Pictures

The first 4 pictures are of the potluck dinner we had at our house for Thanksgiving. It wasn't actually on Thanksgiving, but it was for Thanksgiving.                

This is our house

This was taken from my living room window. You can see the river beginning to freeze, fog laying over the mountains and a glimpse of the sun. I thought it was a pretty combination.

And then of course, my belly. This was taken last Saturday I think...so I was 33 weeks then but I am 34 weeks now.

Aero Bar

Mmmm...I am eating a chocolate Aero bar and it is yummy. I haven't had one in a long time.

Well, not much new has been going on. We had a potluck dinner at our house last weekend. That was fun and it went well. Next Saturday is our Harvest Party at church. We will have games and food so it should be fun :-)

I meant to post another picture of my ever growing belly, but I forgot. I am now 33 weeks and baby feels so big! He/she hates it whenever anything is on my belly. Whether it is me leaning against the counter when I am washing dishes, or resting a plate on my belly when I am eating, or Shane's head leaning against my belly...he pushes it until I move it.

Inuvik for the Weekend

We made it safely to Inuvik last night. We got in around 5:30 pm. The plane ride was nice...I got to see 3 moose out on the land as we flew over. That was neat.

Well, I don't really have a lot to post except that Mrs Hitchens gave me a recipe for sweet potato casserole and I am really excited about trying it this weekend for Thanksgiving. I think Shane is even more excited about it then I am...he had it at the Hitchen's a couple years ago and still remembers it. So it must be good.

Here is a picture Shane took of me last night. I am 31 weeks along.

3 Weeks In Aklavik

The guys sighed when they saw how much stuff we wanted them to fit on the plane. But they did a good job and got it all in.







 Good-bye Inuvik!

 

These are the pups that like to come play on our porch.

 

Shane and I at church.

The beautiful view from our house. It no longer looks like this, though. It is now covered in snow!

Like my title says we have been in Aklavik for 3 weeks now. Time has really flown by! Church services have been going well and I have been having several different kids come to Sunday school. It started snowing a couple days ago. Although it is not quite cold enough to amount to much it is still covering most of the  ground. Yesterday Shane and I watched a little boy across the street trying to build a snowman. He wasn't successful, but some other kids were.

Baby is really growing. The other night Shane and I played with him for a while. We could feel part of him sticking out of me and he would move whenever Shane would touch him. He stayed awake and "played" for at least a half hour or so. He is very active. I am 30 weeks tomorrow! Only 10 left!

God is Good

We are now 1 week away from moving to Aklavik. We are both pretty excited about it. Our last few weeks here have been sort of busy. We had a youth activity on August 21. It was a good time. We are learning a little more of what to do and what not to do at activities. For example, we have learned to start them at 6:00 that way people will start showing up by 7:00. This last time we started it at 7:00 but there weren't enough people for a game until 8:00. It gets too late that way. So...we will just start them earlier. Anyway...here are a few photos of the Bible trivia game Shane put together. Shane asking questions...Jessica, Alex, Norman, and Steven

Kate just watching the game

Also this past week I got a slightly unexpected babysitting job. Since Easter I was planning on watching these kids for the summer but then they went to Tuk for July and were spending time with their cousins for the first week or so of August so I figured that they didn't need me this summer after all. Shane and I looked around to see if anyone needed a babysitter but found nothing. So we prayed and asked God to send me a babysitting job for August. Then last Monday morning their dad came knocking at our door at 8 am and said he really needed a babysitter. So I babysat all last week and will again this week. God is so good in how He provides in His perfect timing.

Here is a picture of the girls I am babysitting (they are the twins I babysat last spring). They fell asleep while watching a 3D movie (which should explain the silly glasses they are wearing).

Then I also included a picture of the pup we are watching. She likes to sleep, too. And last but not least here's a silly video of my Shane. It's taken at Gwichin Park.

25 Weeks Along

Although I have already sent these pictures to most of your emails I don't think that you all actually check your email so I decided to post a couple pictures up here for those of you who haven't seen them. Wow...I think that might be a run-on. Yeah, it is for sure. Anyway....

The first picture is me at 22 weeks pregnant and the other was taken today, 25 weeks pregnant.

A Few More Pictures

T-Bone is one crazy pup. He belongs to Shane's mom and we puppysit him every now and then. He is very hairy and looks hilarious when I take him for walks and the wind blows his hair back. Just took this picture for fun. I love how it is starting to get dark now! (This was taken at about midnight).
What a pretty sunset. It has been a while since we saw one.

Well, believe it or not I am looking forward to the cold darkness to come back. Although I love summer...I love the winter!! haha....only another month or two and I can start wearing my scarf and mittens again!