Merry Christmas!!!!

Getting ready for Christmas!

We decorated the tree today and then we decorated Abigail :).

Bah and Abigail

Abigail doesn't need mama and papa anymore, she has Bah! We here "Bah, Bah" about 1000 times a day. Skype really does work. Abigail saw and talked to her Bah everyday and knew her right off. They haven't skipped a beat since we got here, making corn bread, washing dishes and just being together. Grandaddy is now, Granda-da and is loving this rowdy little addition to his home while we are home on furlough.

Bawl and Upward!

Abigail goes with us to Upward Soccer every Saturday. She so loves that "bawl" (and all of her southern relatives just love that little southern drawl of hers), but most of all, she loves kicking it with her father!

Sick baby and Natata

This week has been a really hard one. Abigail has been sick and not sleeping well (thus mama hasn't been sleeping!). I am so thankful for Natata (our babysitter Natasha). Every morning before classes, Natasha stops by the check on Abigail. When the doorbell rings, Abigail flies to the door yelling, NATATA, NATATA. She plays with her for a few minutes and then has to go to class. For the rest of the day Abigail calls for Natata. They have a special little relationship and I love to watch them interact with one another.

Before the fall....

Abigail and I went over to play with Karina and Edwin today - they go to our church. We were happily playing on the swing when Abigail suddenly fell through the middle of the tire, landed on her little bottom and then wrenched back and hit her head on the ground - gashing a little hole in the back of that sweet head - and much to mama's demay, bled profusely. It was a traumatic day but PRAISE THE LORD it ended well, with no real damage to our Abigail! Thank you Lord!

High above Mukachevo

Soviet concrete apartment buildings are horribly cold in the winter and extremely muggy in the summer - no insulation. Oleg learned how to insulate them and has been able to teach other young Christians (Kolya, Oleg's co-worker)to do so as well.
Zakarpatya, the region of Ukraine where we live, is famous for it's hospitality and love of coffee. As you can see, Oleg loves his coffee and the people he is working for coldn't wait to serve it to him - hanging off the side of their 9th floor apartment :).