outdoor fun

The days have been pretty hot lately, but the evenings are still cool enough to be outside. We've had some fun times outside during this time! One day we found a really great park! We didn't even know it existed and it's very close to us!

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New Cats!

Aunt Melissa got new kittens and we were so excited to meet them!

I talked with the kids before we got there about how to be gentle with them since they're still new and they're babies. They did a pretty good job! There was one time that they did something to make Faith laugh really hard! (He laugh can be really loud.) It made the kittens scared and they ran off! haha!!

Here's a few pictures and one video of the kids and the kittens.

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Random Feb/Mar pics

This is a pic of the kids' first face painting experience! So fun!

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Winter Break

Joseph and Faith had a Winter Break for 2 1/2 weeks. It was so much fun to have time together as a family! We had a sort of "staycation," and enjoyed doing things close to home!

We found some fun parks to play at with just our family as well as with friends. The kids rode their bikes and they both got better at riding! We also went to the beach and to the fort...since the weather was so great!

Check out some of our pictures over these couple of weeks...

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swimming weather

It's cooling off a little here in the Middle East...enough to go swimming again! There were a couple of months that were just too hot to go swimming. The water temperature had risen to where it wasn't refreshing to be swimming.

Joseph and Faith love swimming and it's so much fun to watch them continue to improve in their swimming abilities! Faith loves wearing her swimming suit without floaties, but she's not quite confident to swim without help. She watches Joseph swimming all over the pool, though, and wants to be able to do what he does!

Enjoy some of our swimming pictures below...

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Dancing Pics

Joseph and Faith love to watch SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) with us! Faith says, "Mommy, can we watch 'So We Think We Can Dance'?" They love to try to do the dance moves with the dancers...it's fun to watch!

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Verses

Joseph and Faith are both very good at learning verses from the Bible! They enjoy it! It keeps me on my toes because I learn the verses with them. Below you can see a couple of videos of them saying their verses!

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Swimming in May & June

May & June have been good months for swimming! Both kids have grown so much in their swimming skills, it's been so much fun to watch them!

Just the other day they were holding hands jumping into the pool. Joseph said, "I LOVE swimming, Mommy!" Faith said, "This is fun!" My heart is so full of joy when I see my kids happy!

Below you can see a slide show of some more pictures and a couple videos...

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Pool Time

It sure is heating up here in the Middle East and this week we started swimming at the pool again! It has been fun for the kids and for me.

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fun at the park!

I took the kids to a new park yesterday with some Arab friends. It was fun because there is an aviary with several really big birds! Joseph loved the birds!!! Faith loved running through the fountain. She was soaked when we left.

There's a few pictures and videos below:

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Regular Week

Last week was a nice week for our family. It's the second week of the session at the institute where Tim teaches and we're settled into our new routine. We've been able to be in our community and have been intentional about spending time as a family! We are thankful! Here are a few pictures of our week...

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Random Pictures

I take a lot of pictures of my kids throughout the week. I want so much to treasure this time when they are little and so cute! I wish I could somehow save these moments that are so precious and I know it's going by so quickly.

So, I'm including some of the random, fun pictures that I took this week. I hope you enjoy them! I sure enjoy these kids.

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Faith's Hair

I sure do love Faith's hair. It's different than what I've been used to, but I'm slowly learning how to take care of it. I'm so thankful for the times that I can take her in to get her hair braided at the Ethiopian salon! They are SO good at it! They are also such sweet ladies!

Whenever we get ready to go there, Faith starts practicing the greeting that we know in Amharic. Today she walked into the salon and greeted the ladies. They kissed her and said, "Look how big she's getting!"

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Our Cats

I have been asking Tim to get me a pet bird, but he thinks they would be loud and messy. Don't tell him, but...he might be right.

Instead of birds, we have had some cats coming around to visit us. They like it when we put a little bit of milk out for them. Joseph and Faith love to watch them drink the milk! It's fun to watch the kids and the cats!

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hanging out with my kids

I was recently out with the kids right at sunset. There's something really wonderful about hanging out with my kids! I feel really blessed.

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Joseph January Pics

Here are some of Joseph's pictures from January...

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extra cooks in the kitchen

Lately I've been having to relearn how to cook. It used to be something that I did by myself. A time to work and listen to music. It was nice to have some time alone to think. But, this has all changed. Joseph and Faith have suddenly become really interested in cooking. They want to be big helpers! Sometimes it's so much fun. It takes a lot longer to do anything. But I can't resist them...they're too cute!

I know that I need to treasure this time with them because it seems to go by fast. One day they won't be begging me to put on the aprons Grandma made them. So, even though it takes longer to cook...I'm enjoying it! 

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Riding Bikes

 Joseph's Grandma and Grampa sent money to buy Joseph a bike for his birthday in September. Between moving, traveling, and very hot days...he ended up getting it at the end of November.

He feels like such a big kid! Sometimes he gets frustrated, but he's learning to ride. I can't wait to see him take off those training wheels!! 

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Hair Day

Today I took the kids to get their hair done Joseph got his hair cut and Faith got hers braided!

Here are the before and after pictures of Faith's hair: 

 


I found this really cute music video that Sesame Street did for girls like Faith...enjoy!

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Faith

Faith is growing so much! It's fun to watch her change! She is talking more and more...I love hearing what she has to say!

She always wants to do whatever Jojo can do and that's why she has her backpack on in this picture. Joseph got a new backpack for preschool and we found this one for Faith.

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