Buddies

Recently, James had climbed in my bed during the middle of the night and I let him stay as Rick was traveling. Like I normally do when Lilah wakes in the morning, I picked her up and put her in my bed in between James and myself. Lilah rolls over and sees her sleeping brother. She begins to coo and gently start patting his face. And then the sweetest thing happened. James sat up and said in the most sincere voice, " Mommy, I love her.......my sister.......she don't fight me.........she be nice to me......I love her." I thought this was so cute. It makes my heart smile to see a little friendship blossoming between these two.

90% in Height?!

James is doing well and growing taller. He constantly talks about Brazil and can't wait to return and see his friends. He is insisting that we take his Jeep( the motorized car Nana and Papa gave him for Christmas) back to Brazil so he can show it to everyone. We remind him daily that it will not fit on the plane. Christmas really made an impression on him, as he loves to still sing Jingle Bells all the time. He loves putting together puzzles and playing soccer with his daddy.

Lilah just started sitting up. She is still our happy little girl, always smiling. I took her to the doctor last week for a well visit and the doctor reported that she is in the 90% in height. I asked her to repeat herself as I couldn't believe what she just said. What a shock! (Considering James is not even on the charts.) She is in the 30% in weight......................long and lean.
She eats fruits and veggies now and is still nursing. Pears and Sweet Potatoes are her favorite. Yesterday, Lilah took her very first bike ride with daddy. She loves watching and giggling at her brother. And James absolutely adores her, I still have to keep a close eye on him as he thinks he can pick her up.

Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare to head back to Brazil on February 27.

Family Cruise Vacation

We recently took a cruise vacation with my mother, sister, and grandma to the Western Caribbean a couple weeks ago and it was fabulous! During the cruise, I turned 30! I cried a little but not because I was leaving my youthful 20's but because of the 30 years the Lord has given me on this earth. Oh, and all the many blessings.......my family, my health, my basic needs (and then some) and also the opportunity to serve Him in Brazil.

We had to participate in a safety lifejacket drill. As you can see, Lilah didn't quite fit in her jacket.

We were so proud of James for climbing up the famous Dunn River falls in Jamaica with Mommy, Daddy, and Nana. As you can see, James was quite proud too!

James and Lilah hanging out in Cozumel, Mexico.


My sister Carol was a HUGE help with the children. Lilah seemed to always take a nap during dinner.

It was so much fun having my mom and grandma with us too. It's not often we get 4 generations together for a whole week. We made some great memories.

Here I am with my sweet Lilah. On the way to dinner a man in the elevator said to me, " Oh she is cute, she looks like a gypsy." He was being totally serious. What?--Was it the leopard print bow? I have no idea where he was coming from. Daddy and James enjoyed the yummy food on board. Costa Fortuna is an Italian ship and the food was fabulous, especially the pasta!

Lilah even participated on Toga Night. We used a napkin for her toga and for James we used a pillowcase. Unfortunately, James didn't keep his on for more than 5 minutes.

Turning the big 3-0!

Happy New Year!

Greetings and blessings your way from the Denham family this first day of the new year! We are currently at home in Florida resting from all the traveling we have been doing this Christmas season. I have LOADS of photos to share with you but must wait as I left our other camera at my brother's house this weekend when we celebrated Christmas at his house. So they will be coming soon. However, here are a couple photos of James and Lilah to hold you over.

Pure sweetness!

James was hilarious opening up his big present from Santa.....a.k.a. Nana and Papa. I just love his face in this photo. Put a "whoooooa" to it for sound affects!

James and his new ride. His cousin Alli got a purple one to match. The adults had so much fun watching the children drive all over my brother's front lawn. They sometimes confused these cars with bumper cars!

Lilah bouncing on Nana's leg. I think she had the most fun watching everyone open up their gifts. She was wiggling so much that it was hard to hold on to her. Can't wait to see what she will be like this time next year!