Nate came for a visit!

 Nate, friend and fellow chef, stopped in for a visit on his way to Madang. He is going to cook for the Interface team again this summer. But this year, it is being held at the NTM Center in Madang.

 We had a lot of fun going swimming in the local pool and going to the ocean!

 We even got our croquet set out for the first time!

 Jonathan even loved it!

Jonathan turns 16 months old!

 This is before his hair cut...

And this is after his hair cut! His second hair cut in his entire life! :)

Jacob's Birthday Celebration!

 We celebrated Jacob's 31st birthday with an ice cream cake! Coffee ice cream with a cookie crumb crust and chocolate sauce on top. Jacob and our guests enjoyed it!! But we weren't able to get a picture of Jacob blowing out the candles because it is so hot here that it was melting at lightening speed. We had to eat it fast! This picture was actually taken the next day! :)

 Jacob made me some mango ice cream with no sugar! Yumm!!

 Jonathan didn't like either type of ice cream, he just wanted to eat his bananas. :)

Jacob requested Lasagna for his birthday dinner. Jonathan loved it too!! We enjoyed having our co-workers, Bill and Jen over to celebrate!

This is how we do dishes in Wewak...

 Jonathan loves to help us with the dishes! And we love it because we can both do the dishes and get them done quickly!

Jonathan takes the dishes out of the rinse water and puts them on the side of the sink, or gives them to Dad. :)

Jonathan's room redone!

 Well, after almost a year, we finally were able to hang pictures and our own curtains in Jonathan's room! Jonathan's Nannie (Grandma) made the Noah's Ark latch hook. And that is surrounded by pictures of family. Hopefully Jonathan will know his family by name before even meeting them when we go home! And we were excited to finally hang up the cross that Hope Church gave us at Jonathan's dedication, right above Noah's Ark. :)

I found some airplane curtains for Jonathan's room because he loves airplanes! Jonathan's cousins, Jack and Zander colored the superhero posters for him when we saw them last... so they had to go on the wall as well. :)

Just hanging out...

 Recently some of our co-workers left PNG, and they left us this cute little bench for Jonathan. He sits on it when he wants us to put his shoes on so he can go outside. :) He also loves to pull out all the toys inside!

 Playing around with a hat that another missionary family gave us before they left.

Paula and Jonathan! :) Paula helps us around the house once a week, which enables me to work a few hours in the business office. She and Jonathan get along very well!

Mother's Day!

Jonathan brought me flowers for Mother's Day, with a little help from Dad. :)

 We took a family photo just before Mother's Day so we could send it to our Mothers. :)

Jack and Zander

 One afternoon Jonathan was eating his snack and he kept pointing over to the tv. Finally I figured out that he wanted to see the pictures of his cousins. So I gave it to him and he didn't want me to take it away.

 He kept smiling and looking at them. And then started to feed them crackers. :)

Jonathan turns 15 months old!

 Growing up fast - 15 months!!

He is full of laughter and smiles almost every day!

Elissa came to visit!

 Our friend, Elissa, came to visit from Goroka. She is there for three months helping out. Elissa was my assistant cook at Interface for a year! And she went back after her time at Interface and went through all the NTM Training so she could come back to PNG. But due to her health, she was unable to come back until now! Please pray that her body heals so she can come to PNG full time!

 Enjoying our visit at a restaurant right on the ocean!

A cat in the restaurant, eats the crumbs and saves them from a lot of sweeping. :)

 And another day we went to a restaurant with a pool! Great fun for Jonathan!

And for dad and mom too!

Jonathan loved playing with Elissa!

Saying goodbye to Elissa at the hanger.

Easter!

 Easter Sunday, getting ready to enjoy a brunch with everyone!

 All done eating, time to get cleaned up and play!

 Jonathan's first Easter Egg hunt. :)

Trip to the Island

Jacob had the opportunity to help two missionary families return to their ministries on an island about 80 kms from here. It was quite the adventure in a small boat over open waters.

 This is the boat that Jacob and Bill drove to take the two missionary families home. It took 4 1/2 hours one way. And it was a beautiful day for traveling!

 They even got to see whales and dolphins!

The Island