It’s hard to believe that Elisabeth has been in school for a couple of months already. Here she is on her first day, flanked by her younger brother and sister. They may have been just as excited as she was on that morning.

After three trips to the zoo over the past few months, we finally got to see the lions. It seems like they even posed for our pictures. Here is a closeup of the large male. All the kids seemed to enjoy watching them.

Daddy and kids have recently become big soccer fans together and are now closely following the Seattle Sounders. When deep discounts were being offered on last year’s jerseys this Christmas, Daddy couldn’t resist. Well…they were a big hit.

The kids love letters. They have a magnetic set and a set of stickers too – their newest, favorite things. Tonight we spent some time on this project, putting all of our names and ages on paper. They loved it.

This was our first photo upon arrival in Watertown. The folks at the Maranatha Communications office were kind enough to bring over a pizza for dinner that first night. At least a few of us were able to stay awake while finishing it!

As we pulled out of our driveway in Fairbanks for the last time, we thought we ought to capture the moment. The look on each of these faces is just about right. Everyone is happy to be leaving, but I can’t say there weren’t a few tears shed as well.

One of the ministries we will miss most is the singing quartet we often formed with our Pastor and his wife. This is a picture of the very last song we sang with them, perhaps this side of heaven. That is a joyful, but difficult thought. We will miss them very much.