Other December Pictures

We did not spend the entire month in snow. Here are some pictures of a warm morning that the boys and I spent at the beach:





That was a really fun day. I wished for a better camera, so I could zoom in closer to those pelicans! I have never seen them up close, before. Its entertaining to watch them landing and taking off. I guess this has been a record year for pelicans. Many thousands have been hanging out on the coast a month longer than is their habit.

The "Deep Freeze"

Well, as many of you are also experiencing, we have had a great dose of real Christmas weather! Record low temperatures and snow levels seem to have gotten every one's attention- which is a pleasant change from all the economic news by which we seem to have been so absorbed, lately. I was a little concerned for a while that we would lose our power, and thereby our heat, but it did not happen, praise God.


Its been a lot of fun watching Daniel experience snow for the first time.


Unfortunately, all the snow is melting here, but not in the big city, so our family may not be able to make it for the actual holiday. We know many others whose holiday plans have also been dissolved by the nasty road conditions.


Regardless of all the inconveniences this weather has caused, I can not help but feel that it is a special gift to have the countryside dressed especially for the Christmas holiday. Its almost like creation is celebrating our Savior's birth with us!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Daniel!

The past few weeks have been pretty busy for us, and we have rounded it all out with Daniel's 3rd Birthday party last Saturday. We had a great time with family. Here are some shots of the big day:


As you can guess, it the day had a definate guitar theme.


Some Great news: On the day of the party, Don's vision was completely restored! So, we are back to one of everything! Now I don't have to be the chauffeur anymore!


Here's Daniel and Josiah, the floor show.


Pretty cute, huh?

Happy Halloween!

Daniel dressed up as a king this year, and we had a lot of fun. Our friends David and Tami came over and escorted us to the retirement home and around our neighborhood. In the photo below, you can see David and Caleb (the cow), and Daniel's new friend, Elmo (or Eric), from the playgroup we've started.You can tell that Daniel thinks this trick-or-treat thing is a great idea!

Recent photos

Well, I had a brainwave the other day.

Caleb and Daniel have a lot of relatives and friends in other parts of the world, so I thought I would start a little diary with photos of how we are spending our time these days since we have moved.

Since we have sworn off hospitals for the time being, we have decided that long walks at the state park are a much cheaper way of spending our time.

Daniel has decided that guitars are really the coolest thing in the entire world, and he is working on learning how to use them to make the most noise that he possibly can. We are sure that you will be hearing his name mentioned on the international music scene soon, so keep your ears open!

For those of you who want an update on Don, we have no news except that his vision is getting better! We have spoken with a neurologist, who is not sure how to advise us regarding the Gamma Knife procedure, which will blast out the little malformation in his brain, but may also cause some serious side effects from the radiation it would leave behind. So, we are planning to do another MRI in a few weeks, and speak with an Oncologist who might be able to give us a better idea of what our options really are. We know that many of you are praying for us, so we ask that you continue to ask that God will just take this problem away.

With the health issues aside, we are really doing well over here on the coast. God is keeping us safe and is granting us peace in the midst of our hectic lives. Of course we also have our fair share of giggles and "smooches" as well.

My plan is to update this site every month at the least, so stop by and write a comment, and let us know how you are doing!