We celebrated Abi’s second birthday last month with a great crowd of people. Aje and Nancy hosted the party, the Chanda family was in from Kazakhstan with their three girls, and our missions supervisor Kelly was in from Bangkok with fellow missionary, Chris. For Abi, new friends and people from all over the world is [...]

I just thought I’d give you a “taste” of our life here. Lately, this is one of our family’s favorite dishes. And it’s one of the rare recipes that can be easily replicated in the United States. So, if your family is ready for something new on the dinner table, you can try it out [...]

Abi and her cousin Sem couldn’t be more different. She is energetic, outgoing and a talker. He is mellow, easygoing, and pretty quiet. Abi is determined to do everything Sem does, and play with everything he plays with. Sem is determined to get away from Abi. After a few days, they have gotten a little [...]

As Abi is getting older, it seems I’m always on the lookout for new activities for her. She’s such an active little girl and really needs alot of stimulation to be happy. I recently started following this blog in which one mom shares about homeschooling her toddler (Tot School). I’m really excited to try out [...]

It seems to be somewhat of a trend for mommies to post weekly meal plans, recipies and the like on their blogs. And, since my blog has been suffering of late, I thought I’d get on the bandwagon and start posting about some of our favorite meals here in the Vernon household. (Although, honestly, don’t [...]