more pool pics

frog pool

thanks grammy jo :).

Christmas 1977

guess who?

famous baze

been meaning to blog this for a while... at Hudson's shower (before he was born), some dear friends got him this sweet onesie... and the company they ordered it from liked it so much, it's featured on their site (as what to get when the pesky expecting couple won't find out the baby's sex)!
http://www.sunnysideupboutique.com/new.asp?cat=Chic+Baby+and+Kids&sCat=Onesies
(you'll have to scroll down a bit :)

walker boy

hudson is SO excited to be walking... here's a pic of him early last month when it was still very new :)...

slings

making baby slings this week...

i found a great pattern online - super simple... you can stuff it in a purse, & it won't make you & baby hot! the great thing about these slings is that i've used the same one since he was just a few months old... you just change the way you carry your baby in it.
http://www.mykarmababy.com/pages/BabySlingPattern.php

i'm on a roll, so if you want help making one (or feel helpless & would like me to make one for you :) let me know!!

this isn't a very good pic, but Hudson's in a sling i just made with some cool fabric we picked up in Tanzania...

beth

beth moore offers a great audio bible study broadcast weekly...
go to this link... it's updated every monday... right now she's doing romans & talking about the stronger & weaker brothers... good stuff!

http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/Living_Proof_with_Beth_Moore/

shrimp new orleans

mom's recipe...


SHRIMP NEW ORLEANS

2lbs shrimp (in the shells... mom says it's more fun that way)
1 stick butter
1/2 small bottle Tabasco sauce
lots of garlic (like 8-10 cloves or so, chopped or pressed)
OOPS! i forgot the Worcestershire sauce! Wet it all with some Worcestershire sauce!!
french bread for dipping

1. spread out the shrimp on a broiler-safe pan
2. cut butter on top of shrimp
3. splash Tobasco all over the shrimp
4. press garlic all over the shrimp
5. broil until tops of shrimp are done (a few minutes)
6. flip shrimp over with a spatula
7. broil until done (no more grey -- all pink, but not too long!)

Sit around the table with close friends, stick the pan in the middle, peel & eat while dipping bread into the sauce. Have cardiac doc on call.

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

my mother-in-love just sent this to me.... thought it was blog-worthy! let me know if you try it!!


5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) (NOT OPTIONAL IN MY BOOK!)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

update

a HUGE thanks to Matt, Deb, & Emma for taking some awesome family pics of us during our visit!

to catch you up, we moved into a townhouse about a mile from work in july, Hudson turned 1 on August 26th, walked about 2 weeks before that & got his first tooth about 2 weeks later...

we're back to work with the JESUS film, but we've been assigned to full-time support-raising due to our low monthly income... we had the chance to reconnect with a supporting church & lots of current supporters in the Ohio area, but we're looking for more! we're trying to make up a lot of lost support & to raise additional to cover increases in health care, cost of living, ministry expenses & various other increases related to having a baby :). we are praying we'll be back on the field by early next year!

mike primarily works from home, but is going into the office once or twice a week -- mostly to work on support -- but also to keep abreast of what's happening in his new position -- he'll be taking over the production of new JESUS film translations & recordings for Europe (including Eastern Europe & Russia), the Americas (north, south & central), and an area called "Oceania", which includes Australia & New Zealand... so we're anxious to get back to work! A big push right now in JESUS film is the translation & recording of a new tool targeting women called "Magdalena"... to learn more about this film, which focuses on Jesus' interaction with women during his time on earth, go to http://www.magdalenamovie.com/.
caryn is also looking into ways she can be involved with the ministry... she's been helping a bit with an event at headquarters & is doing research for a writing project related to Magdalena when she's not chasing Hudson around or going to the free Jazzercise classes at headquarters - the doc says she's got osteopenia in her hips, so she's committed to weight-bearing exercise!
in mike's free time, he's gotten back into his kempo classes, volunteering doing handyman stuff at church, and is currently helping a friend get a roof on his house.

birthday boy... a little late

free disney on your bday

thinking about coming to visit us? come on your birthday & go to disney free!

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=FreeOnYourBirthdayPage
you'll need to register beforehand on the link above...


If you already have a pass, be sure to register, too because you can get other gifts -- one is a free gift card to use at the parks... here are some faqs...
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=WDWCelebrationFAQsPage



ok -- i need to update this blog!

doing his own packing

packing...

yes, we're a bit behind blogging -- more of the new place to come.

jane's girls....

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