eva reads books all day long
and elijah's her little shadow more and more these days
Monday, February 22, 2010
more from our week
fun times at a lao/vietnamese wedding... sometimes these are fun and sometimes not, but this was one of the very best!
Eva and Aunt Elena! Eva LOVES parties of any kind and was in heaven all night because she was there with aunt elena too. This was her smile most of the night!
elijah likes to hang on like this
saturday morning making banana pancakes
learning to paint
pictures from our week
good morning!
trying to drink eva's boxed milk
someone please pick me up??
in pajamas w/ her favorite hat taking her mouse for a walk
hola!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
meet our house helper
Our house helper with the kids and I one afternoon as we ventured out to a big festival here. Most people here have a house helper to help them navigate through all the tasks that would be extremely difficult and time consuming if we tried to do them ourselves since we're not from this culture. In addition to all her help, we also have the added benefit of only speaking Lao throughout the day b/c she is always here with us while English speakers are not. My language has grown tremendously, and Eva too is now saying more and more in Lao. She has been with us since Elijah's birth nearly ten months ago and has become like one of our family.
painting!
See the before and after in our new house? I love painting because the results are quick... and our house has gone from feeling scary and dirty to calm and safe. More house pics to come!
eva 2 years 2 months
Notice my photography studio?? "Here Eva, sit down here on this pile of old floor tile and hold the rail with chipped paint while I take your 2 year picture..."
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Mountains!
The mountains just outside Tha Kaek... a short seven minute drive from our house! We live at the base of the highest hill in town, so as we head down the hill towards home, we get the best view in town!
