Archive for the 'Family' Category
- Josiah the Fish
Josiah loves to swim and has done very well this summer thanks to having a pool across the street. Check out his skills! [pro-player]http://vimeo.com/6529373[/pro-player] [pro-player]http://vimeo.com/6530057[/pro-player]
- Videos featuring . . . who else?
Bela runs around wearing safety goggles. She loves putting these on and thinks she’s so funny, which she is! Be sure to click below to see MORE! Isabela runs around wearing safety goggles. from Robyn Bowles on Vimeo.
- Isabela Walking & Dancing
Isabela took her first steps a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately for some of you she chose to do it without clothes on. Because of this her first-steps videos are password protected (if you are a friend or family member contact us and we’ll send it to you). Otherwise here she is dancing away to [...]
- Isabela’s First Week
I put together a video in iMovie of Isabela’s first week. It’s a bit large but it’s worth it. Trust me! Check out the video of Bela’s first week.
- Our Beautiful Home Birth of Isabela Elyse
I’ll start out by publishing what I wrote 5 weeks ago about our decision to pursue a home birth: Our Prenatal Home Visit Some couples decide to keep the sex of their babies a surprise or “secret” from others – and some, even from themselves. Others (as we did with Josiah) choose not to share [...]
- No more diapers!
Josiah has reached a notable milestone: no more diapers! And on Tuesday, we took a trip to IKEA to celebrate (it’s air conditioned, included a bus ride and a taxi ride, has a restaurant with 1€ kids’ meal, and lots of cool toys and furniture to play with, plus we brought Mara with us, so [...]
- 30 Weeks: Photos
Here we are at 30 weeks! Photos taken Saturday, June 7 2008.
- Three!!
Josiah turned THREE yesterday, June 4! We had a lot of fun enjoying the day and his “bigness” with him. He wanted to go to a “french fry” restaurant, so we rode our bikes to the closest Burger King where he opened some gifts, had a special meal and played in play area. He opened [...]
- Pregnancy: 29 Weeks
I’m definitely feeling very pregnant now! New discomforts and it’s very challenging to bend over – which, with a 3-year-old who leaves toys, clothes, food, etc. on the floor and needs help getting socks and shoes on – happens a lot! But I love this stage! Isabela moves A LOT! Especially at night once Josiah [...]
- Rooftop Gardener 2
Today I ate the first tomato of my little garden! And it was a little, tomato, too; but it was good! The plants haven’t gotten any taller than about 18 inches, and don’t show any sign of getting any bigger, but there are currently 18 green tomatoes and my red pepper plant is looking good. [...]
- Pink!
Jonah recently brought over five bags full of little baby girl clothes! I loved going through the bags and organizing the clothes according to size; and imagining dressing our little Isabela in all the beautiful things. I think we’ll be set for awhile with cute – predominantly pink and purple – clothes for her And [...]
- Prenatal Care in Spain: doctor visits
I’ve been wanting to write about this topic ever since my first OB visit in January, so I have a bit to catch up on, but first I’d like to report that Isabela and I are doing well. She’s moving a lot and seems to get quite excited when I eat chocolate . . .
- It’s a girl!
We learned a few weeks ago that our little baby is a girl! We’re so excited! And we’re also excited to share that we have a name for her: Isabela, “bela” for short. I finally took photos of the ultrasounds we’ve received throughout the pregnancy. She does look kind of strange in them, but oh [...]
- A bit more time!
Oh how I have neglected my blog/journal, and yet all the while have craved the time and opportunity I needed to document the meaningful and notable events of our lives! Our days have been full and busy, productive and exhausting. . . caring for Josiah, housework, community responsibilities and maintaining relationships keep us occupied enough; [...]
- Big Boy Bed
Tonight we made the transition to the “big boy bed” by converting Josiah’s crib. About a week ago he discovered a new “trick.” I heard him calling me from his room so I walked in to find him in his crib, but I knew that neither Samuel nor I had put him there. He was [...]
- Second Time Around
I am happy to announce that we are expecting our second child! I’m already 12 weeks and this is the first I’ve had (or taken) the opportunity to write about it. I often think about what I want to write, but have finally taken advantage of the few minutes I have while Josiah is occupied [...]
- Feliz Navidad 2007
I’ve been absent from my blog for a looong time! Busy, busy, busy! October was overflowing with guests and activities; November was a month of recovery and catch-up and December has found each of suffering our turn at various illnesses, more than once. So today it is Christmas. Many people have asked what we’ll do [...]
