{"id":31950,"date":"2024-01-08T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/?p=31950"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:02:31","slug":"welcome-home-from-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/welcome-home-from-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome home from Asia!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Final Prep:<\/strong> Lily, Lydia and Mary came home today! I had a busy day at work, and did some final prep for their homecoming afterwards (like dumping off the Christmas tree, getting more packing supplies, dropping off the broken vacuum at the shop, making dinner and getting the kids clean) and then it was off to the airport for Lily, Lydia and Mary! I told Ammon and Clarissa I would do &#8220;bubble machine&#8221; for them, and when they didn&#8217;t know what I was talking about, I realized that I must have mostly done that for Lydia and Mary when they were younger. Bubble machine is when I use my hands and arms to vigorously swish the bubble bath in the water to create lots of bubbles for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.39\u202fAM-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31953\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.39\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-02-39%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.39\u202fAM-756x1024.png 756w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.39\u202fAM-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.39\u202fAM-768x1040.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.39\u202fAM.png 1022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.53\u202fAM-764x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31954\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.53\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-02-53%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.53\u202fAM-764x1024.png 764w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.53\u202fAM-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.53\u202fAM-768x1029.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.02.53\u202fAM.png 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IMG 7759\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q6CaXfHD0gU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Ammon and Clarissa were enamored with this toy at the vacuum shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>So much travel:<\/strong> By my calculations, Lily, Lydia and Mary had almost two full days of travel coming home. I&#8217;m sure they were excited to be home and have a bed. Lily said she had hardly slept (maybe none at all??) for two days straight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.13\u202fAM-762x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31960\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.13\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-05-13%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.13\u202fAM-762x1024.png 762w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.13\u202fAM-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.13\u202fAM-768x1032.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.13\u202fAM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.00\u202fAM-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31958\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.00\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-05-00%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.00\u202fAM-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.00\u202fAM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.00\u202fAM-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.00\u202fAM-1536x1148.png 1536w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.05.00\u202fAM.png 1838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening Gifts:<\/strong> It was so fun to pick up Lily, Lydia and Mary from the airport! I can&#8217;t believe they were gone for so long, but we immediately connected over their trip and the excitement of having them home. Also, they got tons of gifts for the family from Asia. At home, we all sat down and opened some of their yummy treats from Japan. They also got me amazing tea and some T-shirts which I love. Lydia and Mary also opened their Christmas stocking and gift, and Ammon and Clarissa opened their gifts from Georgia (which I finally found in the garage). Lily also opened a cashmere hoodie and Kizik shoes which I got her. It was such a wonderful evening filled with gifts, togetherness, and sharing. I got to hear everyone&#8217;s top three favorite things from the trip on the car ride home. It was such a fun evening! Some things I remember from people&#8217;s top 3 are the Peak, Snorkling, I think in Palawan, Team Labs (Lydia?), Tea, and the tram ride to the big Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.49\u202fAM-761x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31959\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.49\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-03-49%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.49\u202fAM-761x1024.png 761w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.49\u202fAM-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.49\u202fAM-768x1034.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.49\u202fAM.png 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.15\u202fAM-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31957\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.15\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-03-15%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.15\u202fAM-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.15\u202fAM-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.15\u202fAM-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.15\u202fAM-1536x1139.png 1536w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.15\u202fAM.png 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lydia&#8217;s sweater from her stocking<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.04.07\u202fAM-765x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31956\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.04.07\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-04-07%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.04.07\u202fAM-765x1024.png 765w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.04.07\u202fAM-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.04.07\u202fAM-768x1028.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.04.07\u202fAM.png 1018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Mary loved organizing her stocking candy in the lock box I got her.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.02\u202fAM-762x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31955\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.02\u202fAM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8-03-02%e2%80%afam\/\" class=\"wp-image-31955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.02\u202fAM-762x1024.png 762w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.02\u202fAM-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.02\u202fAM-768x1032.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.02\u202fAM.png 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">All the gifts from Asia!!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.06.34\u202fAM-761x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.06.34\u202fAM-761x1024.png 761w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.06.34\u202fAM-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.06.34\u202fAM-768x1034.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.06.34\u202fAM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><figcaption>Dress, fan and purse for Clarissa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.57\u202fAM-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.57\u202fAM-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.57\u202fAM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.57\u202fAM-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.57\u202fAM-1536x1155.png 1536w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-09-at-8.03.57\u202fAM.png 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Home sweet home, although her bed is gone. Thanks dad for lending us this air mat!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final Prep: Lily, Lydia and Mary came home today! I had a busy day at work, and did some final prep for their homecoming afterwards (like dumping off the Christmas tree, getting more packing supplies, dropping off the broken vacuum at the shop, making dinner and getting the kids clean) and then it was off &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/welcome-home-from-asia\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome home from Asia!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31961,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950\/revisions\/31961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}