Pictoral Tour of our 17th story apartment...

So after posting the pics from the kids rooms, it occurred to me that most of you have never seen or been to our apartment here in Singapore...so I thought I'd give you a little tour with some pictures of the rest of the house...well, our apartment. I call it a house...cause it's my house...whatever...anyway...we live on the 17th floor...yes, we are way up in the sky, it's the top floor in our building. Good thing we're not afraid of heights huh? Actually when you're in here you just get used to seeing the tops of buildings outside...

So, here it is!!! Enjoy!!!

Entryway

Entryway looking into living room, dining room, office...

Living room

Living room

Balcony (off of the living room)

Office/my craftroom/kids craftroom

Other side of Office/my craftroom/kids craftroom

Dining room, hallway (office on left, kitchen door on right)

Main bathroom (off of the kitchen)

Kitchen

Other side of kitchen

Our Bedroom

Other side of our bedroom

So, that's our place...the layout of this blog didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it, but I couldn't figure HTML out enough to get it the way I wanted it...I think Blogger has some work to make this easier for us...or maybe I should just switch to wordpress...oh, I don't know...anyway...that's our house...I gotta get off of here before I hit something!!!

Kid's room makeovers

Well, the kids are getting bigger...and it was time to move them both to bigger beds...Caleb out of his toddler bed and into a twin and Megan out of her crib and into the toddler bed. So we did the switch for both kids last week and as a result had to rearrange their rooms a bit and did some organizing as well...

Caleb's room got the biggest makeover with new paint on the walls, a new bed (given to us a few years ago), and new bedding (Batman!!) He's very excited about his new room and loves the area underneath where he can hang out. We're gonna put some beanbags under there so he can enjoy it more!!

Walking into his room...

Batman, I mean Caleb...on his new bed...

Other side of the room

And here is Batman himself!!!

Megan now has her freedom by being in a bed she can now get out of on her own. So no longer do we hear her screaming for us in the morning...instead it stays quiet much longer in the morning since she just gets up and starts playing...then when she's bored, she knocks on the door...so we know she wants to come out. She's loving her new bed and all of a sudden it seems like she's such a big girl. She's 20 months and it weird to think that in only 4 months she'll be 2 years old!!! Where has my baby gone??

The view walking into her room

Right side of the room

My big girl on her big girl bed

Upclose...with her Mimmy aka Minnie and baby

Well, I found a much easier way to upload pics to this blog...so I think...think...that you can expect more posts from me...just gotta make a habit of it and i'll be a blog maniac!!! =)

Caleb's learning to read...

I've started teaching Caleb at home and we're working on reading...at the moment we're using "Hooked on Phonics" and it's been really good for both of us cause it shows me exactly what to do and how and it's also easy for him to follow. There's a lot of repetition and review so that helps a lot for a learning reader...

He's doing really well and I'm so proud of him...he read his first "book" the other day and was so excited. He gets frustrated really easy cause he's quite the perfectionist, but when he figures it out, he gets all excited and says, "Ah, ha!!" It's so cute!!! I love seeing the look on his face when he figures it out. He's so proud of himself, and so am I.

So, while it's only 3 letter words he's reading, he's doing it...and that is where it all begins. Actually doing the teaching isn't my favorite thing, but seeing him succeed and figure it out on his own makes me very happy and well worth the effort...

So for now, I'm a teacher...something I never thought I would be...but sometimes that's what comes with being a mom...and I love that...

Hi...after taking way too long of a break...

Hi all...I think I've resolved that I'm not a good blogger...I just can't seem to keep it regular...oh well...just bear with me please...

Here's some pictures from the last couple months...thought this is the best way to update you all on how we are doing...

She's a daddy's girl!!!

And a VERY girly, girl!!!

Caleb takes good care of Megan

They are the best of friends!

Easter egg hunt with some new American friends!!!

Pretending they were sharks!!

Making pizza for the first time!!

Happy 5th Birthday, Caleb!!

He's very please with his gift, as you can see...

10 years ago....

10 years ago today, Jeremy and I started dating!!! It's hard to believe it's already been that long. It's been the best 10 years of our lives!!!! I thought it would be fun to let you all take a look back in time with us to the very beginning of "us".

February 25, 2000- This was the day we made it official. We went with some friends to the Seattle Aquarium, Buca-de-Bepo's and then ice-skating, and followed by a movie at a friends. We had an awesome time together and at the end of the night, we talked...we had talked the week before and shared our feelings for each other for the FIRST time (after being good friends for a year). We agreed at that time that we would pray and see what God was saying. When we talked on the night of Feb. 25th, we had both sensed that God was saying it was time. So that night at Northwest College, we made it official and started our dating relationship. The above picture is of us with our good friends, Kelly and Takeshi, at the aquarium.

The morning after we started dating, I woke up feeling all kinds of excitement and it only grew when I saw what my new boyfriend had done for me. He had gotten up early in the morning and gone down to the florist and picked out some of my favorite flowers, had them put in a vase and called my friend Kelly to come down to the lounge to get them from him and bring them up to put them outside my door. He was off to an amazing start right from the beginning.

Here's a picture of those flowers and believe it or not, I saved some of them dried, and here's a pic of that along with the card he gave me with the flowers in which it said: "I hope this brightens your day as much as much as you have brightened mine. -Jeremy"

Here's some other pics of our early dating relationship...thought you may want another peak!!

And now 10 years later, we've been married for almost 9 years, have 2 wonderful kids, been youth pastoring here in Singapore for 9 years this coming July, and we are loving life and each other!! Thanks for letting me share with you a little of "Our Story".

After a LONG break...I'm back

Ok, so I know most of you are wondering what in the world happened...well...a lot...haha. We were in Seattle and Hawaii for most of December and into January. We went to see family and got to spend Christmas there, first in Seattle, then to Hawaii and then back to Seattle for a few days. Since I've been back life has not slowed down, I don't think it ever will!!! I keep on thinking that I need to update this, but the thought of uploading all the photos always seems to keep me from it. So, I'm just going to upload some from our trip as well as some others since then. I hope you enjoy this "Photo Blog"

Seattle Pictures:

My sisters and I. (I'm in the middle, only non pregnant one. ;)

Aunt Juliana and Megan

Caleb with Santa

Took a day to go to the mountains so we could get some snow!

Cousins!!! (2 more are on the way...one due in March and the other in Sept)

Hawaii Pics

Date Night!!!

At the beach with the creature they found

Jeremy and kids with a sea turtle in the background!!!

Family Picture...smile everyone...

Hope you enjoyed the pics...I'll upload some more pics soon...hopefully tomorrow...keep your eyes pealed!!!