Hang in there, A.J.....Daddy and Mama are coming!

We HAVE travel dates! January 8-22 or 24th. This will give Paul time needed to recover from surgery! Jordan's Christmas vacation may be consumed with doing school work! We are thrilled and can't wait to board that plane! 17 days and counting! We plan to use our blog for daily journaling and pictures...(not paying for the service this time around).

Prayer requests: Paul's recovery, Paul's truck to sell, Jordan's school work, AJ's upcoming transition
Prayers of Thanksgiving: for all the support of our family and friends. You are an awesome group in which to bring another Lyman, and we are BLESSED and so thankful for you! We know AJ will feel your love soon too!

Send us any guesses on what AJ stands for....we will post them on the blog. See if anyone has got it, or is close...? Will be fun to see what people come up with. Just to let you know...Paul named her!

Christmas Program Antics

Children do the darndest things when in the spotlight. Course our camera is focused on ONE in particular.


Go! tell it on the mountain....

I can't read this thing! What else could I use it for?
A spy glass?!
Peek at my friends!
Check out my shoes!
Mattie...is this the right page?
I think I'm done!
Maybe it's an arm wrap?

That takes a lot of "Gall"

Paul began with thinking he had the flu, then thought it might be food poisoning, then his heart! After a trip to the Urgent care clinic, and being sent to the hospital emergency...a CT scan turned up the culprit. It turned out to be a very sick gall bladder. Usually surgery for this would be laparoscopy which is 3 small incision, but his gall bladder was like tissue paper falling apart, so they had to do it the old fashion way...open him up with a 10 inch incision to clean it out well. He was in the hospital 5 days. We are so thankful to God, that this did not happen in China. As it is, he should be moving pretty well by the time we go. Jordan's position on the trip has just changed from tourist to luggage carrier! Paul is recovering well at home. Glad to have a shower! and medicine!

First look after surgery
Travis and Jenny bring lunch and visit. No telling jokes...ok guys!
Liquid only diet...jello...mmmm!
Sophie was glad to see daddy without all the tubes in his nose, etc. Notice Paul holding onto her arm to keep her from bumping him!
Funny face picture...although Paul looks in pain! That might not be made up! =)
Passing time in the hospital room...watching Mary Poppins.
Daddy is tucked into his own bed tonight!
Breakfast next morning is oatmeal. Breakfast for 2!
lign:

Isaac and family came to dinner

Tyler, Ana, Isaac, Randy and Bev were over for dinner. Isaac was so cute eating spaghetti! He and Sophie ended up with the plastic play food. Not near as good, but a lot less messy!
LOOK at those killer eye lashes!
Blow! It might be hot!
Anndd...it's in!

The Annual Tree Hunt

Each year, we trek out to the woods to find our $5 Christmas tree. The trip is usually an adventure! This year the group included the Secks, Crawfords, Mohlers, Bowmans, Morgans, and Ernest! Now Ernest is our adoptee from San Jose. He has been up here counting fish in the lake for 9 months or so. We have had fun introducing him to the country side of life. And today...it was "hunting" trees! He is the TALL Tiawanese guy in the back of the group. Travis and Jordan were especially adventurous, scooting to the the tops of trees and hanging around like monkeys. Of course, there is always food involved and a fire to keep warm by.


Scouting out a tree....to climb? or to cut?
Find the 2 monkeys!
Jordan...'bout doing the splits...hanging onto the tops of 2 trees!
Can you hear me now, Jenny? Reception is better up here....
Lindsey gets her mom a couple pine cones
Awwww....PITCH!
Ernest gets a turn to cut on the tree!
Gpa Danny mans the pitchfork with hot dogs!

Travis is Home!

Jenny is glad!
Lindsey is glad!

He comes bearing gifts!

Sophie's First Time on the Ice