Isaac’s 1st Birthday October 15, 2009

Isaac celebrated his 1st birthday on Tuesday!  We had a birthday meal followed by cake for dessert. Isaac really enjoyed the cake (as you can see from the photos!) He ended up with his tummy smeared with jam and cream and went straight into his bath! As we look back over the year since Isaac [...]

Back in the UK August 28, 2009

We have now been back in the UK for almost 2 months. We have unpacked all our boxes and our house now has some order to it! We are enjoying being back in our own home, and having family nearby. Almost every day Noah asks if he can go and see grandma and granddad!  Isaac [...]

Final Days June 27, 2009

We have 4 days left before we arrive in England – we fly Wednesday July 1st and arrive on Thursday. The weeks since Graduation have flown by – we have now sold everything we wanted to and have given the rest away to friends at church. Our apartment is beginning to look bare and every [...]

Graduation! May 31, 2009

Matthew’s graduation ceremony was held on Saturday morning and he now has an M.A. in Biblical Studies! On Friday evening we went to a ‘dessert reception’ held at the seminary for the graduating students, their friends and family, the seminary faculty and trustees. The students were introduced, five students gave a brief speech on their [...]

May May 19, 2009

Matthew is coming to the end of his last semester at Westminster Seminary. He has exams this week on Thursday and Friday and then several more next week. A week on Friday we have a Graduation Dessert Reception held at the seminary and then the graduation ceremony takes place on Saturday May 30th. Matthew is [...]

The Triple Birthday Party! May 3, 2009

On Satuday we had a triple birthday party for Noah and his 2 friends. Noah and Andrew’s 3rd birthdays are in August so we thought it would be fun to have an early party so they could celebrate with their friends, and Calvin was 2 on Saturday so it made sense to do it altogether! [...]

Spring Break 09 April 19, 2009

We enjoyed our Spring Break 2 weeks ago, and having a few more family outings. Wednesday was Naomi’s birthday and we spent the day at Disneyland! They have the policy that you can get in for free on your birthday, and then Matthew was given a free pass by a friend who works there We [...]

March Update March 25, 2009

Matthew is almost half way through the Spring semester already! He is enjoying his studies very much. He has just finished his counseling training last week! He is also preaching more regularly at church. He had several months off around Isaac’s birth, but things have settled down now so he is back on the preaching [...]

Photos January 28, 2009

To see our Christmas photos you need to scroll down to the post before the newsletter one – entitled ‘Happy New Year’ and the link is at the end of that post

New Year Newsletter January 20, 2009

Here is the text of our new year newsletter. We’ve not been able to upload the file, but if you would like the PDF version with photos please email us and we’ll send it to you. Dear friends, As 2009 begins, we thought it would be good to write around to friends to share some [...]