Finally some Christmas Pictures

I just got to the capital city and can upload photos now - So here are the ones from Christmas. We had some good friends come and see us and bring us another turkey. How amazing two turkeys in one year --- Man, we are living high on the hog- or high on the turkey..... Hope you enjoy the photos finally.But who knows when more will happen --- Our camera bit the dust when we were having our community Christmas party - so only borrowed photos at the moment.

Christmas 2009

All Alone

Alethia and Caleb are back in BB and I am here in the capital city for a meeting. I have already gone to Outback, and I am getting ready to drink some fresh milk - WOW! Tomorrow I go to the doctor for a baby check up and then to have my teeth cleaned. It is fun being here but since Alethia and Caleb aren't here - I am missing something. They help keep things lively. Also, thanks goes to my mom who did a great job going through my maternity clothes and sending some to a friend. Thanks to Katie who brought them out. I guess it was mom who washed my clothes - but they had such a good smell of America. It made me homesick!! Miss you all.

Thanksgiving Week 2008

Thanksgiving 2008

Caleb's Birthday. You can click to make this bigger!

We have a turkey!!!

Our friends that live several islands away from us just got here today.  We are so excited.  There little girl E is the same age as A.  They have already had fun together.  The cool thing is that they brought us lots of goodies because there area is a little more western.  The best was a turkey....  They got the biggest they could.  I had to go and have a special pan made for it.  I hope it fits.  Maybe I can post pics.  We also have another family, the F family, arriving by boat tomorrow.  So the Americans have invaded BB.  We still don't outnumber the Australians that live here.. we are one adult short.  

Happy Birthday Caleb!

Today my sweet hubby is 32 years old.  I am grateful that I have gotten to celebrate the last seven birthdays with him!!!  

Happy Birthday Honey! I love you very much.  I hope you enjoy your present.  Thanks to all the family that helped to contribute to the dive Computer.  It is a Vyper Suunto Dive Computer if you want to check it out.  

My husband has gone barefoot for a whole week!

Caleb is in the woods/jungle for 10 days with a local village.  He is supposed to come home on Friday night or saturday morning.  He told me the other day that he is trying to go a whole week without wearing shoes.  It is part of the tradition of the people that you have to take off your shoes when you get to the top of the mountain. They then pray at the grave of the "king of the jungle"  

Since Caleb has been away we have been trying to keep busy.  On Friday - we had girlfriends over for homemade pizza and then we made jewelry.  On sat we went to the beach to have a quick sunset picnic. On Sunday we went to church, went to a party for a neighbor, and then went to take friends to the airport.  Unfortunately, their plane was delayed - so our afternoon was pretty much shot because of the uncertainty of the flight schedule.  They don't have lights on the runway so the airport closes at 5pm.  It is usually really dark here a few minutes after 6pm. On Monday, I went to teach school and Lei-Lei stayed with a friend.  Alethia says "mommy teach" . The class is at the university and usually taught by Caleb.  It was actually pretty fun.  It sort of made me miss teaching a little bit.   We did the same thing on Tuesday.  On Tuesday night, me , Lei-Lei and Tuti (my friend who has been spending the night us). went to the downtown boardwalk area.  It is usually filled with lots of junk to buy that is all lying on the ground right in Lei-Lei's view point.  You can buy fried snacks - like fried bananas, fried things that are a dry version of sweet potatoes.  Then you can drink this special drink called "seraba"which is made mostly of ginger and sweetened condensed milk.  A's favorite thing to do is fish.  They have plastic pools filled with plastic fishes that you can catch 10 fish for 10 cents.  A is getting quite good.   We then had dinner "chicken satay and lonton" - tiny pieces of grilled chicken with a yummy peanut sauce and rice that has been steamed extra, sticks together, and then cut in slices. Yummy with the peanut sauce.  We were right on the water and all was well until the little street kids came begging for money - or for A's crackers- only to be chased away by the drink boy.  I guess you try to get used to that.  On Wednesday we had sort of a down day.  A enjoyed playing in a water bucket and helping me get the weeds out of the "garden".  When she was inside she enjoyed watching Miss Patty Cake DVD.  She loves her songs.  Then this afternoon I did some more teaching for the older children of our landlord.  No real plans for tomorrow.  Just can't wait to hug my hubby.