Bryan's Birthday

For Bryan's birthday this year we decided to kidnap him to Phoenix! We packed the car and went to his brothers for a visit and then we surprised him with a Diamond's Back game! We had lots of fun and enjoyed a baseball game while we still live in a country that has baseball :)

Bryan and Scott

Riding the Light Rail to the game!

Slip n' Slide... Don't forget to pause the music mix!

Logan starts Kinder

1st Day of school! Go Logan!!!!

Poor Logan has the Haines Gene of sticking their tongue out while thinking :)

Logan's teacher Mrs. Lofgren!

One great Kinder story! The class voted on a mascot....they chose Horses.
For those of you that know Logan, he is very literal and hates being called
anything, but Logan. So the teacher will say, "Horses line up...
Horses it is time to go." Logan is not thrilled about this part of
Kinder and does not like being called a Horse.
Oh the problems of a six year old!

Summer Fun!

LOGAN TURNS SIX!
So we have had season passes to Sea World so when Logan decided he would rather go to Sea World then have the sleep over he was thinking about we jumped on it! We jumped in the car for a last minute trip and headed to Sea World! We had such a blast and made great family memories!
SWIMMING LESSONS
When you live in Tucson it is a must to learn to swim as soon as possible! So both Logan and Landon had swimming lessons with Miss Elane...an old friend of the Thigpen family! They loved it! Logan can now swim laps in the pool and Landon can jump off the diving board and swim to the side! Poor Levi was not old enough and very sad...so luckily a friend let him come and play at their house during the lessons!
4th OF JULY
This year we spent the 4th with Gramma Jeanne, Poppies, Cousin Drew, the Crawfords, and the Moores! We had a great time and drove down to Patagonia for Fireworks....we had seats right under them!

It's officially official...

We Have An Official Assignment

The journey has been long and it is just starting! After a year of fasting, praying, interviews, visits, and screening we have an official assignment. We are going to be serving in Christchurch, New Zealand at Canterbury University. So when are we going? That is the question of the moment. We would love to give you an exact date, but the answer is not that easy. We will get to go when we are 100% funded in both our monthly support and our relocation costs. What are we doing right now? We are fund raising and training. Please pray with us that we would be 100% funded before the end of the year. It would be ideal to be there before January which is when school starts in new Zealand.

DID YOU KNOW?

*Less then 10% of people in New Zealand are Christians.

*The majority of Christians in New Zealand are over the age of 65.

*The fastest growing religion in New Zealand is NO RELIGION.

*The drinking age in New Zealand is 18 which has caused a lot of binge drinking in college.

*Prostitution is legal in New Zealand.

*These are just some of the challenges these students are facing everyday!

Would you consider praying and asking God if He would desire for you to be able to support us financially? We are in need of new monthly supporters, yearly gifts, one time gifts for our out going costs, and prayer partners. We would count it a privilege to have you be a part of our team. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or prayer requests.

Our family vacation to San Calros, MX in May...don't forget to mute the music!

A Visit to Mexico

We were blessed by Bryan's brother and his wife to stay in their condo in San Carlos, Mexico for a vacation. While we were there we were able to visit a local orphange King's Kids run by a missionary couple. It was such a blessing to get to play with the kids, bring some supplies, and visit with some of the staff. It is a wonderful ministry. If you are ever in San Carlos you should look into stopping by.

Of course we also got to spend lots of time on the beach and the pool. It was a wonderful time to be with eachother and forget about everything for just a week!

Don't forget to mute the music ipod!