Creation Museum!

 We all really enjoyed a visit to the Creation Museum in KY, a fun family time... so much to see and so amazing to be reminded of how God created the universe!

 It was very interesting to learn more about Noah's Ark and the facts behind the event... neat to see some of it in person!

 Jonathan couldn't believe how big the dinosaurs were. :)

 Jonathan loved the rocks that light up with black light... difficult to take a picture of... but we did our best. :)

Oh no! the Dinosaur is going to smash us!

Visiting Friends and Supporters in Missouri!

 Keith and Gaila.. friends I used to go to church with when I was in the NTM training in Camdenton, MO in 2001-2002! It was fun to see them again and get to know them better!

 Nicky and I met in 2007 at Interface when she came over for a year to help out! It was fun to see her again at the Training Center!

 Dan and Arla were my second parents when I first went to Interface in Papua New Guinea in 1995! And I hadn't seen them since 2007! So it was so fun to introduce them to my husband and child! So good to see them and play Settlers together!

 We also got to meet Bea, who is a good friend of our former co-workers, and a prayer warrior!

Enjoying some family time in Camdenton!

 The Missionary Training Center from across the lake.

 Taking a walk on a semi warm day. :)

 Trying out the fishing pole

 Jonathan always looks around everywhere and wants to know what everything is!

 Enjoying a play area here.

Jonathan loves swings and slides!

Jonathan is three years old!

 On Jonathan's true birthday we were in Camdenton, MO at the NTM Missionary Training Center. We had a individual berry ice cream cake with berries. Yum! Jonathan loved it! And had a great time opening the gifts we had collected for him from different

 people.

Excited to play his new harmonica!

 He loved being able to drive his remote control train along side dad's remote control car!

Trip to Paducah, Kentucky!

 It was so fun to see Lyz, a good friend from my CT and MA growing up years, now living in Kentucky!

 Jonathan and her son Eli had a lot of fun together!

 Jonathan had a great time with Timmy and Eli! He hadn't ridden on a scooter or bike since we left PNG so he was quite excited for the warmer weather, in the 60s, so that he could play outside, with no snow!!

 Doing a little painting together!

 Timmy was very excited that Jacob had a Nintendo DS so they could play a couple games together!

 Relaxing in their PJs! :)

 Lyz made Jonathan an early birthday cake, cupcakes that looked like a train!

 And we enjoyed sharing about Papua New Guinea at her church too!

 Lyz, is a music teacher so she had fun teaching... and Jonathan had fun learning... how to play a few instruments!

 And Jacob had fun playing violin again for the first time in 3 years!

A very noisy family concert. :)