our kids...growing before our eyes

Gavin so serious

Ian wanting that camera...7 months...crawling...pulling himself up and eating shoes

Can you see??? the eyes say it all...

Hazel's new puppy...Nokio

so we are back to two dogs again...luckily Sassy likes the new little guy

Dreamland

We have a water park/fun park in Salatiga and today we took our Indonesian friends there

Ian and Ibu Pri

Rena...she is the same age as Hazel...cutie pie!

Pak Agung enjoying the water slide with Rena and Hazel :D

Hazel...a little concerned about one of the rides

Greg's Halloween/Victory Soccer Party

copeland boys

sleeping so perfectly

crystal blue Gavin and i love the freckles

Ian's toes

Paully's long long eyelashes...

Ian 6 months

Monkey forest

Hazel and Bethany and favorite babysitter "stephanie"

Another family we like to hang with :D

these things aren't as nice as they may look...

ya...i don't really want to do this again! a monkey nearly attacked me with paul on top of my head...and paul was freaking out!!! can you see the trauma in my eyes? well...paul's were worse and i am afraid this is one of those days that he will remember "for the rest of his life"

Just a small test to see if downloading a video actually works...

this was a couple of months ago...

...we are much more refined now

friends who play with us :D

this family has been here since we came back in 2000. they have 3 boys...all the same ages as our boys! within weeks actually of each other...crazy!

Like Father...Like son

Ian 5 months

Hazel and Ian playing tea party

Indonesian language 101

here is a picture of my kids "kepala" (the word for HEAD in Indonesian)

here is a picture of "KELAPA" (the word for coconut in Indonesian)
i mix the two up almost constantly!

photos while driving...from inside the car

Sticks...walking...

note the perfect timing of this shot! but see the truck...this is nothing really...they get higher and more top heavy than this!!!

you can see anything on a motorcycle! this one happens to be a door with a mirror on it.
safety first!

no sidewalks...narrow roads...

girls getting out of school and waiting for the bus

pictures

this was taken from the car...mattresses out sunning themselves for various reasons along with coconut shells...but i just want you to note the quality of mattresses :D

a mosque next to a little noodle shop. convenience at it's best

Gotta love the batik here :D all the colors and designs...

Mt. Merapi...one of the most active volcanoes in the world...right here
don't worry mom...we're still ok :D

Mr. Ian with one of his many Indonesian friends