Papa and Gigi Visit

As you can imagine we were all very excited for Papa and Gigi to come and visit! We had a great time touring all over the South Island!  Here ares some of the highlights of the trip!  Pictures do speak louder the words in the case!

Landon Cross Crountry

Landon was so excited as it was his turn for his 1st Cross Country Meet. He had been practicing for months and we are so proud of him!

Happy Easter from NZ!

Watched this video at our church here this morning and thought it was well put together. Gives a perspective of what it might be like to "FOLLOW" Jesus if the events took place in today's social net based society.

Blessings to you and yours!

Landon's 1st Field Trip

Landon had his first field trip at school. He was so excited it seemed like we were counting down sleeps forever! The theme at school this year is Extremes and so his class has been learning about the Antarctic! The bonus in Landon's mind was that he got to ride a bus there!!!!! So off we went the The Canterbury Museum to learn lots about Antarctica and everything else the museum had to offer!

Landon was a little nervous on the horse..he looks sad but he actually wasn't!

Logan Cross Country 2012

On Thursday Logan had a chance to run Cross Country at his school with his age group. He worked really hard at pacing himself and did a great job! We were very proud of him and he had a great time!

Nav Social Camp

At the beginning of March we had Social Camp with our Student Group. It was a great opportunity to get away, get to know each other, and a great start to the new school year. Bryan and Logan went up for the whole weekend and Erin, Landon, and Levi joined us on Saturday! Here are some great pictures of the weekend!

One Year Ago

One year ago today we stepped off that plane to start our new journey here in Christchurch New Zealand. I can still remember it so well as if it were just yesterday. Inside I was being rushed with so many different emotions....excitement, sadness, curiosity, scared, protectiveness for my family, relieved that we had made it, and so much more! It is a hard to believe that so many emotions can happen at one time.
Even as I write this now it is overwhelming to me to realize I still have a lot of the same emotions a whole year later. I am excited for the new year of students and what God is going to do in the group, I am still sad to be away from my family and be missing life back home, I am curious what God is going to do in my own life, I am always protective of my kids, and I am relieved we made it through the whole year of changes in one piece!
PLUS I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE! So many have prayed and supported us in this last year. I can't even imagine how our life would be without such an amazing group of God loving men and women in our lives.