We can't believe how BIG Ella is getting. Her doctor has no concerns -- she is definitely getting what she needs! Thank you, God, for a healthy, thriving and happy baby.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Five months old
We can't believe how BIG Ella is getting. Her doctor has no concerns -- she is definitely getting what she needs! Thank you, God, for a healthy, thriving and happy baby.
(scroll down for several new updates)
Ella Rhys' first Christmas
Ella celebrated her first Christmas in Abilene, Texas. She woke up at 1am and 6am, taking us back to those newborn nights. I'm going with the theory that she "gets" Christmas and couldn't sleep for the excitement. Christmas morning treat was to sleep in bed with her parents after eating at 6am. Okay this was really our treat.
Getting Ella's Australian passport...the last necessary document was a good Christmas present
Getting Ella's Australian passport...the last necessary document was a good Christmas present
T'was the night before Christmas
On Christmas Eve, we "let" Ella open her first tree ornament. This will probably become our family tradition and we hope her excitement will increase as the years go by. :)
Monday, December 22, 2008
Bringing you up to date:
Jason's visa has been granted. He has a Religious Worker visa good for two years. God has faithfully and generously blessed us with what we anticipate to be the necessary funds for the work in Australia. We are so thankful. We received Ella Rhys' Australian passport about an hour ago. This was the last document we were waiting on. And in contrast to her US passport - her picture is awfully CUTE! (she is mad and redfaced for her US passport).
The congregation here at Round Rock had a send off for us. The elders met with us for fellowship and prayer. Many members came to a come-and-go reception we had yesterday. We feel very supported and loved by the people at Round Rock.
We are in Abilene for Christmas. We fly from Austin to Nashville on January 1st and will have a team retreat the first few days of January. On the 7th we fly from Nashville to LA then down to Sydney arriving there on the 9th. We will visit my family in Brisbane from January 13th - 21st.
We covet your prayers as we spend the last couple of weeks in the US and transition to Australia.
Merry Christmas by the way.
Jason's visa has been granted. He has a Religious Worker visa good for two years. God has faithfully and generously blessed us with what we anticipate to be the necessary funds for the work in Australia. We are so thankful. We received Ella Rhys' Australian passport about an hour ago. This was the last document we were waiting on. And in contrast to her US passport - her picture is awfully CUTE! (she is mad and redfaced for her US passport).
The congregation here at Round Rock had a send off for us. The elders met with us for fellowship and prayer. Many members came to a come-and-go reception we had yesterday. We feel very supported and loved by the people at Round Rock.
We are in Abilene for Christmas. We fly from Austin to Nashville on January 1st and will have a team retreat the first few days of January. On the 7th we fly from Nashville to LA then down to Sydney arriving there on the 9th. We will visit my family in Brisbane from January 13th - 21st.
We covet your prayers as we spend the last couple of weeks in the US and transition to Australia.
Merry Christmas by the way.
Denver trip
We made a quick trip to see Jason's cousin Brian in Denver, Colorado this past week. We had a great time. Brian and his wife Heather have three kids - Cade (3.5), Aubrey (23 months) and Luke (5.5 weeks). Adding Ella to the mix meant a game of tetris getting in and out of the car, lots of toys, and loads of fun.
It was Ella's first time in the snow. The weather was kind to us until we tried to leave Denver. We ended up giving up at 10pm that night and opting to stay in a hotel and fly back the next morning. We made our flight in spite of the additional security screening our family was lucky enough to be chosen for.
Here are some highlights including baby Ella and baby Luke sporting their cute Christmas onesies as a gift from Aunt Cindy.
Jason calming the babies
The babies
What do you mean we have to wait for Christmas???
Cade and Jason
It was Ella's first time in the snow. The weather was kind to us until we tried to leave Denver. We ended up giving up at 10pm that night and opting to stay in a hotel and fly back the next morning. We made our flight in spite of the additional security screening our family was lucky enough to be chosen for.
Here are some highlights including baby Ella and baby Luke sporting their cute Christmas onesies as a gift from Aunt Cindy.
Jason calming the babies
The babies
What do you mean we have to wait for Christmas???
Cade and Jason
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Citizen by Descent
Ella was granted Australian Citizenship by descent on October 28th. Yesterday we traveled to Houston to apply for her Australian passport.
Four Things
My friend Faith did this on her blog. She didn't 'tag' anyone . . . but it looked like fun so I 'tagged' myself. Ella updates coming soon.
I tag y'all by the way. Leave me a comment if you participate so I can swing by you blog and learn about your four things!
Four things....
Four jobs I've had:
1) Waitress at the Outback
2) English teacher in Japan
3) Travel agent
4) Mom
Four movies I've watched more than once:
1) My Best Friend's Wedding
2) Elf
3) The Sound of Music
4) Dumb and Dumber
Four places I've lived:
1) Brisbane, Australia
2) Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
3) Ibaraki and Tochigi, Japan
4) Memphis, Tennessee
Four TV shows I watch:
1) Seinfeld
2) Heroes
3) Lifetime (Shameless!)
4) ? Could only come up with three unless the Weather Channel counts :)
Four places I've been:
1) Riviera Maya, Mexico
2) Jamaica
3) Fiji
4) China
Four people who email me regularly:
1) Mum
2) Aussie Mission team members
3) Kari
4) Cheryl
Four of my favorite foods:
1) Sushi
2) Pho noodles
3) Cake batter ice-cream with almonds
4) Chick-fil-a
Four places I would like to visit:
1) Hawaii
2) New Zealand
3) New York
4) San Fransisco
Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
1) Watching Ella grow
2) Working in Wollongong with our entire team
3) A summer in Australia - its been 7 years
4) Watching how God will work
I tag y'all by the way. Leave me a comment if you participate so I can swing by you blog and learn about your four things!
Four things....
Four jobs I've had:
1) Waitress at the Outback
2) English teacher in Japan
3) Travel agent
4) Mom
Four movies I've watched more than once:
1) My Best Friend's Wedding
2) Elf
3) The Sound of Music
4) Dumb and Dumber
Four places I've lived:
1) Brisbane, Australia
2) Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
3) Ibaraki and Tochigi, Japan
4) Memphis, Tennessee
Four TV shows I watch:
1) Seinfeld
2) Heroes
3) Lifetime (Shameless!)
4) ? Could only come up with three unless the Weather Channel counts :)
Four places I've been:
1) Riviera Maya, Mexico
2) Jamaica
3) Fiji
4) China
Four people who email me regularly:
1) Mum
2) Aussie Mission team members
3) Kari
4) Cheryl
Four of my favorite foods:
1) Sushi
2) Pho noodles
3) Cake batter ice-cream with almonds
4) Chick-fil-a
Four places I would like to visit:
1) Hawaii
2) New Zealand
3) New York
4) San Fransisco
Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
1) Watching Ella grow
2) Working in Wollongong with our entire team
3) A summer in Australia - its been 7 years
4) Watching how God will work
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