A couple weeks ago we had the opportunity to accompany a friend of ours to his family’s land for the day. It was an amazing experience! There is just something inexplicably wonderful about breathing in the fresh mountain air and eating lunch that was just picked!

When we are in the city (as opposed to the Akha village) we live in a house in a little Thai neighborhood. The neighborhood has quite a few vacant lots (due to the Market Crash of ’97) and so a herd of cows regularly saunters by to munch on the vegetation in the lot across [...]

Well, things are still going great with our Elimination Communication. Since Abi is a busy little bee lately (and is keeping me busy chasing after her), I’ll keep this update short and simple! The Potty: As you can see from the picture(taken at around 9 months old), Abi is already using this little potty and [...]

Well, it’s time again for another Abigail baby book entry! Luckily, we’re still in month 12, so it’s a bit easier to remember/observe all of her little tricks! We’re really loving this time; she’s such a busy little girl and it’s a joy to watch her learn. Took her first steps: 3 days before her [...]

We’re in the city this week catching up on computer work before heading back up to the village for three weeks or so. In my efforts to share a little more about everyday life, I thought I would share this picture of Paul and our Akha friend working side by side on their computers. Paul [...]