Wow, we have gotten behind…

As you can see by the date of our last posting, we have not been keeping up with updating our blog. Sometimes it is just so much easier to throw all our pictures on Facebook, than sit down and write a post. But I hope we will not let that happen in the coming months.

Things that have happened since our last post: We celebrated Christmas with a few friends in South Korea, went to Boracay, Philippines for a sunshine get-a-way, my (Jaci) sister visited us for two weeks, we spent a long weekend in Seoul exploring, and are now looking forward to heading the Shanghai, China on Wednesday (to help sponsor the APAC band trip).

Amid all the above listed events, small things have also occurred: Jacob has acquired a few more teeth, now knows the words ball, baby, uuh-oh, owie, mama, and dada, can sign to communicate please, help, more, milk and all done, and is practicing his batting stance for a future career in baseball. The other day when I went to pick him up out of his crib after his nap he just sat there and blabbed to me for a while, and then signed “all done” to let me know I could take him out of his crib. In the moment, it was pretty cute.

Mike and I on the other hand, haven’t really changed all that much! We don’t know any new words, but are learning to be better toddler-language translators. We haven’t learned any new signs, but are looking for God to give us the signs we need each day to keep pressing on in our ministry. We don’t get too many naps in (or hours of sleep for that matter), but when we do it makes a huge difference in our perspective on life. I believe more now than ever before that sleep is the cure-all for almost anything. Too bad I live in a culture that thinks sleep is the last thing one needs to succeed.

Below are some pictures from the last few months. We hope you enjoy them. We are already making plans for summer vacation, and looking forward to seeing everyone at home soon.

Jacob posing for a picture on our patio.

Jacob and his dorm sister Sharon Kim.

Jacob trying to steal my coffee.

Jacob playing at the park on a very nice winter day.

JoAnna & me at Starbucks…we only went once during her stay!

Jacob helping JoAnna color;)

At the Seoul Tower

Lunch break at a bread & coffee shop.

At one of Korea’s most famous palaces.

SMILE!

On the patio of the Blue Mango Inn.

Sandcastle art work found along Boracay beach.

Playing in the sand…we would build sand castles and Jacob would smash them.

Enjoying the waves and the sand.

Christmas morning, opening gifts.

Jacob emptying Mike’s stocking for him.

Jacob and his first sugar cookie. I think he felt ripped-off because there was no frosting on it.

The Giant Christmas Cake Mike requested. (Okay, so he said a box cake would be in fine, but I would not settle for that on Christmas.) This cake was so huge, I am sure it weighed at least five pounds.

Jacob reading with his stack of pillows.