leavin on a jet plane...

Today is the day. Please rememeber to pray for us and our families today as we head off to Costa Rica. Pray for the girls to travel and adjust well and for everything to go smoothly as we check in at the airport (we have tons of luggage so pray for mercies from the airline). We cannot express enough how important your prayers are to us. Next time we post we hope to be in Costa Rica.
~All because of JESUS,
Ted, Kerri, Taylor and Kamryn


one more thing... please pray for the girls' ears. We've been battling ear infections and the flight can be rough for them. Pray that God will heal their little ears. :)

we fly out on Monday...

Just a quick update. We are so thankful to be on our way to Costa Rica. We had a party at Teds parents church in Greenwood to say goodbye to friends and family and also celebrated the girls 1st Birthday (wow... still hard to believe). What a blessing. Thanks to everyone! We've posted a few pics to show how much fun we had. Please pray for us as we continue to say goodbyes and try to get everything sorted and packed up. Pray that the girls (and us) transition well and all stay healthy. We are in Orlando this week saying goodbye to Kerri's parents and we hope to stop by the NICU at the hospital to show off the girls.









If you would like a prayer card please send us your name and address and we will be sure to get one to you.

11 Months Old Already!!

Wow, we didn't realize it had been a month since we updated. We've been busy trying to get ready to go with paperwork and getting the girls cleared. We are excited to announce that the girls did get medical clearance last Monday, so we are good to go! What an answer to prayer!
The girls had their 11 month birthday yesterday... creeping up, or really flying up, on a year. It's hard to believe how far they've come. We'll be able to celebrate the birth of our little miracles almost one year ago with family before we head out (we'll celebrate a little early). The plan is for us to leave on the 19th to go to Orlando and see Kerri's parents for a few days before heading to Costa Rica on the
27th of April from there.
We cannot express enough how thankful we are for your prayers. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we prepare to leave over the next couple of weeks and then as we transition to Costa Rica to learn Spanish. In order for the girls to stay out of daycare like the doctors ordered, Kerri will have to go to school in the afternoons for private classes while I go in the mornings. That will be a tough transition for all of us so we will need your prayers.

Enjoy the pics of the girls. They get more beautiful by the day!...




fighting over toys and pacifiers already





a couple of old pics we found on our camera's hard drive of when they were still in the hospital

10 Months Old! Already?

Taylor was talking in her crib, we looked up and saw she was talking to us.

sitting up so good



learning to feed themselves


MSU Girls!




Wow, how time flies. Today is the 10 month birthday of Kamryn and Taylor. Hard to believe what all has gone on the last year. We just had our third snow of the year last night, but this is the first real one. It snowed anywhere from 4-8" in this area-around 6" where we are. It was beautiful, so we decided to get the girls out for a minute to take some pictures.
The girls are both doing great and growing fast. They are both sitting up well and on the verge of crawling. Taylor is even saying mama now, but no dada, yet. Kamryn will be soon to follow.
Taylor was sick 2 weeks ago with some sort of virus, and Kamryn got sick Friday with probably the same thing. The Dr. checked Taylor out since she tagged along on Saturday morning, and it's a good thing, because she had a double ear infection. We had no idea anything was wrong with her. They both seem to be handling the sicknesses well, though.
We are still hopeful that we will get to go to language school in May. We should have medical clearance in less than three weeks, pending release from Physical Therapy, which shouldn't be a problem. Pray that the girls will be meeting all the necessary milestones when we go in a couple of weeks.

Happy Valentines Day!

Below are a few pics of how we celebrated with the girls...





We wish everyone a very happy Valentine's Day!
We thank God for all that He has done as we celebrate this day.. our Love for each other, but first and foremost the Love that Christ has shown us. We pray that you too would reflect on that today as you celebrate.
What a mighty God we serve!

'For God so Loved the World that He gave His Only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting Life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.' John 3:16-17

9 months old!

Just thought we'd post a video or two of the girls and give an update on our status. One is of Kamryn making some cute noises, and the other is Taylor hopping in the jumparoo. We still haven't heard that the girls are medically cleared yet, but we've gotten everything in and they are released from the care of all the specialists- neurologist, pulmonologist, and Ophthalmologist. We have been very blessed with how well the girls are doing. We are still hopeful that we will be leaving by April to go to Costa Rica. We thank all who have kept us in your prayers and ask that you continue to do so, please.

Waiting to Go

Sorry about the MONTH between posts. Time sure does fly- I can't believe we're almost a month into the new year. God continues to work!... Our latest information is that we are still awaiting medical clearance in order to leave for the field by March or April. We sent everything in the med. department asked for, then they asked for more stuff. The good news is, we continue to get awesome reports about the girls' health and development. Our regular doc wasn't in the other day, so we saw a new one. He said the girls were doing remarkably well for 25 weekers, and show no signs of developmental delays. WE probably don't even realize the work our God has done in their little lives. We have an appointment with the lung doc on Wednesday, and will probably relinquish the monitors at that point. That is the last thing the med. department asked for, so hopefully that will be all they need to clear the girls. They both seem to be getting big- rolling all over the place and developing great little personalities. They both weigh around 14 pounds now. We got a jumperoo that they absolutely love. Taylor jumps so high her feet leave the ground and Kamryn is reaching for everything. Enjoy the pics and please continue to keep us in your prayers. God Bless