~ HEADING TO HAITI (CHEAP FARES!) ~

just wanted to post that my dad, my mom & i will all 3 be traveling to haiti on may 15 & returning home on may 22 (we'll actually be IN haiti from the 16-21 as we'll be overnighting in miami both going in & coming out) ~ this'll be the first time we'll be able to see/meet madisyn (my sister) & we all can't wait! ~ pray that my father's passport comes in as it's due on the 11th of may & we're leaving the 15th (EEEEK)! ~ aa.com's having a great sale & we're flying RT from indianapolis, IN to PAP, haiti for just $383.00pp ($270.00 + $103.20 tax & $10 booking fee) for going through american over the phone & letting them do it ~ i wish spike was able to go with us, but with us leaving for vacation on june 8, he'd have a hard time taking off for the haiti trip & then again for vacation a couple 3 weeks later ~ also, in may he's got a couple days here & a couple days there he could go, but not several all in a row ~ not only will i miss him & the kids terribly, but our anniversary's on the 18th & we'll not be together (whaaa) ~ the bear cubs will be staying with the caswells (pray for angie!!) & they're so excited! ~ we were with them tonight when the girls found out & when we got home karleigh said, "daddy, when you takin' us to papa kyles?" ~ he said, "oh that's not going to be for a couple weeks" ~ she just stared & looked confused ~ [if you want to know where 'papa kyle' comes from it's this: their kids call him papa, we call him kyle ~ to our little ones, PAPA + KYLE = PAPA KYLE! ~ they'vce called him this forever & boy you should see the looks we get ie: 2 white couples with 1 teenage white girl & 6 young haitian children ~ some calling 'mama', 'papa', 'daddy', 'mommy', 'papa kyle' & 'boo' ~ hehehe] ~ just thought we'd share the excitement!!