An update

Well, it doesn't seem like much has happened to us lately. Praise the Lord for that! We really don't need anymore excitement. Our desktop crashed Tuesday morning as I, Janice, wanted to print my paper due that afternoon. We are very grateful for Doug in the Computer Lab at CanIL as he revived it. We, Jono and Janice, are going to Vancouver on Saturday for our first night without Stephen ever! We are quite excited to get away and sleep in! Much thanks to the Smiths for taking Stephen for the night. Janice has been sick with a nasty cold and it seems that Stephen has caught it as well. He is getting pretty good at covering his mouth and blowing his nose. Its quite cute to see him do but still rather nasty. We are looking forward to having Jono home more next week as he has Reading Break. Hopefully we will get some emails sent regarding potential assignments with the extra time. Don't worry, we'll keep you all updated!

Stephen in suspenders

We have had these suspenders since Stephen was born. I think they were a gift. The other day he wanted to wear them and this is how he looked. Quite cute, but a little Naoto-ish! We think he may have had a weggie with a cloth diaper on!

Stephen's a photographer!

Stephen was able to get a hold of our camera and this is the result! Nothing fancy but he found all the right buttons! Just so you know what the picture is of, he is on a chair, you can see a part of our desk and his own fingers. I think he might take after his Beppe!

Driving with Daddy at the park!

The Angell's Visit

We met Aaron and Pam in Korea. We were in the same Bible study for a while. It was great to see how much Silas had grown and to meet Johanna. The three kids played well together, even in the tub! Thanks for coming to visit!

Stephen Playing

Stephen loves to ride his horse that goes "neigh".
The other day he made a train and would push Blue Bear and Pooh up and down the hallway!

Weeding in January!!

Its great to have some sun. The ground gets to dry out a bit and we can spend some time outside in the sun! We had been noticing for a while that our front flowerbed had become more of a weedbed. There are even tulips working their way out, at least I think they are tulips!

Here's the latest in the bath!

Do you think I have enough bath toys?

Opa, I can hammer just like you!!

Stephen loves to hammer on his bench.

Don't Stephen and Jono look so cute dressed the same?

MissionsFest Vancouver 2006

We spent Friday afternoon in Vancouver at MissionsFest. Here are some pics from the Wycliffe/CanIL booth. We spent 2 hours there manning the booth with some friends. Stephen had a great time playing with a balloon and running around the convention centre. Isn't the painting great?

The "kids" from Mom's Group

Stephen, Reese, Lukas, and William. I get to play with these guys every Thursday when our moms get together. We just want to say "Bye" to Reese and her mom and dad (Renee and Ben) as they have moved to Arizona. We miss you!

Just like old times, the three boys are back together again!

Congratulations!!

Just want to wish Theresa and Joe all the best. They got engaged last night and will get married this summer! Wow! My little sister is getting married. We pray that the Lord will guide them and bless them as they plan for their life together.

Can't catch me, I'm the Stephen man!

Which way is more fun?

Stephen loves doing puzzles

Stephen's Stud-ly Clothes

Aunt Theresa and Uncle Joe, thanks for my stud-ly clothes.

Stephen and his spots

As we found out New Year's Eve morning, Stephen is allergic to all medicine ending in -illin. Here are some pics of him with his lovely rash. The doctor says its not a "severe, deadly allergy" but it looked rather nasty. So far he has had a bottle and a half of Benedryl to get rid of the spots. They are slowly fading. The best part was that he wasn't itchy or "sick". He still loved to show off his muscles!

A huge thankyou to the Stelpstras

Just wanted to thank the Stelpstras again. They came to the hospital Christmas morning and picked up Stephen. Thankfully he was an angel as they watched him all day! Somehow he even sat through church quietly! Why doesn't he behave like that at home?? Guys, its great to know that we have family out here too! Thanks again!

Jono in the hospital

Here's one where Jono looks real great! He does have another tube from his stomach that you can't see. It was used to drain his stomach area of infection and blood. Jono said it was quite painful when they yanked it out. At one point he also had an IV in his other hand too. We won't post pictures of the incision, it might make you queasy!
Here is Jono and Stephen in the hospital. Visits with Stephen didn't last long because there wasn't a lot of room for him to roam.