Far away

We've had a string of friends come through Seattle the last couple of weeks that we have been fortunate to see. First, it was dinner with Andy Wellens on his way out of the Navy and off to Green Bay. Then we saw the Zember family (Christopher, Krista, and Willow) for about five hours of their nine hour lay over back to Misawa. Willow is six weeks younger than Roxy and her first friend. We enjoyed seeing her all grown-up. Then we saw Laura Parchaman also out-processing from the Navy and on her way back to Texas. Mark Lanker will be here Dec 17-21 for a friends wedding that he will be photographing. Then Curtis Sutton will be visiting in Jan.

I love having friends all over the world. We are so blessed. I hope to keep in touch and seem them all at random intervals. Or regularly if it so works out.

Harvest Party

We had a "Harvest Party" today with the MOSAIC, a student spouse's group. This is the only picture I was able to take, it's not the best pose, but it's real, it's raw.

The last few weeks have been a good season of getting to know our Mars Hill community. We are excited about the friendships being forged and the hope of growing together with them.

Two heads are better than one

There is not much to say, but I just had to post this picture.

Nanny is 100

Happy Birthday Nanny! I know she won't read this, but I had to brag on her. She is the only 100 year old person I know and she is my great-grandmother. She still lives at home in downtown Orlando with sky scrapers rising all around.
She had a birthday party last Saturday, and I was going to go, but I sadly decided it best to stay here in WA. I hear it was great. I hope she felt honored as her numerous family members count it an honor and privelage to still have her here with us.
See Sept 3, 2005 post for a picture.

Friend

Roxy made a new friend today, Jocie. Jocie just turned four months old and is the daughter of a classmate. We had the privelage of watching Jocie while her dad, Sam, was at class and regular Nanny was out of town.

7 Months

Time for another update. Roxy is just getting over a cold and hates the nose-suction-thingamajig. We discovered her third tooth (lower) yesterday. She isn't crawling yet, but she wobbles on all-fours. As you can tell from the picture, she can now sit up well. She doesn't like loud noises and cries at things like loud laughs or group applause. Her favorite syllable is "daa" so I love to hear "daadaadaddadaa." She gets in a few "mamamammaaamma"s too. I'm afraid she is addicted to the pacifier, but we pray she will grow out of it. She doesn't hardly go to sleep without it.

Grandma's Little Angel

Trish's mom has been in town since Friday. I have been busy with school so I haven't had much time to spend with them, but I am so happy that she is able to be with Roxy (her real reason for visiting). They didn't take a single picture so none to post.

Sickness

It has been a while, but the flu has befallen me. Roxy actually got sick first so I think I caught it from her. This was her first sickness and of course it is sad for us to see. They say it is good for babies' immune system development so it is good in that sense alone.

Reality

Another dose of reality from Roxy!