Dec 25

Bright and early, emphasis on EARLY, Christmas morning.

Eva's birthday party

pics from this week

Eva's 2!

Could it be 2 years ago already that Nathan and I left Laos for Eva's birth in Thailand?

We are blessed more than words can say

We love that you have such a joyful spirit

We love your beautiful smile

We love that you are an adventurous little girl

We love that you eat absolutely everything on your plate no matter which country we're in

We love that you are full of LIFE (your name means life)

Happy Birthday!!

helefant

So, at this 'zoo' you walk right up and 'pet' the elephants

If you are lucky, the elephants don't eat you
The wise children stay behind the protective small wooden fence
Jan is offering Elijah as an offering to the ravenous beast

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Our Christmas tree is up! Nathan and I pulled it out of its box and got it all put together, but the neighbor kids were so fast with decorating that I decided to just leave it to them. They are so proud of their work! One girl even brought someone to our door after the gate was locked up for the night to show off the tree. :) Another of Eva's friends was proud that she knew how to use a camera and took the picture below, which I am posting for those who have asked for me to post a few pictures of myself! And apologies for Eva in the picture below... as I say, she is potty training :)

Usually, the girls in our neighborhood help me make/frost cookies, but this time I didn't think I could handle a house full of girls while keeping Eva focused on the potty training, so our house helper happily frosted instead.
She really got into it; aren't they cute??
Notice the warm coat below... we are in the "cold season" now with day temps high 80s, low 90s and nights in the 60s. :)

elijah pijah wijah

behind the falls

This one was taken when we were still in Singapore. There is nothing Eva likes better than playing with water, so waterfalls are pretty much the best thing ever for her.

see my teeth?