words

This week when we talked briefly with Grandma and Grandpa (in between claps of thunder) they asked what Anna’s new word was this week. As I thought about it, there is not ONE word, there are tons!! She doesn’t quite out-talk her brother Joel, but sometimes comes close. The thing Read more…

Toothache

Today I had a reality check.The lovely lady who helps me in the kitchen had a bad toothache thatstarted Sunday. By Wednesday she wasn't sleeping well and looked really tired. Shearrived Thursday working extra hard to finish a full day's workbefore 2:30pm to see the dentist on the way home. Read more…

Easter Day with colleagues

Joel holding baby Chad on his own (for a few minutes). He loves babies!Baby Chad is Brooke’s baby brother, and Joel informed us shortly thereafterthat we should pray for another baby for our family. Hm… James with Ed Lauber, good friend and our director visiting this month: Little girls had Read more…

Easter morn

These are more for Grandma and Grandpa. Just to verify that the kidshad a great time! James is into medieval lego just now and I had afew things in my 'stash', so he's thrilled! They haven't stoppedplaying with the king! Anna carries around her 'giraffy', which isa zebra. Whatever. Yes Read more…

Happy Resurrection Day!!

We can only get brown eggs here, but they worked great with whitecrayon designs! Tip: When the eggs are still warm, the crayon meltsreally well! The boys wanted tanks and rockets on their eggs. Where have I gonewrong? Anna wanted flowers, which was more my 'cup of tea'. =) Off Read more…

Get Well Soon Grampa!

As many of you noticed on facebook, my Dad had emergency quadruplebypass surgery late Thurs. night. He is now recovering well and outof ICU. (John had this picture printed for his hospital room sincewe can't be there in person.) But it was Good Friday here when wewere pleading with God Read more…

Little friends

Today was a playdate day! Anna and the daughter of one of our MAFpilots are less than a month apart in age, and have a similarstature. People here get them confused everywhere. Still, it's a funblessing to have a little friend just for Anna. It's a bonus forAnna that she Read more…