Another Bath Video…of Nora, that is.

We got to spend most of this past weekend in Portland visiting family again before we make the big trek across the Atlantic. Traditionally we use a bath tub when we give Nora a bath, but since Grandma has a nice big kitchen sink, we decided to improvise! Nora had never really experienced flowing water before... she'll figure it out, eventually. ( :

If you are wondering how to pray for us these days - we need our visas to come through in good time. We've had a bit of a difficult time just getting the applications submitted properly so we are REALLY pushing our time constraints now. The goal is to fly to London the 21st of September and have a little time to adjust and set up our flat before Ben begins his studies at Oxford. It is all coming up very quickly and there is still loads to do!!

My two favorite people...

I know you aren't supposed to have favorites, but these pictures just make my heart melt every time I see them.  How can you not love these two?!?!  Nora loves hanging out with her daddy and Ben will do anything to see her smile.  What a pair!  

                                                                                                             

GET ME TO STARBUCKS!!

"Swimming"

The backyard is a great place to cool off during a heat wave. All you really need is a big tub of water and a rubber ducky. This was one of those hot afternoons where we were too lazy to pack up a bag and get in the car to go to the pool but Nora didn't seem to mind at all.








We can't get enough of those baby blues!

Summer fun...

This is a great place to be for summer. You can count on a heat wave or two over the months but generally speaking, it's perfectly warm, sunny days of blue skies and white, fluffy clouds.

Nora hit 6 months last Friday and we took a few pictures on the grass in the backyard. She is sitting up so well these days.

Look out world!!

Today Nora is 5 months old! It's hard to believe how fast the time flies.

She has been VERY close to rolling over for about a week now and this afternoon, as if to prove what a very big girl she is now that she is 5 whole months old, she finally did it...

We were duly impressed and you will be too, I'm sure.

Enjoy!

On the road again...

You may be wondering what has been going on in our lives lately... a LOT!

We did it!  Ben graduated with his Masters in Christian Studies and won two prizes along the way... I couldn't be a more proud wife!  

We took some last pictures and said our sad farewells and then we packed up our little basement with the help of some great friends to make the trek south.  Vancouver is a pricey little city and we're hoping to save some money over the summer as we wait to see what the fall holds.    

Moving is a lot harder with an infant - but Nora has been a trooper through it all.   If you're reading from Vancouver, know that we miss you!

Nora is still cute as a button.  She is moving into the teething phase so we are having a lot of trouble keeping her in dry clothes these days.  She loves sitting/standing (with help of course) so that she can get a good look at what is going on around her.  She seems to babble more and more each day and is very interested in watching people eat and drink.  It won't be long before she'll be ready to do some of that herself! 

We visited Portland over the Mother's Day weekend where Grandpa helped Nora experience the great outdoors (okay, okay - the front lawn) for the first time.  Video says it all.  ( :