Time with Family before Departing for Senegal

August 31, 2011

We were so blessed to be able to have time with our families before departing for Africa. We spend some precious time with the our family, Jenny’s side, in North Carolina after leaving Quebec. We enjoyed so much being together and it was incredibly difficult to leave. God allowed us to coordinate a reunion with […]

Kids club our first Saturday here

August 11, 2011

We had the privilege of going to a kids club with our family at one of the churches here in the area. Thought you might enjoy some pictures of the kids enjoying kids club here in Senegal! The kids broke up into three groups. Two of the groups were taught in Wolof, a language of […]

Yellow Fever Vaccine

June 19, 2011

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question! We are almost on our way, but there are so many little and big decisions to be made along the way.

James and Jada turn the big 5

April 21, 2011

It seems like just yesterday that we brought James and Jada home, and now they are 5 years old. Where did the time go? James and Jada are such a blessing to our family...

Wohoo! A Package in the mail

October 24, 2010

A few weeks ago we were so excited when we checked our mail and saw that we had a package waiting for us at the Boni Soir (Canada Post outlet near us). We got coats on the family after the kids got home from school and picked up our package. Below you can see some […]

First Day of School

August 31, 2010

Thank you so much for your prayers for our family and all the adjustments we have been making. Today the kids had a good first day at school and made it onto the right bus to get back home! They actually have a French speaking (bi-lingual) home room teachers so that should help them with […]

Pics of Emmanuel’s 8th Birthday

August 31, 2010

Emmanuel celebrated his 8th birthday here in Quebec at a beautiful park. We had such a great time and were able to invite our new neighbors who are also here to study French with us. They have two boys who are 7 and 6 years old. They have all really enjoyed having each other to […]

Tears are “floating”

July 27, 2010

This last weekend we had the priviledge of celebrating the wedding of Misty ( Jenny’s Sister), and Andy. Our daughter spent the first several minutes of the wedding ceremony crying because she was going to miss her “mia moo”, Aunt Misty. It is going to be hard to be away from the family, but it was so […]

Caterpillar to moth project

June 13, 2010

Below are some pictures of the process of watching some “cute” caterpillars becoming moths. This is the first time that we have been through the whole process with the kids. We went camping in late may and Jenny took the opportunity to collect some caterpillars off our our tent and bring them home for this […]

Art “class” on a rainy day

June 13, 2010

Jenny has been working very hard at home schooling our children. The next few posts will relate to what has been going on in that one facet of our lives. Below are some picture of the kids enjoying doing some coloring on a rainy day. It was such a joy to see them getting creative […]

Lame parents finally teach son to tie his shoes

June 13, 2010

Below are some pictures of Emmanuel tying his shoes all by himself. Enjoy the pictures below of him tying his shoes for one of the first times. We are so blessed to have Emmanuel as part of the family that God has put together for us. Please pray for him and us as we continue […]

Pictures of James and Jada turning the big 4

May 20, 2010

Here are some great pics from our time with James and Jada on their Birthday. We are so blessed that they are a part of our family! Hope you enjoy the pictures. Please pray for us that we would have Wisdom in parenting the 4 blessings God has given us!

Jenny Off to Breakaway

March 14, 2010

I enjoy posting at least one picture per blog post, so I put this picture of Jenny and James. I suppose that I should have taken a picture of her looking a little more frazzled or something to go along with the theme of her needing a chance to Break Away. Jenny is away for […]

6 and counting…

March 14, 2010

It is hard to believe that our little Elena is 6 already. We were blessed to be joined by a number of her biological family members. It was so good to have them with us and to celebrate Elena. We have posted some pictures of her birthday on our Photos page. Feel free to check them out and enjoy […]

Date Night OR Awana Grand Prix night

March 14, 2010

The kids are really enjoying being involved with the Awana program here in Wisconsin. It is incredible how quickly they are able to memorize scripture verses. On weeks when there is no special event Jenny and I go out on a date while the kids are at Awana Clubs. It is a great opportunity to […]