Family news
It was my niece, Annie’s first birthday yesterday. She’s such an adorable little thing who has always been very happy and good and easy plus very engaging and interactive from a very young age (I realise that not all babies are like her, through no fault of their own or their parents – I have another niece who screamed for four months with reflux!). Here are some photos:
This is Annie with a present I sent up, which is a fabric mail box with letters and packages that she can stuff into it and pull out again (I wanted to give her a wooden Noah's ark, but the practicalities of finding a nice one and then mailing it to Darwin proved undoable):
This is her mastering the art of walking with her Uncle Josh:
You will notice in one of these photos an arm in a cast. That is my brother-in-law. Last Sunday afternoon he had an accident on his dirt bike and broke both wrists. Just stop and think about life with two broken wrists for a second! Considering the general seriousness of motorbike accidents and what else has happened to people who ride bikes in our family (that’s how my father died) we’re thankful that he only has two broken wrists. However, on Monday he in having an operation involving a bone graft from his hip and will be in hospital for a week. The wrists need to heal properly for him to be able to continue his career flying military helicopters, so if you are inclined to pray for him that would be appreciated.