Two Things Caleb Has Learned

1. The Good Thing:
How to stand in the middle of the floor with no help.

2. The Bad Thing:
How to undo the velcro on his diaper.

All Rested Up

Well, we have slept and rested and are finally getting back to normal. We are now putting all our efforts into our traveling and getting the required finances to leave for Northern Asia. Our target date is around September of '08. So far, we're not doing too bad. We're at about 20% of our monthly budget. I think that's pretty good since we just started traveling in June, and then that was cut short because of Summer School.

The kids seem to be getting back to the routine of things. Caleb is suffering from a cold and some sort of stomach bug. Hopefully we're seeing the last of it. The house is slowly getting back in order, though, with Caleb being fussy it's hard to get all the things done.

Well, I don't have any pictures to post. I was hoping we would have that picture CD from Summer School, but I found out that we won't be getting that til September. So, I'll just post those pictures then. I guess that's about it for now. When something exciting happens I will let everyone know. :)

We're Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More to follow after we've slept for a few days. (and unpack, and wash clothes, and buy groceries, and get mail, and, and, and...)

To Answer Everyone's Question...

No, Caleb will not be potty-trained with split pants as you saw in the previous post. He will be potty-trained like all our other children, with no pants at all.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled program.

Potty Training Au Naturale

While we are here at school, we have some classes called Regional Studies. It's to help us learn about the culture and such. I thought everyone would like to learn a little tidbit about the Northern Asian culture as pertaining to potty training. Since diapers can be expensive, they have taken a more naturalistic approach:

Summer School Update #5

This is just a small update; no pictures.

Well, only one more week to go!!! Can't believe we're almost done. It's been an adventure, that's for sure.

So, today I have a baby shower to attend. A lady I met here is having a baby, so someone (can't remember who) is throwing her a shower. It's her third baby. How fun. I got her a pack of diapers. Have to be practical. Then we have a dinner tonight at a Chinese restaurant. We've eaten there before, it's really good. And it's actually not a buffet, if you can believe that. I didn't think those kind of Chinese restaurants existed anymore. :)

The kids went to a theme park yesterday. They had lots of fun. I'll post the pictures when I get the picture cd that the workers are putting together.

And that's about it!

Summer School Update #4

We got a nice break this weekend...we're off from Sat.-Tues. Yeah! A four-day weekend! It's been very relaxing, not having to sit in classes all day. And it's been nice to actually have our kids back (at least for a while :)

So, three weeks down, only two more to go. I think we're going to survive summer school! We haven't done too much this weekend. We took the kids to a pool on Sat. with another family who are going to the same area of the world we are. They have four kids as well, around the same ages as ours. The kids had a lot of fun swimming...the big kids got to dive off a diving board for the first time.

Yesterday we just kind of hung out around the yard in front of the dorm and let the kids play. The boys played soccer and frisbee while Nicole played dolls with some little girls. See, just nice and relaxing.

So, we have one more day for our break...it ends with a welcome dinner tomorrow night to welcome the new families that have come in. Hope it's good food. :)

Kids' Graduation

They have officially graduated! Tonight was the graduation for the kids program. It was a very nice graduation, and the kids did a great job on stage. There were some really funny moments and some emotional moments (for the parents!). They received picture scrapbooks and trophies, and they also got to take home their figurines that they painted in their pottery class. We took some pictures of the actual ceremony but they came out real dark, so I only have pictures of what the kids received.

Cool Fireworks Pictures

I guess it ended up being a pretty good 4th of July after all.

Happy 4th of July!

We have had an interesting July 4th. First, we had a BBQ lunch that was sponsored by a team here. It was very good--ribs, pork, grilled corn on the cob, and all kinds of good things. We really enjoyed it.

So, after Caleb took his nap we decided to go to an "I Love America" fair. When we got there, there were old-fashioned airplanes flying overhead. Very cool! There were all kinds of games: moonwalks, rockclimbing and such, and people parachuting overhead with ribbons and flags. But it ended up being soo hot, that we didn't stay very long. We were just going to go back in the evening and watch the fireworks show. (Which Keith and the big kids are at now, and he just called to tell me it's the best show he's ever seen. The kids are having a blast!). So here are the pictures from the fair:

Well, after we left the fair we decided to go walk the mall and eat at the food court. After we parked, I went in the back to get the stroller and it wasn't there. We had left it at the fairgrounds! I had put it on the ground and told Keith to put it in the van, and he didn't hear me and next thing you know... So, we had to go ALL the way back (a pretty good ways) and sure enough it was right where I had left it. So, we pick up the stroller and go ALL the way back to the mall and eat...Couldn't look around because the mall closed at 6pm. We must have gotten there around 5:30pm. Oh, well. We go back to the dorms and give the kids a shower and wait for the time to pass to go back to the fairgrounds at 9:30pm. Well, while we wait, Josiah smashes his finger in the door and hurts it pretty bad. (No need to worry, it's fine.) I'm thinking, "What is going on??" Ah, well, a day in the life of our family. :)

So, these next pictures are just some cute pictures of Caleb. He has discovered a couple of fun things he likes to do: climb up the footboard of the bed, and crawl into our laundry "baskets". Aren't babies fun?

How To Donate

If you would like to donate to us to help the people in Northern Asia, you can:

1. Send a check for a one-time donation to:

Keith and Jaime Wommack
402 W. Mount Vernon St. #381
Nixa, MO 65714
Please include our account #: 2924470

2. For a monthly donation you can send us a comment with your email address and we will respond with more information. (Your information will not be published on our blog.)

{All donors will receive a receipt and all finances are considered charitable giving.}

Summer School Update #3

I know how much everyone likes all the pictures, so I'm really sorry to say there won't be any pictures in this post. The children's teachers have been taking lots of pictures of the kids all throughout school, but I won't get them until school is all said and done. I'll post some of those pictures then. OK, now on to other things...

Well, two weeks down and only three more to go! Yeah! We've had a great two weeks so far, but we'll all be really ready to go when it's done. Here are some things the kids have done so far:

-Pottery shop. They got to pick out their own sculpture, paint it, and have it glazed.
-Aquatics center. They apparently loved this. There was a big slide and all kinds of cool things.
-Cave.
-Airplane rides. They rode in one of those prop planes. I was a little scared about that one, but they came back alive. :)
-Wildlife center.
-Eating party. OK, this was an interesting day for them. Their teachers were trying to teach them about having to eat strange foods in other countries, and that you have to eat it so you don't offend your host. There were squid, frog legs, and crawfish. I know, you're thinking "Crawfish! That's not bad." But...they had to eat the ENTIRE crawfish...head, tail, shell, eyes and all. Well, Nicole wouldn't do it (surprise! surprise!), but both big boys did!!! I was shocked. They received an "honor bead" to put on their necklace.
-Roller skating and bowling.

Here are some things Keith and I have done:

-Meetings
-More meetings
-Even more meetings!

But they've all been very good and informative. We are learning soo much and meeting some wonderful people. Overall, we're having a great time!