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
What is a dummy?
Mama Hilty brought a new type of pacifier with from the US. She says that these are now standard issue at the hospitals and clinics. We decided to try it out with Tristan and he took to it right away, while pitching a fit about the others. In the hospital ward, the South African Read more
Popcorn Buddies
Every Sunday evening at Popop and Agogo’s house we have popcorn. I (Tim) have been doing the popping and Ian and Ireen have been helping pour the butter and salt it. Everyone jumps on the couch at 17:30 to watch South African Idols show and see which talent will Read more
Trumpeteers
Popop practices playing his trumpet at 5 PM everyday. The kids get such a kick out of his sessions. Ireen in particular loves just how loud the trumpet blows and the bubble cheeks required of the musician. Anything loud is sure to get the kids fired up, so they are right there by Read more