Happy 7 Months Little Guy!

Will is 7 months old today! We got him a rubber ball and he really seems to like it. He would giggle when we rolled it to him. I was hoping to get a picture of him holding it and smiling, but those of you who have tried to take pictures of babies know you take what you can get. We don't normally let him sit around in sweet potato and slobber soaked clothes but it was so close to bedtime we figured a few minutes wouldn't hurt. One cool thing about today is that he said 'da-da' several times! We know he doesn't really mean 'daddy' but it is so cute to hear!

Greetings from Siberia

My dad and another church member, Chris, made it safely to Siberia yesterday. Unfortunately, one of their group members, Bill, was stricken with kidney stones before they landed in Moscow and the 4th member of the group, James, stayed with Bill to help take care of him. They were able to get to an American hospital with all English-speaking staff and Bill is doing well and should be on his way home soon. The first picture is of my dad and Chris up in the hills and the second is a former women's prison that is being converted into a church in Antioch. Please pray for everyone's continued saftey.

Mr. Giggles

Will's Aunty Alyssa had him cracking up at these puppets this weekend in Columbus. I wish I could bottle that sound! It is priceless!

Prayers Answered and Prayers Needed

We took Will to the cardiologist on Monday to follow up on the hole in his heart. He does still have an atrial-septal defect, but it is small and the doctor thinks it will close up in the next year. His pulmonary artery is now a normal size and everything else looks perfect! We will go back next November and make sure the ASD has closed. So thank you for all of your prayers for our little boy.

My dad is leaving for Russia on Saturday for a 10 day mission trip, so please pray for his and the group's safety as they travel and spread God's word. Please keep my family in your prayers as well as we are facing a new challenge right now.

Happy Birthday Girls!

Happy Birthday to my buds Haven and Deanna. I can't wait to see y'all next weekend!

Where's Will?

This is Will's new favorite game.

Will's Halloween Wardrobe

Will had a few looks for Halloween. The pumpkin outfit belonged to his cousin Alex and it was a little big, but I knew it wouldn't fit next year, so I put it on him. He wasn't thrilled about the pea in a pod outfit from his Nana. I think the headpiece was bothering him. He seemed to love his Superman onesie (complete with cape!) from his Aunty Alyssa. He had many outfits to choose from thanks to our loving friends and family!