Teagan is a joy.  He is so easy going and laughs at the drop of a hat.  His laughter is a constant reminder of how God intends for us to enjoy Him and His goodness all around us.  It is his laughter that reminds me of how not to take life too serious. His laugh is contagious and brings joy to our lives.  Teagan is more of a follower but maybe it is because he has two older brothers that are always leading. Lately, if I am away from him while he is at school he will ask me if I prayed for him.  He also asked Haley if she prayed for him and another time told his buddy Meg that he “prayed sad” for her while she was away.  I love that he is learning how to connect with God in this way.  He loves picking up bugs, lizards, caterpillars, and frogs (we have them in our kitchen some times).  He is the most physically coordinated one of the bunch and is enjoying swimming now with no help.  He got a few swim lessons in with his GiGi while she was here and was learning to free style.  He doesn’t like to sit still for any length of time so I don’t know how his thai teacher is doing it.  He has started counting and even adding without our help, his Sir would be proud!  We got to celebrate four years with our laughing Teagan Race on August 31st and we got to do it with a sweet Thai friend, Sea Game, that shares the same birthday.  They chose to have a swim party, so we gathered with friends and teammates and celebrated his life at the swimming pool.  Click here to see all the pictures from the birthday party.

This year fourth of July was a lot of unexpected fun. It was one of those last minute, “hey let’s do something for the fourth and everyone do a little something to make it special.” It was so fun because Haley’s sweet parents, William and Darlene were visiting at the time and they had brought [...]

We had a fun visit from Pam and Larry Henderson in June for a few days.  They came to visit our whole team and stay in each of our homes for some fun and encouragement.    Larry is known around our house for telling great bed-time stories.  This visit was one to remember though.  Chris [...]

I am so thankful for esan and my time with him in the mornings. He is Enjoying kindergarten at the Fikes school. Lately he has been drawing a lot and loves to share ideas and stories in this way. He is able to express himself better and is becoming a leader. Last year was difficult [...]

We had a great Easter this year!!  It was especially fun getting to see all three of the boys really get into it and to be able to talk with them about the joy and hope we have because of Jesus’ resurrection.  This year Teagan really got into the festivities.  He loved it so much [...]

You are looking at a 7 year old!  Wow!  Every year and every birthday I can’t help but say the same thing, I can’t believe that he is 7!  What a wonderful boy Corban is.  When Corban was 2 years old he would say, “ I dot a dood idea!”  (I got a good idea [...]

In February our family attended a week long conference for home school families who are in Thailand.  There is an International School in Chiang Mai that has a Extended Learning Program which serves families like ours who are needing educational support because we are homeschooling in a rural setting.  We were really blessed by this [...]

Corban has been experimenting with trying to fly.  He gathered old cereal boxes and some electrical tape and pieced together some wings.  He did it all on his own and it was fun to see him get excited about the possibility that it might actually work.  It was priceless!  He wanted his maiden flight to [...]

There is a little boy at Corban’s school that we have known since he started school over a year and a half ago.  Our whole team knows about him through Corban.  I really wish you could all meet him!  He is really outgoing and was the one kid in Corban’s class that made it easy [...]

Suki Santa is now a holiday tradition at the Fikes’s  house.  Our landlord offered to cook food for another Christmas celebration this year.  She is a great cook!  We accepted her offer and started inviting our neighbors and friends.  This year we wanted to do something besides just eat together so the idea of doing [...]