Uncle Bob

A zerbert from cousin Jack

Nothing rides like a Deere!

Proud Grandma (Marie) with her two grandsons (Jack and Aaron)

Looking good in Daddy's old clothes!

Playing peek-a-boo with cousin Megan

Chilling with Daddy

Hanging with Uncle Timmy

On a walk with Grandpa Whittaker

Meeting Aunt Cherie and cousin Caroline

Auntie Joann teaches Aaron about pierced ears.

Like my hat??

Aaron doing his walrus impersonation

Playing with mommy

Aaron playing ball with great-aunt Kris

Aaron goes to church

The long flight

Well, we have arrived in the US! Thank you for all your prayers for our safety. The flights went very well. Aaron was great on the plane. He was a hit with all our fellow travelers and with the flight attendants.

We actually arrived on Thursday to a greeting party which included 4 grandparents and an aunt and uncle. Aaron took a bit to adjust to the new time zone, but last night he slept through the night for the first time since leaving Singapore. What a wonderful thing!

We are enjoying the chance to see family and friends. Please pray for us as we travel a lot and try to fit two years worth of things into six weeks!

Our little traveler, on his way to a world of meetings

A member of Aaron's fan club


On the flight from Tokyo to Portland there was a large group of Japanese women flying over for the Portland Rose Parade. They thoroughly enjoyed Aaron, cheering and clapping any time they saw him. It was a lot of fun.

Aaron meets the Grandmas

Aaron meets the Grandpas

Aaron meets cousin Jack

Danny meets nephew Jack

Playing with the grandmas

Aaron meets Aunt Kimmie

Aaron meets Uncle Andy

Aaron meets the Kjosness family

Aaron meets Great Grandma Kjosness

Aaron meets Great Aunt Kris and Uncle Bruce

Aaron meets August (the cat)

FOUR MONTHS OLD!!!

George is my buddy.

So big lah! (Forget the bear, compare me to the couch!)

So cute lah!

Riding the bus

What? Isn't this what blankets are for?

All clean!

The center of attention at graduation!

Final Exams

Graduation 2006

Pop quiz:

How many nationalities represented in the class of 2006?

Final Preparations

With only four days left of school and 10 days until our departure for the states we are working hard to finalize everything.

At school Danny is working to get tests graded and grades turned in. While at the same time, he's also attempting to get everything packed and ready for the move to the new campus. On Saturday he helped with the first moving day. Many people gave their time on Saturday, so the entire library was moved in one day! We will have a few more of these moving days over the next two weeks. Please pray for continued support by volunteers and safety in the move.

Betsy has been putting together a scrapbook of Singapore to share with everyone. Pray that she can complete her work quickly. God has been gracious to provide a fellow resident of Mount Faber Lodge who cleans apartments. Her name is Nelia. She comes once a week for about three hours. She does a very thorough job cleaning the whole house. Thanks to Nelia, Betsy has more time to spend with Aaron, scrapbooking, and packing for the summer. Yes, she started a couple of weeks ago with all the warmer clothes that we never wear here. Pray for wisdom as she decides what to take and what to leave.

Aaron will be getting his second "Jab" (the term for vaccine injections here) on Thursday this week. He has been coughing a bit lately, and they will not inject him if he is at all sick. Pray for his health and quick recovery from the jab.

Thanks again for all your prayers and support. See most of you this summer!

Sleeping Baby 1

Sleeping Baby 2

Sleeping Baby 3

Larry, I'm sorry, please look at me!

Hey Ralph

What??

You got something for me??

End of year Chess Tournament

2 weeks

With only nine days of school left, we are continuing to adjust to having Aaron in our life. He is doing very well and sleeping through the night on a regular basis now. I'm working to get all my grades done so that I can also get my packing done to prepare for the move to our new campus.

Please pray for us as we finalize this year and as we prepare for our visit to the states for the summer!

Family photo at church

Aaron and 'auntie' Denise

Happy baby!