Happy Birthday Jason!

So we're celebrating J's 32nd here in Bandung. We just got our cameras replaced & so J's enjoying taking pix again :) We'll post them asap!

One Last Stand

Why the title? Well Jason accidentally got so excited to swim that he forgot our little point & shoot was in his pocket...so these are the last 2 pictures for its last stand. We're super thankful that the card still worked from the camera to get pictures off of even after several minutes in the ocean!

We enjoyed a trip to the beach with our teammates Jos, Yuli & baby Alden. It was Alden's first time so we wanted to make sure to document it :)

Here's E & e before we hike up a big rock to get to a secret cove we like to swim in.

Video Magazine Team

Was exciting to have a video/photo crew in to capture a bit of our lives/work in Aceh. They even did a "day in the life of a kid" which we're pretty excited about too - will let folks know when the final product's ready!

Beach Outfit for a Beach Baby

New outfit from the g'parents, Lij really enjoyed chewing on the tags ;)

Cold Treats in a Hot Place

On a trip out of Aceh we stopped in a McD's to get an ice cream cone. Turns out they had little hats that fit Lij too :) Ice cream tastes SO much better when it's hot outside!


Enjoying a fresh watermelon & limesicle @ home...mmmm!

A Few Firsts

This post will mostly be for the g'parents who want to stay updated on all the "firsts" in Lij's life :) Posting on 12/11 especially for Pop!

Angel food cake is J's favorite & evidently Elijah was too full to enjoy it this go round...does tasting really count as a first then?!

First attempts @ crawling:

First bath sitting alone (while we were traveling 'cuz no bathtub @ home!)

First time we caught him snoring: (in our friends' car/car seat in Bandung)

This definitely wasn't the 1st time we heard what sounded like a growl coming from Lij but the 1st time we captured it :)

One of the 1st times drinking from a cup...

Learning how to stand...

Just for Fun

Here's a random compilation of pix/videos from the last couple months...

When J & Jos make their trips up to the mountain community we work in we usually take the car seat out to make room in the truck - & Lij always seems to enjoy the temporary addition to his room!

One of our friends named Lily has had her baby since this pix was taken - too cute!

This video's only for dedicated Lij lovers 'cuz it's sideways - oops!

During our last stint to Bandung we stayed with our good friends G & M. They still have many of their kids' old toys which Elijah had fun getting stuck in :)

Couldn't resist this hat stand in Bandung...

Lij playing alone, making his own fun...

And we think this frog rode his way to our shoe rack from inside J's shoe - what in the world?!

Lij playing with Dad:

Elijah has this little snort thing going on when he gets excited that our neighbor's call the "goat smile."

Last but not least - I'm so glad we caught this on video 'cuz for a couple months this was one of Elijah's favorite things to do. He would throw himself backwards, thankfully laughing ahead of time to give us a warning! This is before he could crawl as you can see our car battery was still on the floor in the background to power our fans when the frequent power outtages happen ;)

August Catchup - Birthday Box & more

Seeing as it's now December we thought it might be good to catchup on Aug ;) Here Elissa is opening our package (delivered right to our door btw!) Mail is such a fun thing stateside but it takes on a whole new level when you live overseas - thanks for loving on us Mom, Dad & Becca 'n fam!

Even Lij enjoyed the birthday box, just in a different way :)

Lij climbing out of the box...

Not only was E's bday in Aug but so was Mom & Dad J's anniversary. We'd put together a little clip of Lij in a VA Tech Hokie outfit just for them (both Hokies).
It's taken awhile to catchup on posting pix/videos 'cuz the camera cords were stolen during our robbery. Finally got the cords reordered & shipped to us...we're thankful to have the ability to post again! Happy belated Anniversary M & D :)