Kuol in DC

Makett telling Kuol "I'm named after you!!"

 This is our dear friend and brother, Kuol.  Makett's Dinka name is in honor of Kuol, as well as the other Lost Boys we love.  Kuol and his wife now live in AZ--so ironic- he moved there months after we moved from Phoenix!  He had a conference in DC and we were ecstatic to drive down and see him and his fam!

 His daughter, Akuat.  I really wanted to keep her! So many people would stop us to gush over how cute his kids are...cuz they totally are.

 Tanzen and Kett with Awan, who is 2

 See how cute?!!

 Makett and Tanzen were really excited to see the building that's on the penny.  Too bad, for Kuol and Atoch, that the reflecting pool was under construction.

 We were spending the day walking around the mall- not the easiest thing to do with 5 kids 3 and under!  The kids were troopers, and luckily it stopped raining.  The biggest trouble was finding a restroom near enough for the boys--it was often a 20 minute walk

 The boys love hugging Ryme's head- not sure why, but I'm always reminding them to be soft!!!

 Atoch had really wanted to tour the Whitehouse-- one of the last things on my DC bucket list, but you have to plan so early to get tickets I've never been able to!

Letter's are so fascinating!  I love this age!

 Akuat was so good-- she didn't fuss the entire day!

We can't wait till we live closer to Kuol and his family-- I keep pestering them to move back to Utah, and am afraid they'll up and go back to Sudan!  They are incredible people and we're so grateful to have them in our lives.