At roughly 2:02am EST this morning, A was born into the world. He was 9lbs and 6.6oz, 21 inches long. He's very busy exploring his new surroundings, nursing and trying to figure out how to focus on things. S is doing great after her C-section. Both she and my brother M are in awe at this little miracle.
My parents are heading to the hospital this afternoon and have promised to take pictures of him and send them on. Upon receiving them, I will promptly post them on the blog.
He had lots of prayers over him and we are grateful for his safe arrival. We get to meet him in just four short weeks.
That's all for now.
Uncle K and Aunt Mimi
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
quick update
quick update from africa....we are well.
the weather is beautiful. the wine is great & so is the rugby.
m's folks arrived last night for 10 days. we are teaching partnership at the sports school right now & start teaching at the community transformation school on friday. the people at the schools are amazing. leaders from malaysia, curacao, egypt, kenya, ukraine, sudan & everywhere in-between.
we spent last week team building with the sports guys out in the bush. it was great except for the morning hippo swims in freezing water.
we saw the south african springboks beat the new zealand all blacks in rugby on saturday, which was brilliant!
look for pictures soon.
that's about it. pray for us, we are praying for you.
come see us & be well.
kj+mb
the weather is beautiful. the wine is great & so is the rugby.
m's folks arrived last night for 10 days. we are teaching partnership at the sports school right now & start teaching at the community transformation school on friday. the people at the schools are amazing. leaders from malaysia, curacao, egypt, kenya, ukraine, sudan & everywhere in-between.
we spent last week team building with the sports guys out in the bush. it was great except for the morning hippo swims in freezing water.
we saw the south african springboks beat the new zealand all blacks in rugby on saturday, which was brilliant!
look for pictures soon.
that's about it. pray for us, we are praying for you.
come see us & be well.
kj+mb
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Pictures from Table Mountain
Here are a few pictures from our hike up Table Mountain two Sundays ago. It was brutal but gorgeous.
Pictures from Clifton Beach No. 3
Here are some pictures from a trip we took this last Sunday with our friends Arrie & E, whom some of you have met. Their oldest daughter is Janna (pronounced Yanna). I will post pictures of their youngest (5-week-old) baby soon. It was a beautiful day. Clifton Beach is in Cape Town.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Sweets, rain, and a brutal hike
Well, we have officially completed one full week here in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It’s been a great week. We’re finally sleeping the normal 8 hours instead of the 10+ hours we were sleeping when we first arrived! We’ve joined a gym and are working out regularly (burning off all of the calories we seem to be enjoying in the form of warm cinnamon rolls, coffees, Cokes, and wine). We’re feeling like we’re getting into a bit of a groove. The weather seems to change every few hours. Lately, it’s been rainy and cool. It reminds me of Oregon winter weather, sun breaks and all. It’s perfect for holing up in little cafes, sipping on hot drinks and talking. All in all, it’s lovely.
On Sunday, we ventured into Cape Town to climb up Table Mountain (http://www.tablemountain.net/). A storm seemed to be blowing in but we made the hike up anyway. If we could just get to the top, we could take the cable car down as we normally do. However, about 2/3 of the way up, a guy stops us on his way down to say that the cable car isn’t running due to the weather. This means that we have to hike back down. (You must understand that climbing up is like climbing up boulders for about 1.5 hours!) We decide to head for the top. When we get there, we eat our sack lunches, take in the views, and head back down beating the rain storm by about 10 minutes. It was a brutal hike but well worth it.
We also made it to Boulders Beach, home of the Jackass Penguins. They bray like donkeys and for some reason remind us of our dog. It is great fun walking the beaches with them! We then had dinner in Simonstown on a little balcony across the street from the ocean. This is truly a beautiful place.
Today, we ran 10K through a gorgeous park in the mountains. It's amazing.
Thanks to those of you who have been emailing us and leaving posts on our blog! Keep them coming. We hope to post some pictures sometime in the next few days so check back.
Our love to each of you!
k+m
On Sunday, we ventured into Cape Town to climb up Table Mountain (http://www.tablemountain.net/). A storm seemed to be blowing in but we made the hike up anyway. If we could just get to the top, we could take the cable car down as we normally do. However, about 2/3 of the way up, a guy stops us on his way down to say that the cable car isn’t running due to the weather. This means that we have to hike back down. (You must understand that climbing up is like climbing up boulders for about 1.5 hours!) We decide to head for the top. When we get there, we eat our sack lunches, take in the views, and head back down beating the rain storm by about 10 minutes. It was a brutal hike but well worth it.
We also made it to Boulders Beach, home of the Jackass Penguins. They bray like donkeys and for some reason remind us of our dog. It is great fun walking the beaches with them! We then had dinner in Simonstown on a little balcony across the street from the ocean. This is truly a beautiful place.
Today, we ran 10K through a gorgeous park in the mountains. It's amazing.
Thanks to those of you who have been emailing us and leaving posts on our blog! Keep them coming. We hope to post some pictures sometime in the next few days so check back.
Our love to each of you!
k+m
Friday, July 15, 2005
We are here!
K & I have arrived safely in South Africa! After about 26 hours of traveling, we arrived in Cape Town. Then, after about 14 hours of sleep last night/this morning, we are feeling more human. It has been lovely. Blue skies and moderate temperatures. We managed to make it to a vineyard already and have two yummy wines chilling.
We are on our way to the movies in attempt to stay awake a little longer tonight. (Last night, we crashed at about 8:45pm.) We are seeing Madagscar...the animated zoo-animal flick.
More later. Love to you all.
m+k
We are on our way to the movies in attempt to stay awake a little longer tonight. (Last night, we crashed at about 8:45pm.) We are seeing Madagscar...the animated zoo-animal flick.
More later. Love to you all.
m+k
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Countdown
We are in our final days of preparation before departing for Cape Town. We finallly received our visas back from the South African consulate so now we are officially set to go.
I'm still trying to figure out all the ins and outs of how to maintain a blog so please be patient. I hope to add links and additional information to the blog before long. Any ideas are welcome.
I'm still trying to figure out all the ins and outs of how to maintain a blog so please be patient. I hope to add links and additional information to the blog before long. Any ideas are welcome.
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