Well, the cookout on the 4th was a smashing success. At least, we had a good time. I think the 28 other people there would say the same thing. The weather was gorgeous, if a bit windy. We ended up eating left-overs for about 5 days after because of the abundance of food. And here are some pics to prove it:

The weather got pretty wet soon after the 4th. But until last evening stayed pretty warm. There’s been some of the nasty, super-wet drizzle and some lovely, romantic rain. It’s beautiful and green outside, so who can complain?

We’ve had a fairly quiet week. A few evenings at home in a row, which has been a nice break. I’ve been working on settling into the house and making it “us”, as well as working on some things for Beaker (our son or daughter to be, if you haven’t heard the nickname yet). I’m loving getting more attached to this creature taking over my belly. It’s not uncommon for Beaker to kick my hand when I press on my belly, which makes me giggle and get wide-eyed every time. Here’s a pic, albeit a crooked one, of my growing belly.

I’m going to get back to the quilt now that my fingers have had a little break. We’ll write soon explaining it all, but pray for us as we have a rather big meeting next Thursday evening about partnering with the Methodists here and our visa renewal. We’ll let you know more soon!