A Bunch of Firsts for the Barnhoorns

Well, Stephen's tooth finally fell out sometime yesterday while he was playing outside. The new one is already visible. He is quite excited to have a nice space between his teeth.
I had a few firsts yesterday as well.
1.There was no line up at the pre-natal clinic. Turns out the clinic wasn't on because of the national holiday for the end of Ramadan. Thankfully I was still able to see my doctor.
2. The doctor said I was looking a little thin. I don't think anyone has ever said that to me before!
3. The doctor also took my blood pressure and said it was low and that I needed to eat and drink more! I don't think anyone has ever told me that I needed to eat and drink more either!
Well, all in all yesterday was a good day! We also put all three boys in the same bedroom so that we can have some room to pack. All three eventually went to sleep. Unfortunately we didn't get any packing done because we played Ticket to Ride last night.

Big news in our house...

The big news in our house is that Stephen has a loose tooth!
Oh, and we fly out on October 8th! Time to pack up and get ready for Canada!

More village

Here the boys are eating one of our last dinners in the village. I make chips from pita bread and we were dipping them in our chili. Its one of the few ways we can get them to eat chili!
Samuel and Stephen would always ask to play in the rain because they would stay dry in their rain coats and boots. It always turns out that their torsos would stay mainly dry but their boots would be full of water! Then a few days later they would have colds. Is it worth it? Still undecided on that one!

Our last time in the village.

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Our last time in the village proved to be quite eventful. As most of you know, our truck was in an accident. Thankfully we were not in the truck. This termite "invasion" also happened on a Monday morning. That was after two ant "invasions" Saturday and Sunday nights. (see next picture - there are ants and baby sacs which is quite gross) Needless to say, by lunchtime, our house was a lot cleaner but my tolerance level of village life was a LOT lower!

Watermelon Anyone?

And one of Silas crawling.

More, more, more

Oma reading to the boys before breakfast.

The four musketeers at our last bonfire. Can we say troubleÉ

Silas enjoying dinner at the bonfire with Oma. Stephen had fun roasting his marshmellow.

It is happening!

Here are two trucks on the road. I guess there are no weight limits or height limits here!
Here is Stephen with a warthog at Yankari Game Reserve. This was after the baboons ate all the food I packed for them! But, before getting sick and a flat tire on the way home!

Samuel was sick on this trip so here he was sleeping on Daddy in the water. Relaxing and comfy.

And more ... is this really happeningÉ

Jono and Stephen and Samuel and their new bikes!
Janice canning spaghetti sauce, salsa, and pizza sauce. Thanks Mom B for all your help!

Some more pics

Stephen lifting weights
Jono and Andy shopping for a tap for our water tank so it won`t leak anymore.

Big family picture with Opa and Oma and new bikes!

Hello!

Hello everyone! Here is to trying again!
Things are going well. Its really hot and humid but I think we have adjusted to it. We consume large amounts of water all day long and sweat all day long, even while we sleep.
The boys continue to grow and change. Silas likes to walk holding our hands and can crawl anywhere to keep up with his brothers. Stephen loves to ride his new bike and it looks well worn. Samuel prefers to sit on his and tell us that Oma and Opa brought it for him.
Jono is busy with work. He is working on some alphabet books and collecting more data. I am busy with the boys. I have given up trying to keep them clean!

A few photos - would have been nice

Hi there loyal reader, it has been long and again, apologies are offered. However, I think as bloggers we all know that life has phases. Sometimes we blog during those phases and sometimes we don't.
Well, Merry Christmas to you all. We hope you enjoyed tables of food and good times with those closest to you.
Unfortunately pictures are not uploading today, but we do hope you are all enjoying the holiday season.

Some pictures?

Latest family photo for our newsletter.
The boys with their new sunglasses and Christmas presents from Aunt Kendra and Uncle Jon. Thanks for making our return to the city an exciting Christmas experience!

So, it seems that maybe I can access our blog but I am unable to send a simple, small email. What is up with that?

At long last ... maybe a post

Here's to hoping that something computer related worked today.

Wow!! Kwana biyu...

Well, it certainly has been a while since we posted anything on this site. We apologize for this. Of course, we do have reasons, or excuses, depending on how you look at it. The main reasons are
1. Not having internet access at home. Of course, there are some people out there who don't let that stop them.
2. The Power company in this country has problems supplying it's population with reliable electricity which further prohibits the posting of material on our blog.
3. We have been out of Jos in the village during which time we don't even have access to phones, let alone the internet.
We are getting used to the lack of the basic necessities of life, but we still haven't figured out how to blog when we don't have them.
I had planned to post some pictures if I could, but something has changed on this posting page, and I can't figure out how to post pictures. What a pain.
Most of you who look at the blog receive our newsletters anyway, so you'll be getting some news from us very shortly.
Happy Easter, by the way. I think that Easter is even more exciting than Christmas in many ways. Christ somehow even when he was dead was able to return to the land of the living!! Amazing. I hope you enjoy celebrating that feat today.