Angels like Flying . . .

Well, we're here. Breezy was nice enough to ride down to St. George with us so we wouldn't have to leave our car in Vegas while we were gone. We got to Davee and Raven's and enjoyed some time with them watching a movie and fireworks a little later. Thursday, Davee drove us into Vegas and helped us get everything checked in at the airport. The airports can be a little stressful with international departures, so it was great to have him help with everything there.
After we said goodbye to Grandpa Davee we grabbed a little bite to eat, marveled at how similar the interior decorations of the airport are to a cheap casino, tried to figure out how we could get all of our liquids into a ziploc bag to pass through security (yep, still doing that), and waited for our departure time.

Josh's friend from Georgia (the country) told him that we shouldn't worry about the plane ride with Ainslie because "Angels like flying." And, sure enough, Ainslie did great on the plane ride. Judging from the look on her face, she wasn't too excited about our brief stop to refuel in Gander, Canada, but she didn't wake up. (The weather was so hot in Vegas - 118 is what the pilot told us - they couldn't fill the plane all of the way, so we had to stop in Canada to make it across the Atlantic). Really, the whole plane ride was easy as could be. Ainslie didn't care much for the bassinet, but she slept in our arms for a large part of the ride. The food wasn't too bad. The flight staff were all very helpful. It was great. We pulled into Frankfurt a little bit late, and our stroller and car seat didn't get transferred to the next plane, but they showed up in Leipzig on Saturday. We've been "rollin'" ever since. Dr. Fingerle's wife, Susan, met us at the airport and took us to our apartment where we will be living for the next four weeks (Dr. Fingerle is the Attorney that Josh is working with, and he is the one who found our accommodations for us). We think it's going to be a great place for us, and Ainslie approved of the bed right away.

Since our arrival we've been able to get our and explore the city a bit. There's a lot more to see than we had expected. Leipzig is a beautiful place.

On Sunday we went to church and the branch was great. We had lots of people come up and talk to us, which was fine as long as Janae was there to answer questions. Although he can understand a little bit, Josh only commands about half a dozen words in German. He realized that "I don't understand" would be a good phrase to learn after church. We've already taken 200+ pictures, visited a few of the local bakeries, eaten lots of chocolate, and just done our best to take advantage of our time here.

We'll try to get some pictures of Leipzig, etc. up soon.