What?! It worked?!

For the past few weeks I've been trying to get on my blog, but for some reason every time I check it won't let me connect to anything related to Blogger. I still check regularly though hoping it will let me connect and I might be able to catch up with so many of you who also write blogs. Well tonight, I sat down to try and it worked! I can't believe it! I am so excited I don't know where to begin...

Our beautiful Christmas tree.

Stockings stuffed with goodies.

...I guess I'll just dive in. We have had a great few weeks. Hard, but great. Great because the Lord has shown us his faithfulness time and time again. A few days before Christmas we found out Baby #3 was not going to make it into life. It was hard to hear, but like I said every moment since then has been covered in grace by the Lord. He took care of me in ways I didn't know I needed taking care of. It has been amazing.

In the midst of loss we are often reminded of what we have been given. I have been given so much I can hardly express it without tears of joy. Three of the greatest gifts I've been given are my guys. I love them so much! Joey is an incredible husband. He has been such a great support and encouragement. I love his heart for the world as well as the joy he finds in life. I can't imagine life without him and I am so thankful that for now I don't have to, hopefully we will have many, many, many more years together. And my two little chickens, Josiah & Benson. They are such a joy and blessing. I love watching them learn and hearing them laugh. I love it when they do something naughty and they know it - oh my word I can hardly keep myself from giggling at them! Each of them is a special gift and I am so thankful to know them and honored to be part of their lives.

My guys goofing off on a Sunday morning.

It is Now 2009, a new year. Life just keeps moving, already we are in the middle of January! Being reminded of God's faithfulness was a good way to end the year. As we move forward we look back and remember. I can hardly wait to see what all He has in store! I don't know when we'll get a chance to chat again, but I hope its soon! Until then I hope your new year is off to a great start and I look forward to seeing what comes next!

Fun With The Wii

You may remember that for my birthday Joey got me a Wii. We enjoyed it a bunch while we were in the states and one of the reasons he got it was to bring it to Morocco. So we brought it with us and have had the most fun teaching our Moroccan friends how to use it. They have really liked boxing, tennis and bowling. However their favorite thing has been the balance games on the Wii Fit.

One night Josiah and Elias wanted to play, but they aren't heavy enough for the Wii Fit to recognize them. So we had them do it together. It was the cutest thing ever! They were pretty good and very serious. I loved having them work together!

Finally a few pictures!

We've been in Morocco now for a month. So much has happened and we have been so blessed to return to this great place. Here are a few pictures of our travels & the first few days after we arrived...

In the SeaTac airport they have this big room full of stuff to climb on and cushy places for tired Moms and Dads to rest their buns. I wish that they had such a place at all of our airport stops, but it wasn't a bad way to start out the trip.

When we were in N. Ireland Benson celebrated his 1st birthday. We had done a minor celebration at home and so our gracious hostes Carol simply grabbed a chocolate goodie, stuck a candle in it at away we went.

As soon as we arrived in Morocco Josiah was reunited with his buddy Elias. Elias is just 3 months older than Josiah and they have had the best of times together. Their newest favorite activity is to run through the house yelling as they go. Ya, its great.

Joey isn't one to sit for very long, especially when there are things to do. After getting our vehicles in working order he jumped back into the swing of things digging ditches, moving rocks, delivering truck loads of gravel, and as usual drinking as much mint tea as possible.

One exciting thing about this year is all the kiddos living with us. These are just 4 of the 8. Josiah, Amel, Btisem & Benson. Elias was busy elsewhere and the other three aren't born yet. In March our friend Selewa (Amel's mom) will be having another baby, in May our friend Wassema will be having her first, and in July I will be having our third little blessing!

Yep, thats right we recently confirmed that I am pregnant and we are so excited about it! We aren't sure yet where this little chunk will be born, but we'll keep you posted. Joey is thinking Spain so that our kids can each be born in different countries. Could be fun, we'll see.
Any thoughts on where I should have this little one?

Still Here

Take a moment and thank the Lord for your internet. We are without a handy internet option. Which is why I have not been on here in a while. Give us some time and hopefully I'll get a chance to update you all with pictures and LOADS of details about life. Until then, know that we are good and life is good. We miss home a little , but are LOVING Morocco!

On Our Way...

Well we've headed out to Morocco again. We flew out Thursday morning around9 am and had very nice, uneventful flights. The boys were GREAT and even slept most of the time. We landed in beautiful Dublin and made our way to a bus that took us the 2+ hours to Belfast where we met with some friends and have been enjoying Northern Ireland hospitality ever since.


Tomorrow morning we fly out to the south of Spain where we will catch a ferry and finally make our way to Morocco. We couldn't be more excited!It will be so nice to get home and get settled. Although there is so much more we wish we could have seen here in Northern Ireland. I guess we'll just have to come back!

Our Friend Bear

A few weeks ago I decided to focus all of my energy on potty training Josiah. Someone had suggested using a stuffed animal as an example so he could see what he was suppose to do. So, I grabbed a teddy bear from the toy box, fitted him with under-roos and showed Josiah how "Bear" went potty.

The focus on potty training ended quickly, but not the friendship between Josiah and "Bear". Now they do almost everything together...







Now I just have to figure out how to get "Bear" on the airplane!



**Speaking of airplanes, we'll be getting on ours a week from today! Can you believe it?

Where has the time gone?

Just arrived

6 months and counting

1st birthday

18 months old

Can you believe that today our little man turns 2?!