We're Going! (We're Coming...!) :)

...back to Mongolia!

Lots to do, not much time left...

We'll fly out of Norfolk on the 5th of August. So, in the next couple of weeks (I'm not counting the days!) we need to go thru all of our stuff, and sort into take, give, sell, ship, and discard piles. whew! hoping that this sunday afternoon can be a massive sprint thru everything in a garage, and then we'll tackle the house. ;)

pray for us!

but besides all that, we are excited to be heading back.

you can read our recent newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/eTmJg

we'll miss folks on this side of the world but are looking forwad to seeing friends and family on the other side!

more steps!

Josiah has taken a little step once or twice before, but this morning he's taken a few baby steps a few times! :) First, between a toy and Yvelle's bed; then, when he was playing with his big beach ball, he stood up, bounced it and then took a couple steps to follow it...

Fun! and Daddy saw over Skype from DC! :)

Then, when J was in in the pack n play and I ran upstairs, i could hear Yvelle saying, "I'm here Josiah, I'm here." When I came back, she sang him "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and he was dancing to her song. SO cute! :) (I love their happy brother and sister moments..."

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Yvelle wore her Christmas dress today for the St Paddy's day party at her school ^.^

and... Javkhaa finished the first draft of our prayer letter... yay! ;)

Radical, Crazy Love

Our lifegroup is reading Radical. I haven't finished yet, but enjoyed the read. I'm also reading Crazy Love, by Francis Chan. They're actually kind of similar--both about God's awesomeness and how we should really be totally abandoned to Him... He's worthy of everything, and His amazing love for us assures us that He will take care of us. They also talk about what the Bible really says and whether we take God at His word, or try to explain away certain passages...

Kids got up a while ago; gotta go!

Over the Flu & a Sunny Weekend

Wow, this year we sure did get hit with it... kids had it for about a week. :/ Poor them. Thankfully, they usually felt pretty well in the mornings and after taking their medicine. Then in the evenings they were more uncomfortable.

Now other than runny noses and a little coughing, they are a lot better. Yay!

Friday was BEAUTIFUL and Saturday and Sunday were sunny too. We actually went to the zoo yesterday; Yvelle enjoyed seeing the animals and Josiah (hopefully) was enjoying being outside too.

Javkhaa and I enjoyed the sights but we were hoping the "Asia" section was open; no, we have to wait until April to see the new exhibit, which will have orangutans, some kind of noisy apes, and tigers (from the Cincinnati Zoo), among other animals.

I took the zoo train with Yvelle and she had a blast--she did NOT want to sit on my lap, but wanted to sit in her own spot. She certainly has a mind of her own. ;) Sometimes at school she joins in playing with the children, but other times she just sits on the sidelines with a teacher. I'm not quite sure what that's about but when I ask her, she said she likes to watch and listen...

April will mark 2 big events: Josiah (Bilguunee) will turn 1, and we will have been in Virginia 5 years. Javkhaa is more than ready to be back in Mongolia, and I am fully on board with that. So Lord willing, before Christmas, we will be living back in Ulaanbaatar. Not quite sure how the transition will look, but we are at this point appointees with an organization (Interserve) which sends people to work in their professions in a variety of countries around the world. It seems like a good fit for our bi-cultural family. :)

Appreciate your prayers!