Cloth Diapering
This past week I started Tristan on cloth diapers. Now, I tried using cloth diapers with Ian but bought the supplies locally. The Zambian nappies didn’t absorb fluid well and the plastic pants didn’t contain the blow-outs. I was not impressed and found it very difficult to keep up with. As we prepared for Tristan’s birth, Read more
Scissor Craft
Ian has gotten to be pretty handy with scissors… well, not really. He took scissors to one of Agogo’s queen bedspreads. Luckily he didn’t cut all the way through, but he did leave some bald patches where he let the scissor teeth gnaw on the fabric. He was given the alternative Read more
Agogo Tells the Story of Esther
Because we have all of our books packed up ready for our departure back to Lusaka, our devotional book wasn’t available for devotions this evening. Agogo (Mom Armes) said she had just the perfect book to read to the kids. She came back with a book about Esther. Read more
One Month Baby
Today Tristan is one month old! Time is seriously flying by. He continues to fill out and pick up weight. He’s becoming more and more content lying on the bed by himself, looking all around the room. He’s also sleeping through the night fairly well and waits to poop until Read more
Fear Conquered
Today was a big day for our “big” boy. He couldn’t be more proud than when he announced at the supper table, “Me jump in ocean!” For a couple of months now since he has been along the coast in South Africa he has been completely terrified of the ocean. Even brief visits to merely marvel at the beauty of the ever-changing sea have sent Ian into a tizzy. Today, however, was a different story. Read more
Ireen by the Sea
If Ireen could be any creature… she’d surely choose to be a little fish. That girl absolutely loves the water… and she pays no attention to its temperature. The only things that’ll get her out of the ocean water is either hypothermia or a little beach fish swimming up to her. Mama Read more
Agogo’s Quilt for Tristan
Agogo “Mom Armes” has made quilts for each of her five grandchildren. I was excited to see what Tristan’s quilt would look like. I absolutely love the colors: browns, oranges, reds. The Winnie the Pooh theme couldn’t be more appropriate for Tris since our Read more
Grains of Sand
While my family was swimming and wading into the water by the ocean’s edge… I laid out on the beach. It wasn’t long before I started to look at the beach paying closer attention to the detail that was there. It really is remarkable how small the organisms, shells, bones Read more