August Daze...

Pix in & around our home:

Here's a pix right outside the front of our home with one of our favorite neighbor guys letting Jah see what it's like up on his "becek" (only taxi of sorts in town)

E-pod ;)


We love that we didn't have to stage this one!

2 of our neighborhood princesses dropped by later on ;)

Lij wearing the same nightshirt Elissa wore as a child!

There's one little girl named Ipa who Lij especially enjoys having around - here she is making a tower from our clothespins:


Making our own fun while playing after dinner:

The day before fasting month began we joined many of our neighbors who went for a picnic at the beach:

Swimming after the picnic:

August brought the beginnings of our renovations - first, clearing the land:

Next, a sand party was in order...

Filling in the foundation

Wall going up

Beginnings of our roof

Can't forget the mishap during the renovations that caused a bit of a setback - a wall fell down resulting in part of our roof caving in!

Thankfully this mishap (otherwise known to Lij as the Fun Fountain) didn't seem to disturb his bucket bath ;)



Mid-August we took the wkend to celebrate our 7th anniversary out of Aceh...here's a pool shot (guys weren't too keen on the cold water)

We got one of the top floors for a fun view...

And here's Lij practicing pushing his little bro around before he makes his appearance :)

As of the posting of this, Lil D still hasn't made his exit so we have a little time to catchup on our blogging!

July in a Nutshell

Well we got back to the Aceh heat after Vietnam & Lij took his normal sleeping position to try & stay cool...(Lij is now bottle free & clearly outgrowing his crib!)

Thanks Brains for the cute outfit for Lij - we thought it was appropriate he was showing off his hands for the "I'm a handful" pix ;)

Guy time lounging on the porch:


While in Vietnam we found marshmallows (hard to find in Indo). We just so happened to have gotten graham cracker like cookies as well as Hershey's that Mom & Dad had brought in care packages from the states so we were all set for s'mores....

Lij just got the graham cracker part & didn't seem to mind (of course we didn't tell him otherwise, but ignorance is bliss right?)

Here's E cooking our marshmallows on thin wooden skewers over the gas stove, thankfully no weird taste, just yumminess!

One Sunday when our truck was getting fixed we took a motorbike ride about 30 minutes up the road to a more quiet beach we've dubbed Burton Bay in honor of our friends Andy & Tyler who discovered it with us...

J sharing his precious granola bar from M&D D:

Thanks for the fun swim trunks Nenek! (Grandma J)

E just starting 6 months being prego...

Quick trip to Banda & kidstop:



Video clips for the g'parents...


And finally stopping for dinner on our way back down the coast from Banda...they had a pet bunny Lij was enamored with:
Home again, home again - couple shots at one of our Calang beaches...




Yuli & Alden borrowing E's bike

Lij's 2nd fav spot at the dinner table...

Last but not least, a fun date option here :)

Vietnam!

So in June we made a quick 5 day trip to Ho Chi Minh City to visit with M&D Drummond while they were there - here we are at the Jakarta airport before taking off...

Grandma helping him play on a few rides:





We went to Indian one night & Lij found a partner in crime to throw all the coasters on the restaurant floor - at least she was the owner's kid ;)


Smilin' with grandma :)

One fun memory we had together was Lij's 1st haircut (at 21 months!) Thanks to Mom J for the good idea of a lollipop to distract him. The cup of water to dip his lollipop in (to get the hair off) was also a smash success...


Proud Paw-Paw recording for posterity...


Enjoyed a stroll at a park together...


Interested in the World Cup dude

But not THAT interested!

Found out we're having a BOY in November while with M&D - celebrating with ice cream fondue - yum :)

Inspired by the sculpture in the background...

On the road again after a few days...

So glad for our time together!