Getting Settled In

We had a wonderful past two weeks. We're still learning how things work around here, but are adjusting well. We celebrated Mothers Day last week by going to Outback Steakhouse with some friends. It was good to have a little American Food and relax. We are still getting settled, but things are going great. We attended our first home Bible Study last night with friends and are excited about being able to lead one ourselves. What a joy to open the Bible and teach people that are hungry for the Good News. We just have a little, okay a lot, of langauge to learn before we can be on our own. School is going great. It challenges us and excites us at the same time. Its a little hard getting back into the routine of 'going to school' with homework and studying... but with the desire to be able to speak to the people and share the Gospel we press on. I (Kerri)am emjoying my class in the morning and our schedule works out great. God worked things out perfectly as far as me staying home with the girls and being tutored. Thanks for your prayers for that.
The girls are changing oh so fast! Kamryn and Taylor are now pulling up on everything. Kamryn crawls more than Taylor, but Taylor talks a little more than Kamryn. Kamryn is EVERYWHERE. She keeps us running all over the house looking for her and Taylor continues to be her chatty self. Yesterday we went into a fun little store just to look and the clerk there was talking to the girls and dancing and Taylor started dancing with her while she sat in her stroller. They are so much fun.

Please remember to pray for us as we 'press on' with the language and as we continue to figure things out here. Pray for the girls' health. We have had no ear infections since we've been here.. what an answer to prayer! A few of the small kids around us are sick so please pray for our girls to remain healthy as a small virus can be really rough on them. We love you and covet your prayers!


A picture of the surrounding mountains from the school



Ted grilling out (fresh pineapple, chicken & roasted red peppers... it was so good!)


Ted walked out the door to get water from the water guy and Kamryn followed him to see what was going on.

a tired daddy and his girls


on our way to church


Kamryn on the go


Taylor smiling as always


I had my toes done for Mothers Day.. I had to show off the detail that was done by hand.


My very special Mother's Day ... for a very blessed Mom!

The big ONE YEAR!!!

We were able to have a big party with family and friends (that was combined as a going away party for us all) before we left. The girls actually turned a year old on Friday. We decided to have some new friends over to celebrate with us again, so we thought we'd share a few pics of that and a couple others of the girls. They just seem so big sometimes already. We start school on Wednesday, which will probably be pretty stressful since I (Ted) will go in the morning and Kerri in the afternoons. We won't get to spend much time together it sounds like. But we know God has us here and He'll work it all out. We've had a great time so far and the girls are adjusting well to the new environment and climate. We don't have air conditioning, but it's pretty cool at night. We'll try to update a little more often than we have done in the past. Thank you all for your continued prayers and support.

We made it!

view of surrounding mountains

Costa Rican Coffee maker



We got here all in one piece and with all our luggage. We were dreading travel with two babies and ALL that luggage we had. When we got to the Orlando airport, we got lots of looks. I wasn't sure we were going to make it through security. We finally did, with everyone along the way asking why in the world we had so much carry-on baggage. When we arrived at the gate, the plane had already been loading and we barely had time to sit before takeoff after making like 6 trips back to the front of the plane to get all the bags. God was with us and provided us great flight attendants to help. One in particular was a God send-literally, because we had prayed for help. She helped us with our bags and got us to the next gate, and even called ahead to let them know we would need help when we arrived at the gate. Thanks Deedy! When we got to Costa Rica, there was a large bus waiting to take all of us missionaries to our homes. To our pleasant surprise, we were allowed the opportunity to be taken home by our Language school coordinator's husband in their personal van; this helped us get home much sooner. We had so many more blessing along the way-even no baggage check or other problems through customs. Oh, yeah the biggie was that the girls had absolutely no problems with their ears. All this to say that God truly answered prayers. I'll post a few pics now and more to come later. The girls turn 1 YEAR OLD today!!! Can you believe it? We are having a little get-together tomorrow to celebrate. We'll post again after that. Thanks so much for all your encouragement and prayers.

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.









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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.