- Keeping Cool
Josiah had fun playing with the water at the pool we went to with our friends last week. I wish we could go there today, it’s 107º outside!! We had fun and stayed cool at a mall outside of the city a couple of weeks ago. In this video Tiffany and Josiah go for a [...]
- Little Gardeners
We’re having fun at our friends’ home near the beach while the daddys are traveling in Morocco. Today Josiah and Sophia worked hard doing some gardening. Watering Digging
- Prize Penguin
I couldn’t pass up sharing my dad’s 3 minutes of fame with the world! I don’t think you could buy such great publicity! My dad’s penguin mascot has become a recognizable icon around town – has his plight brought in any new business yet? I hope so! Glad to know he’s home safe and sound [...]
- Hippy Fair!
We had fun attending the “Encuentro Alternativas” Festival this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Aka – “The Hippy Fair.” I even had the chance to visit with a couple at the El Parto Es Nuestro booth – I recognized them from the meeting I had attended in February. And Samuel had an interesting conversation with [...]
- Grandma comes for a visit.
Grandma Cindy arrived last week for a two-week visit. We’ve been busy having fun. Yesterday we walked to Parque Alamillo across the river – about 20 minutes walking. There were two different special “Ferias” going on at the same time. We heard lots of music including Middle Eastern accompanied by belly dancers and traditional Flamenco [...]
- Welcome Home Josiah!
We are finally home! Thank God! Josiah was very happy to be back and got right to work playing with the toys he’s missed for the past ten days. Mama and Dadi are exhausted – even after a three hour nap. I think we will all need several days to recover. See recent photos in [...]
- Josiah in The Hospital – Finally Some Good News!
Update for Monday, January 22. Very good news! Josiah was transferred out of ICU Saturday night and is currently on the pediatric floor and doing much better! He got up to walk for the first time in a week yesterday and although he was unsteady at first he led us out the front door and [...]
- New Year’s Eve in a small town.
This year our friend Natalia invited our community to stay at her family’s home in their small town about 100 km north of Seville. Samuel and Josiah went with Bailey’s by car, and I joined the rest of the group to arrive by bus. It was a beautiful – though winding – ride. I love [...]
- Merry Christmas! A compilation of videos.
Here are a few videos from the past few days (including Christmas): Josiah and his frog (“Deeda”) play together in the laundry basket. Josiah and Sophia rearrange the cupboard. Taking a break for a little kiss! Stop three in our Christmas Eve Progressive Dinner was the main meal at Claire and Andrew’s. Josiah finds another [...]
- But the Phone is so Exciting!
Josiah jabbers on his “phone” (in this episode the phone is played by an Eglish-Spanish translator), gets a little carried away and finishes with a surprise. FYI: No electronic devices were harmed in the making of this video.
- Connected
“FINALLY! PRAISE GOD!” I exclaimed when Samuel told me that the courier had called on Thursday to let us know that he’d be delivering our internet router. He didn’t seem as excited, which I didn’t understand at first, but after a second thought, I could understand why he would reserve his enthusiasm: we’re in Spain. [...]
- Phone and Spanish
Today was a good day. We finally got a phone line established, which was the first step in getting us closer to getting DSL. Samuel put in the order for the DSL and hopefully we’ll be online in a few weeks! It’s been hard having to go several days between internet times! I also scheduled [...]
- Thankful
Every day I thank God for our home. It is so great to finally have our own place again after over three years of sharing the homes of others! I was thinking today of many things I’m thankful for in regards to our apartment: 1) The location is ideal. We have two grocery stores just [...]
- Home again!
How great it is to finally be HOME!! We spent our first night in our new home on Monday. We had carried a load of stuff over that day, and had at lease what we needed for overnight. Our friend Helen helped us bring another load of suitcases and boxes last night, and we have [...]
- Sigh of relief
We’ve found a home! We got the one I wrote about last week. We heard from the landlord the next day, and transferred over $2000 into his bank account and signed the contract yesterday. We had to pay two months rent as a deposit, plus the first month. He and his wife met us a [...]
- Back in Sevilla
Since I’m on my blog to post the video, I thought I may as well post something . . . We returned to Sevilla on Saturday night after 11 days in Cádiz on the southern coast of Spain. It was much less hot there (can’t really say “cooler,” it was still hot, but less hot [...]
- Josiah chasing kitty.
More video! This is more fun than writing!
- Fun At the Beach
Another video! This was taken two weeks ago at the beach north of Valencia, Spain. (The quality is much better when it’s played than the still picture you see here.)