Home again!...Here's some pics & vids!

Phewh! Heather and I are temporarily finished with a couple months of traveling. It is very good to be home in Missouri. To make up for the lack of posts, let's put up some cute videos of Elise, and some "recent" pictures from the last month or so.



Elise is starting to have fun flirting with herself in the mirror:



I always wanted to capture how much she loves her baby mobile. From the very beginning she has loved it intensely. Heather and I always joke that it was the best four dollars we ever spent. She was actually grumpy and not terribly excited on the day I took video of her and her mobile:

Elise's very first merry-go-round ride:



Then we switch spots:

We had fun visiting our friends Kevin and Elle in Chicago. They are expecting, and due in several weeks! Elise woke up pretty early in the morning (much earlier than anybody else) so I took her on a walk. We paused for a couple timer shots (above)

Elise loves those toys! We are staying with some friends in Grand Rapids who have three grandkids. So they have lots of fun things stocked that Elise has had a lot of fun exploring. Perhaps the funniest is the battery powered frog, that Elise will bring to you and say "ON!" And once you turn it on and it starts hopping towards her and sticking out its tongue, she will run away. It's a very love-hate relationship.

We are heading back from Grand Rapids towards Michigan tomorrow. It has been a very good time here spending time with old church friends. Elise has had a blast with all the kids she has gotten to know. We have really enjoyed getting an inside glimpse of different families lives. It was very fun sharing out ministry with our church last wednesday night too. For me it was definitely a first, speaking for any length of time infront of a lot of people. It was definitely good to start on "friendly turf" with that kind of thing.

Wednesday Night at Christ Church

Our home church in Grand Rapids were very kind to let us be the main speakers at the fall wrap up for the Wednesday night get togethers this Wednesday. We're going to get to share about our ministry and show some pictures and video of how airplanes are helping out in missions. If you're in Grand Rapids we hope to see you there! There's a barbeque open to the public starting at 5:30, then everyone will go inside for some songs, our presentation, and some prayer afterwards. Christ Church is at 2500 Breton Rd SE Grand Rapids.