Ottawa Trip -- February 2010

On the way home from our trip, we gave the kids some stickers to keep them occupied. Tim was quite quiet back there working on something...

Off to Work!

Here is one of Tim's favourite games! Pretty much every day, Tim loves to grab his "briefcase" or tools and head off to work. He thinks he's pretty funny...

Falling into Fall...

Hey everyone! I know a family update is long overdue so here it is...!!

Here some some of our latest family pics. Included is a nice fall hike, Ken's Peru Missions trip team, new haircuts, Kate's first day of school, a princess tea party, snuggles in the pillow "nest", and Tim working hard.

The kids are really growing quickly and growing up way to fast! Kate still displays wisdom way beyond her years and continues to surprise us. She is getting more used to school now and doesn’t stress so much about going. She got pushed over the first week and since then she cried every time I dropped her off. We have tried some new stategies including what my mom used to do... Putting kisses and hugs in her pockets so she can use them later if she misses me! This has been the best in helping her not be weary when I go. (she usually asks for 9 in each hand) I think she really does love school... She just doesn't like saying bye to me and that she doesn’t get to play with me during the day. When Ken was one his 2 week mission trip to Peru, we were really having a hard time without daddy, and one morning when we were picking out her clothes, Kate picked up a pair of jeans I knew she did not like and said, "I want to wear theses one because these are the pants daddy put kisses in the morning he left". Isn't that a heart-melter?! <>

Ken did have a wonderful trip despite the lack of knowledge ahead of time as to what exactly they were to be working on. A team of 14 people went down thru Kids Alive and did a lot of work of the new children's homes they are building there. Ken hung 20 doors and others laid tile, did plumbing and painting, and on the last 2 days, they even built a chiken coop! Until then about 30 chikens were living in a cardboard box! When it was complete, they approprately named it, "The Chicken Hilton".

Tim has been busy learning new words and surprising us with a full sentence here and there. He is always the comedian in a crowd and loves to stand in the middle of a group and make people laugh. What a guy... His health is seeingly great, but is still closely watched. Last week he had an MRI, CT scan, chest x-ray, blood work and hearing test. This is the big ONE YEAR update. Pretty neat it's been a year already! Dec 12th is one year since his last surgery. They have to check his hearing as hearing loss is a potential side effect from chemotherapy. We do call Tim "Mr. One Volume"... Loud. But I think that's just how he is and hopefully not due to hearing loss.

I have been busy working and being super mom and wife. And Ken as always, is busy with building, however the market tends to be slow right now and he is hoping to sell more houses soon. He has three closing in the next few months.

Well... That's all for now! We are looking forward to Christmas and already have the tree up!
I love you all!