How did we get to February?

I canNOT believe its been so long since I last posted!! We've obviously been keeping busy around here! :)

The semester is going very well for David and he is enjoying his classes. We are still on the hunt for a van, but Lord willing we'll be able to share the Lord's provision with you before too long! We know He has the perfect vehicle for us and are seeking Him earnestly.

This past weekend we had a parenting conference at church with guest speakers Ken & Judy Endean. It was so obvious that the Lord answered our prayers and really gave them a wonderful ministry with everyone who attended. There was such a hungry, receptive spirit about the audience. Obviously they didn't have anything "new" to say, but they presented the truths of God's word in such a practical, attractive manner. I know we left with a renewed zeal for Christlikeness in our parenting. I highly recommend your listening to the sessions!

Caleb is 10 months old, can you believe it?? He is enjoying crawling all over the place--backwards only :) We *still* can't seem to get in forward motion. Oh well. At least he enjoys trying now. He is also slowly cruising the furniture and has even stood by himself for 2-3 seconds at a time. Aunt Amber loves trying to help him explore his independence ;-) He is still a very happy little man and enjoys trying new foods all the time. He loved our Israeli Lentils and Rice dinner last night, and also enjoyed sharing my banana, strawberry, spinach, avocado smoothie this morning. He loves playing the piano and reading books. The mention of either causes him to start shaking with excitement. It's pretty cute! :)

Our attempt at 9mo pictures-- late at night after church

Our happy 10 month old!
When you crawl backwards you find yourself running into walls and doors quite often :)

First trip the the park!

A month ago when we had a really nice day we took him to the park for the first time. He enjoyed the swing for a while, but would much prefer to just watch all the other kids on the play ground. I'm sure another month or two and he'll want to explore everything himself.

Guess that's about it for now! Hopefully we'll have pics of a new van to post in a week or two!