Rainy Day Pikininis
The picture says it all... One of the kids' favorite activities is playing in the rain and mud.
View ArticleWhat?! More Transition!
God, in His infinite wisdom, must find great humor at us laying plans for our own lives. So, 6 months after returning to the Solomons, we ourselves, well, Erin, is pregnant. This was not a part of our...
View ArticleBack Again
Sorry that taking pictures hasn't been a priority in our travels lately. It seems like just making it from point A to point B with family is enough. We're back in the US and looking forward to seeing...
View ArticleRough Driver
The wind on his face. The feel of rock and asphalt underneath his tires. A carefree life on the open road... Callum has his first bike! Christmas came a little early this year for Callum. Erin's...
View ArticleSharkie!
Erin had her first pre-natal appointment and we received great news about our newest member of the family. He/she is healthy large and growing. We've had hard times in the past with pregnancies, so it...
View ArticleThriving and Well
It's a real blessing to see that, in all of our globe trotting, our children adapt, adjust, and fit in to life much more easily and quickly than we do. In our short time back, they've had an excellent...
View ArticleThe Big 3!
Isla turned 3 yesterday. The day was pretty low key. Happy Birthday on the bagpipes, a strawberry cake made by Erin, and a birthday doll (also made by Erin).
View ArticleThe Places God Calls Us
God must really want us on an island... in the Pacific... As you know, we had to leave our assignment in the Solomon Islands last fall due to health issues in our family. We weren't certain where God...
View ArticleA Day At The Beach
When Isla heard we were moving to another island, she was really looking forward to going to the beach. It took a lot of convincing for her to realize she wouldn't be doing much swimming at the beach...
View ArticlePicnic and a Hike
Last weekend we went for a hike on Pillar Mountain. It was a beautiful day and the sky was clear enough we had a good view of the mountains in the distance still snow-capped.
View ArticleBurt Dow's Doppelganger
Callum and Juston have been out fishing a number of times now. Callum has mostly only caught rocks which results in wet boots for Juston, but Juston has managed to catch some trout in between...
View ArticleClose Encounters of the Furry Kind
This past week I was invited to go out fly fishing for sockeye salmon with some friends from church. It was unbelievably, crazy, wicked sweet awesomeness. We hauled ATV's part of the way and then...
View ArticleThe Big Catch!
Callum caught his first ever fish today! It was a pink salmon. Check out the action pics and the fish pics below. It was a long but good fight and there were a few times I thought Callum was going...
View ArticleBerry Snatcher
That hand is taking away from our year's supply of salmonberry jam. Salmonberries are everywhere here on Kodiak. If you haven't encountered them before, they're not as sweet as raspberries or have as...
View ArticleBears!
So we, as in the whole family, saw our first bear tonight. Juston has quite a few now, but no one else had. It was about 30 yards away and pretty big. Kodiak bears are some of the largest in the...
View ArticleI Like Kodiak
Not much to say about this... other than it was pretty SWEET! I got to fly in a float plane and fly fish for salmon. Yeah, that was my day off. It was a good day. I dropped these bad larries off at...
View ArticleCallum's First School Photo
We still need to get pics of Callum's first day of school posted, but Callum brought home his first school photo today so we thought we'd throw it up real quick. Look at that dapper boy!
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