Guess who learned to climb?!?

Amanda walked in, saw him, snuck out, grabbed the camera, and then he saw her. In his words as he put down the gluten free cookie, "No, no?"

Yep, he's mastered beds, couches, chairs, benches, and now chairs-to-tables! Whoo, boy, we're in for a fun time now. :)

15 Months Old Today! Sitting by the fire and making towers

He's 15 Months Old Today!
Snuggling with Papa by the fireHe likes helping out with sweeping...

...and building towers!!!

Uh oh!
And Kai's invention: the blender tower

Wow, it's been a while!!

Sorry about the delay in pictures!!

Here's an update for September and October up until today's exciting day!

First off, here's our dock and our view.

We've been doing a LOT of canoeing as we live right on the water in Colton

Mike & Kai at Stone Valley

And today: We had our first snow of the year!

By this evening, as of the time posting this, there's about 2 inches of snow, and it's still coming!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICAIAH!!!!!

It's really hard to believe, but he's ONE WHOLE YEAR OLD today!!!

We had fun at Churchville Park with both sets of Grandparents and Aunt Christy!

Kai also had his first sugared food - a homemade, Gluten Free carrot cake!

He loves sharing so much...before tasting it he even offered it to Christy!

It's been a while...

...or, as they say in Sri Lanka,

"After Long Time!"

We had a Scripture Songwriting Workshop in the Hill Country this week,

so we came to the area the day before to soak in the beauty of the region!
This is the 3 of us (2 at a time) at the top of "Little Adam's Peak"

It really is a beautiful place!
There are many tea plantations in the region also.

Kai had so much fun visiting the ladies who pick our tea!

And on a final note, the songwriting workshops have gone really well.

Here's a shot of Mike in the place set up outside of one of the village churches as a place to pray.

Anyhoo, we should be going for now...talk to y'all soon!

Going for a stroll...

Micaiah loves going for walks around campus!

He especially loves to check out the donkeys and the new baby goat!

...and of course, the students!

Micaiah loves music!

Micaiah loves music!

He was singing, too, but you can't tell from this picture.

Some pictures from the school that we're at...

Here are a few pics of the campus that we're on...

This (above) is the chapel, where services are held daily.

(Prayer at 5 am, Morning Devotions at 8:30, Evening Bible Reading and Worship at 6:30).

(More on the Weekends).

Mike's classes are all there too, as the instruments generally stay in the chapel.

This is where the rest of the classes are held.

Above is the dining hall.

Here's the library...
...and Kai, checking out the stacks.

Beets, and a toothy smile!

Sorry it's such a short update for now, but here are a couple'a pics for you!

Kai loves beets and carrots, beets especially!
Kinda fuzzy, but really happy, 4 teeth and all.