Too Funny Not To Post

Watch out all Togolese drivers, we have a crazy man on the loose!
Take notice of the hair on the back of Caden's head...can you tell it's a little curly?
(Not to mention sweaty!)

He's One of Those Guys...

...that is so cool, he can pull off wearing sunglasses indoors...

Our Little Problem Solver

So we all know that Caden loves to climb, and his newest adventure has been figuring out how to get on top of things that are too tall to climb on by himself.

For example, the big recliner, notice the conveniently placed beanbag... And over we go...

Mission accomplished!

Daddy's Home!!!

Caden is quite excited because Brett just returned from a 2 day safari in Benin. He just can't get enough of playing with his daddy! For more on Brett's trip, check out his travel blog at http://theplacesivebeen.blogspot.com

Nekkidness

Caden has always loved running around with no clothes on, but for most of our time in France, it was too cold to be without some outer garments. Now that we are living in West Africa, he has very cooperative weather which is providing him with ample opportunity to run around in the buff. The diaper is there by necessity of course, but he often tries to pull that off too! This is Caden with a bucket. Since most of his really cool toys are still on our container, he has had to improvise quite a bit. This bucket and other everyday items have provided him with hours of entertainment!
We can't look at this picture without softly singing to ourselves, "Climb every mountain, ford every stream..." Cade has fallen in love with climbing since we've been here, much to his daddy's delight, but this has also caused us to have to watch him extra close...
You'll rarely meet a little boy who doesn't think that high-fiving is cool, and Caden is no exception. All you have to do is put your hand up close to him and he will start slapping away!

We want everyone to know that Caden is doing great. For awhile he wasn't sleeping well, but that was just due to the major life change, and he is past that now. He is eating better now than he was before we left France, and he loves having so many little kids to play with on the team here. Caden is healthy, happy, and loving this new adventure!

Fun At The Miller's

We are so thankful to have a place to stay while we await all our belongings from the States. Our container is scheduled to arrive at the end of January, please be praying for it's safe arrival. Meanwhile, we are making do at the Miller's home while they are at Harding serving as missionaries in residence. Caden has really enjoyed all the new places to explore. As you can see from the photos, he especially enjoys swinging outside. I know everyone has been anxiously awaiting for us to update...the internet speed has been another thing for us to adjust to. Please be patient with us while we figure out the most time efficient way to post. We love all our devoted readers and love your comments!

We Made It!

After a rough couple of days of travel and battling illness, we made it from Albertville to Paris to London to Accra. Here we were met by our teammates, David and Becky Reeves, as well as our team's new school teacher, Rachel Phillips. We were supposed to come in on the same flight as Rachel, but Caden caught a 24-hour stomach bug so we had to stay an extra night in Paris. Here are two pictures of our adventures: the first one is us in the Albertville train station with our stuff (only about half of it is pictured!), and the second is us trying to navigate the Paris train station, which was quite inconveniently out of baggage carts.

Thanks to everyone who has been praying for our comings and goings. We will be leaving Accra tomorrow and heading to Lome, Togo to get some visa stuff started. We will arrive at our new home in Kara on Wednesday, and we will resume our blogging sometime shortly after that. We love you all, may God bless you as He has us in our travels. It is through difficult times that we are refined into what God intends for us to be. Gloire a Dieu!

Happy New Year!

Caden told us that his new year's resolution is to help out more around the house. He started practicing as we have been packing up so he'd be ready to take on other chores when we get to Togo.

First, he agreed to help me empty the laundry basket once a week...

Then he thought he could help me put sheets on the beds...

Caden decided that he wanted to try vacuuming and discovered that he loves it!

The best part of his new year's resolutions is that he is constantly wanting to help clean the dishes. He's become Mommy's little helper.

And then....he decided he didn't need Mommy's help and he could do the dishes all by himself!

Don't worry...in Togo, child labor laws don't apply.