Look whose WALKING now :)

As of this month someone has been determined to master this walking thing...
Each day his confidence grows and his wobbling lessens.

It is still catches off guard when we see a little body walking past the doorway :)

This one cracked us up:

We are SO proud of this little guy!

Just a Swingin'

One of Levi's birthday gifts:

Sights & Sounds

Cows are an everyday part of life where we live.
It is just normal to see these guys roaming free along highways, on sidewalks, wherever.
We still find it quite funny every time a cow (or donkey or pigs or any livestock for that matter)
cause a traffic jam because they are crossing the street.

The best part is that it doesn't even seem to phase people.
It is as if livestock are understood to have the right of way :)

Vegetables and Fruit
(better known as "Subzi" and "Phal" in Hindi)
Another joy of living here- freshly available daily at a very reasonable price.
What you see below will cost about 170 rupees all together... approximately $3.40

We were welcomed to the country during "Diwali" ~ The festival of lights
(celebrated the week of October 26th)
The short description: Christmas + 4th of July
AKA- Fun lights + LOUD fireworks- all night for a week
Oh yes- good times :)

This picture (above) is taken from our porch of some nearby houses.


Just up the road from us we have some beautiful mountains.
These shots were taken from a fun pizza/chai shop.
Gorgeous- huh?

We think so.

. Robber's Den .

Saturdays for us are our "Sabbath" day

We use it to rest, enjoy spending time with the Lord, to take the day off from Hindi and Indian food, get out and explore creation or just chill at the house.

One Saturday we ventured just north of where we live where they have this beautiful "cave/den"-
which is really a creek flowing through huge rocks.



So we rolled up our pants and stepped on into the water for a fun creek walk between the rocks
(You know this was good for all three of our hearts:)

On our adventure, we came across a group of freshman college students.
They responded to Levi just about the same way everyone here does...
Check it out:


Yes- Smiling, pinching his cheeks, saying "Hello" in English, and taking pictures of him
(how many cameras can you count it the picture above?)



He so graciously responds with a smile, a wave, a little babble...
It's precious.

Levi loves being on the rocks as much as we do!
(I think he is showing off his climbing calluses below- haha...
Just kidding for all those seriously concerned)

We always leave the house prepared to take care of business at any time and in any place
So the rocks & creek walking were no exception :)

All that to say...
It was a great Saturday indeed.

~Still loving the Lord and life in India~

He Shoots & He Scores!

Bath time Basketball:

. B-E-D HEAD .

Ooooooh Yea !
We are provided free daily entertainment each morning with this hair of Levi's- haha.

:: New HIding Places ::

So as we were unpacking at our apartment-
I went into Levi's room.... and this is what I found:

I think he is all about crawling into little spaces, and this one was the best!
:)