ALASKA

This state is amazing. From the hikes through ice caves in glaciers to catching a 30 lb. fish, and people dropping off dungenous crabs, because they have too much, this place is amazing. It is awesome to see how the Lord has blessed us with such a diverse world

Have you ever fought an Alaskan King Salmon in Alaska?

40" 30 lbs. and I am not talking about Jane. This is one big fish.

And yes...Im bringing home the meat.

IN THE GLACIER
After a 2 hr hike and "bushwacking" through some Alaskan wilderness, we came up to Mendenhall Glacier. It is amazing to see into the depths of the ice caves and see and hear its slow movement.

Our dear friends Tracy and Alan invited us to come and stay with them in Juneau, Alaska. So far we have gone downtown, driven to the end of 2 roads, hiked by the West Glacier Trail, gone to their church, went to a camp site and killed amazing amounts of bugs with these electric bug zappers. No, we haven't seen any bears yet but; John and Alan hiked up to the top of the glacier and saw a porcupine! We are headed to the tram tomorrow and to go gold panning. We are having a nice time. Flying in was so amazing and yesterday was the longest day of the year. In fact, it's almost 11:00 pm and it is dusk outside. Crazy!

Bathtime

Our little baby.

The Zoo

We went to the LA Zoo while in town for the Shepherd's Conference and had so much fun. It was Auntie Allie's idea and we had a wonderful day!

Easter

We had a great time with some dear friends. The service was great and there were 8 people baptized. Jane had fun picking up her eggs and putting them in the basket.

Josh & Laura's Visit

Josh and Laura came up in February and it snowed non-stop for 2 days. Crazy Snow! We went sledding and played Settlers a lot. We had snowball slushies with Rootbeer. It was so good.

Just Haning Out

This picture just cracks me up.

Having some breakfast before church.

Jane hangin' out wearing Dad's hat.

My Little Valentine

It has been so fun playing with Jane and dressing her up. John & I are so blessed.

Let it snow...Let it snow...Let it snow...

Merry Christmas

We took this picture after the first snowfall in October. It was a beautiful day.

Jane loved her Noah's Ark!

This was the first stocking that I sewed but it didn't phase Jane.

Our Christmas morning was so fantastic. It snowed for about 4 hours and then the sun came out. Our favorite gift was Jane under the tree with a big red bow on her head.

Jane's bath time mohawk

Jane's preferred eating her presents rather than opening them.

On Thanksgiving at the Lake House.

My sweet girl up at 7:00 am and ready for the day!

Hi baby-girl! Merry Christmas!

Mommy & Jane on Christmas

The snowman that John and I built while Jane was napping.

The 4 foot long icicle John found on the roof!

Anyone want to make a hamburger for dinner?

Daddy & Jane being silly...

Snowing like crazy!

We went and chopped our tree down.

Jane and me looking for a tree.

Thanksgiving 2007

Our house in December.

This is Jane's new smile for the camera. She scrunches her nose and we just love it. We made it down to Southern Cali alright, we hit some snowy roads above Bishop but John was my hero and got us through. Praise the Lord.

Events in 2007

So John and I got to thinking and this year has been the most insane year of our lives. Here is a run down:

January - 5 months pregnant, John in final semester, looking for ministry position
February - John went to Nevada to candidate for position and offered the position
March - Received offer from the church and accepted position - started packing for move
April - 5 days overdue with baby, Daisy stopped working - still packing and setting up baby room; trying to sell our house
May - Jane born on the 2nd, John graduates, we are trying to sell our house
June - Move to Woodfords, CA and have found someone to buy our house - Jane 4 weeks old, go to the lake, cousin's wedding, celebrate our 4 year anniversary
July - Begin ministry at Hilltop and go to Junior High camp, spend some time at home
August - Finally sell our house, kill lots of mice in the house - see a HUGE bear in the backyard, trip home to LA
September - John marries a life long friend and his fiance in San Diego, stay in town for a few days, Josh and Laura visit
October- Don visits, we have our first day of real snow and take our Christmas picture :), went to the lake house
November - Thanksgiving at the Lake house, Mom visited, and a surprise visit from my friend Tracy
December - Got in accident driving through the snow (we are all just fine praise God). John's grandma's 90th birhtday in San Jose, cut down our Christmas tree, MORE SNOW

These are just some of the highlights of this year.

June 2007

Jane wondering about the world and smiling at her Dad.

Jane riding in the boat at the lake house.

This picture was taken at the top of the mountain on our way to the lake house. It is so beautiful and I can't believe we live here. The Lord has taught us so much and we are continually reminded of His care and the beauty of the world that He has created.

Meadowranch Junior High Camp 2007

The three of us up at Hume Lake in July.

This was our group of the junior high students and the staff that went with us. We had an incredible time and one of the students came to know Christ. This was about 1 month after we had moved up here and Jane was about 2 1/2 months old.

The bus that we drove up was brand new but we ended up breaking down about 45 minutes after the adventure began. The parents were so amazing and came to our rescue. Our trip which was supposed to take 7 hours ended up taking 11. The students didn't mind of course and we all got to talk and get to know each other a little better.

Not so plain Jane

Jane on the lake watching Daddy water ski and lookin' good...

She is now 4 months old and talking, touching her toes and teething!

I have so much fun being with her and watching her smile and giggle. I am so thankful for these precious moments. She is growing up so fast.