Visit from Grandpa & Grandma B

Jaden and Grandpa B building a snowman on a wet, snowy day. Jaden preferred the shelter of the umbrella, but loved Grandpa's finished product, a snowman right outside his bedroom window.

Images of Quito, Ecuador

Mountains and taxis, a common view when driving down a Quito street. Quito, elevation 10,000 feet, is situated in a long valley, surrounded by mountains (several of them volcanic) on all sides. The seminary we stayed at in Quito offered a beautiful mountain view once the fog cleared in the morning. Quito's elevation combined with its proximity to the equator resulted in warm sunny days and chilly mornings and evenings.

A Christian lady from the mountain village of Agato, Ecuador selling her products, brightly colored bracelets, handbags, scarves as well as warm alpaca hats and sweaters.

A view of a mountain couple back-dropped by Quito housing early one January morning.

Blanket Game

Jaden under a blanket. Here's how the blanket game works (in case you want to play too!): Jaden sits on the couch, I swing the blanket over him just grazing his hair, making his hair stand up on end because of static electricity. Eventually I drop the blanket, covering Jaden completely. Then I peek underneath to tickle him all over while he giggles with excitement. Inevitably "again, again" follows and we repeat the process!

Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Jaden helping Mommy roll out the pizza dough. Jaden really enjoys being in my arms while I'm cooking. He likes smelling the different ingredients and seeing what's happening. He especially enjoys hands-on stuff: helping stir or taking napkins out to the table for mealtime.

Jaden Helping

Jaden, wearing his "Waffle House" Christmas apron, helping Mommy make pizza for dinner!