Lily's 6th move....

Our little girl started her life living in the hospital, then to my parent's house (in Pennsylvania), on to Baytown TX, then Tyler TX, a flight to Durban South Africa (where she stayed for 6 months), a quick visit to Cape Town, then a two week sail to Freetown, Sierra Leone. Pretty impressive for a one year old, huh?!

So much has changed in the last 2 months so I will try not to explain with much detail- if I do this post will quickly turn into a book! Here are some highlights with pictures:

• Jan 7-9th Justin and I went away for a beautiful weekend in the Midlands (country side, mountains, horses, B&B's). It was our first time away with out Lily. We had a fantastic weekend and it was much needed break from the ship. Thankfully our babysitters also had a great time, Lily did wonderfully.

• The generator project was officially complete in the first week of February! After much hard work the ship was tested and ready for sailing.

• Upon the completion of the project, all non-technical crew (about 200 people) moved back onboard in one weekend. While the crew was moving back and settling into their cabins, Justin, Lily and I moved into our new family cabin!

• Before leaving Durban we celebrated my 30th Birthday with some friends at a fun restaurant (where they painted our faces :)

• February 10th we departed Durban and started our sail.

• On the 12th and 13th we stopped and explored beautiful Cape Town.

• February 14th we started our two week sail to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

• February 19th, Lily turned ONE!

• On the 24th we crossed the equator.

• On February 27th, after a safe and very smooth sail, we arrived in Freetown with a warm welcome. This is where the ship will be on field service for the next 10 months.