Before Bathtime

For Family

The next posts are mainly for family to catch up with Jackson, but we will shortly be posting about life and ministry here...stay tuned!

I was amazed one day when reading to Jackson that he actually was turning the pages himself. In the right direction. He does this every time we read a book, so it's not coincidence. Right now eating his toes and turning pages are he favorite activities!

Jackson

I love my blankie form Nana

This is my friend Theo

I love all the attention!

Playing piano with Tracy

Hanging out with Abigail! (BFF)

First winter outing!

Basketball...kind of

So Jonathan and two guys on our team (Paul and David) are playing on a professional basketball team called 'Akbars'. They have really enjoyed getting to know the guys on the team and it has been a great way to reach out to some locals and keep in shape playing a game they all love. Last weeks game was quite interesting and took a definite vostochni (eastern) turn when the opposing team started to fight and the referees changed the rules mid-game. It got a bit tense for a while there but our team ended up winning by 1 point anyway and Jonathan only came away a little bruised! All us wives and kids were there cheering on our spouses and people from church even came a long and helped us think up a chant to keep our players feeling supported (although the only thing Jonathan said he heard was Jackson crying at one point when he was taking a free throw..oops!).

Deborah and Abigail Markey with Jackson and I

Melanie and Titus Billings

Tilek Billings

Go Akbars!