More of our trip

Some more pictures of our trip.

A beautiful view in Missouri. Our friends, Aaron and Megan Schaffner.

Aidan got to go on a scooter ride with Aaron.

It did make me a bit nervous b/c we were driving behind them.

Daffadils blooming in Missouri.

Day 2

Day 2 went pretty well. Although we had less miles to travel it seemed just as long. The kids did really well again but we were all a bit more tired. We had a minor car delay, more about that later.

We arrived in Branson, MO sometime around 5:15. We successfully with the help of his wife surprised our friend Aaron Schaffner. We had a great supper with them and then went for a walk at the Branson Landing. The kids had a blast and we got to see a neat fountain show with fire. We're all exhausted so I'm not going to download pictures tonight. I'm glad we don't have to travel again tommorow.

Good Night.

recent family pictures

All 5 of us. Again
The kids.

Pete and I.

Travelling

Today was the big day. We left St. Thomas at 6:15 am. Destined for somewhere near Bloomington, Illinois for the end of the day. The kids did great. There were a couple times that Ian was really upset and they handled it very well. Playing a travel version of Candyland.

I brought some new CD's and DVD's for the trip and am slowly bringing them out.
This is a view of the 'window' Pete had out the back.

Don't the kids look great!
After travelling about 850km with several stops we ended up in Lincoln, Ill at about 6pm, which is an hour earlier than our usual time.

Our motel had a pool so Pete went in with the kids. They loved it because it was shallow enough for them to stand.

After a looong day they were both very tired, but excited.

Thanks for all your prayers. We have much more travelling to do in the next couple weeks but this is hopefully our longest day. Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.

More pictures

Ian and Daddy, look at that double chin! He's 8 weeks old here.
He loves his bath, even though it might not appear so!

We're trying to break the norm that the 3rd child doesn't get any pictures taken of him.

Another cute face shot.

Update

Can it really be the middle of February already? Yikes. I mean it's good that winter is getting closer to being done. It also means that we are getting close, very close to leaving Canada and more aggressively beginning our preparations to return to Guinea. We are in the process of working on a paper update which we'll get out next week. We will be in Ontario till March break then we'll head to the states for the next 2 months. We'll be back to ON to visit and do dr's visits and paperwork etc but won't be living here. Our plan is to return to Guinea at the end of May or beginning of June. Pete is looking into tickets so things are beginning to happen.
Ian is now 8 weeks old, that also seems unbelievable. He is so cute and we love having him as part of our family. That doesn't mean it hasn't been an adjustment and still is in many ways. We're so thankful our kids are excited to be going to the states and just as much to return to Guinea. We give God all the praise for that.
For now we're enjoying our time here. Helping Pete's mom and dad, his mom broke her foot the day Ian cam home from the hospital. His dad recently had a car accident, he's fine but their car was a write off. We're also enjoying time with friends and getting in time doing things we won't be able to in Guinea. I have a few more pictures that I'll post as well.

A picture update

Here's some pictures for those of you looking for them. I'll try to post some more soon and give more of an update as to what we're up to.

Sweet slumber. He is smiling so much now.
I was taking pictures of him in an african shirt for our update which is coming soon.

You have to agree that is one cute smile. He's almost 8 weeks in this picture.

Fun in the snow at Durham.

Our snow princess.

My sister in law gave us this cute 'trapper hat' so I tried to get a couple pictures of him in it, isn't the soother attractive!:)

Snow fun. I never thought we'd have such a wintery winter. The other day we had a thaw but previous to that it hasn't really thawed since Christmas Eve.

This was in Durham, ON, it was very snowy.

The little bundle.