and to our families living overseas. They helped us out by taking over the seminars and classes at our business and allowing us to rest. What a great time we had singing Christmas carols together and playing games.

Merry Christmas from Our Home to Yours

We all wish you a Blessed Christmas!

Merry Christmas 2007

Sister's Love

I love my brother!

A Christmas Song from the Guices

Merry Christmas!

Joy to the World, the Lord has come!

Let earth receive her King!

Laura Grace (7), Benjamin (5), Isabel (3), and Caleb (10)

Trimming the Tree

We spent our Friday Fun Night at our business trimming the tree and decorating for Christmas. Some helped decorate cookies and string popcorn while others made bows and trimmed the tree. We topped off the night with hot cocoa and Christmas music.

A huge thanks to Holly's mom for sending lots of Christmas decorations, stockings, greenery, and bows.

A big hug from daddy

Thanksgiving with our Gold Members

During the month of November, we invited our gold members to our home for a Thanksgiving meal. We enjoyed sharing our traditions and delicious food with them. The menu consisted of turkey and dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry salad, green beans, fruit, pumpkin pie, and apple cake. Pecans and yams were shipped from America and the pumpkin and cranberries were bought in Dubai when we visited last May! They all seemed to enjoy it. Some of the comments were..."the sweet potatoes taste like baklava (a traditional dessert served here)", "do you have anything salty?", "very interesting", "thank you, ,thank you", "can we have some more rolls?"

We were able to seat all 16 guests with three Americans at each table for practicing English and enjoying lots of laughs!