Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Christmas Morning


We were at my grandmother's for Christmas morning. The kids had opened most of their presents, but they still had some from my brother and from us. This was their third Christmas!





Monday, January 5, 2009

Quick Update

We are back in Canada. We arrived Saturday afternoon, and have been busy getting ready to go back to our normal routine.

We enjoyed our time spent with family. I have tons of pictures to share, and I have posts set to auto publish for the next week (or more).

We were very encouraged by the cards, letters, and gifts that we received over our break. It is such a great reminder of all the people who are supporting and encouraging us along the way. If it were just Stephen and I doing this we would have never made it this far. We are grateful to have a whole team of people who are ready to help and uplift us each step along the way.

We had Ian's birthday yesterday (my how the time has flown-- he is halfway to being an adult!) Some neighbor's came down and had supper with us. I took time out of the unpacking, laundry, etc to make some homemade soup and pita bread-- and of course, rice krispy treats for Ian. We enjoyed the time spent talking with them and relaxing for a little while.

We received our schedule for the semester this morning. There will be two intermediate classes, which is a huge answer to prayer for us. Right now, Stephen is in the morning class, and I am in the afternoon. We are going to try to switch that, but if we can't it will be OK.

Stephen and the kids are outside playing in the snow for a little while, and I am going back to the almost finished tasks of laundry and unpacking. :)

Ian and Caleb Coloring



Ian and Caleb are enjoying some of their Christmas presents. Isabelle spent the most time drawing and crafting. I'm not sure why we didn't get any pictures of her on this day.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Happy Birthday Ian!


It's hard to believe that Ian is 9 years old now! While we were at Sarah's we had a little birthday celebration for Ian and Caleb. She made a regular cake and a rice krispy cake and decorated both with lots of candy.



Saturday, January 3, 2009

Our Second Christmas


We had our second Christmas at my Grandmother's house in KY.





Friday, January 2, 2009

The Cunningham Family


We had to get a picture while my family was all together. We haven't all been together for a long time, and we aren't sure when we will all be together again.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Christmas in Chattanooga


We had Christmas in Chattanooga with my side of the family on Dec 19. It was the first of several for the kids.