Enjoying the 'cold' Highlands!

 Jonathan loves the little table outside the guest house.

 And he loves to sweep!

 And he loves the slide

 And he loves the swing.

 Sunday evenings Jacob plays roller hockey with some fellow Canadians. Jonathan and I go watch for a few minutes. And now he says 'hockey' all the time. He finds the ball, wants to try on the jersey, the helmet and even use the stick. :) We found a plastic banana in the toy box here that he uses for a hockey stick, because he can't use Jacob's huge stick. :)

 New books to read about bulldozers and tractors!

 The playground is one of his favorite places!

The process of getting a good 19 month picture. :)

 Every month we take a picture of Jonathan but it is taking longer and longer each time. :)

But eventually we get a good one. :) Jonathan at 19 months old!! Wow, he is growing up so fast!

Heading to Goroka for a break!

 While we were waiting in the NTMA Hanger for our plane to arrive, Jonathan explored... this is the Samaritan Aviation float plane.

 Samaritan Aviation does emergency flights to bush locations to take people to the hospital.

 This is the NTMA 206 Cessna. This is the plane we were going to fly on to Goroka!

 But first the cargo had to be unloaded...

 Jonathan and I waited... Jonathan loves to ride on carts!

 There was lots of activity on the airstrip as we waited... Air Niugini flew in and out...

 A few helicopters landed near us.

 Then Jacob helped our pilot, John, refuel the plane before take off.

  Family photo before heading out on the plane!

 Inside the airplane... the pilot seats..

 And the cargo with a seat for Jonathan and I. :)

 View as we took off...

 Jonathan wasn't sure what was happening when the plane started its engine. He cried and cried and said he was all done. But eventually he settled down and fell asleep.

 And when he woke up he was happy!

 Jacob enjoyed his ride in the front talking with John, our pilot. Don't worry, Jacob didn't fly. :)

 View of the Sepik River

Arriving in the Highlands... I love the mountains!

Jonathan and the Skid Steer

 Jonathan loves tractors... he says, 'dig, dig, dig' followed by 'hole'. :)

 The Michael family lived next door to where the work project was taking place... this is Julia... we were sad to say goodbye!

 

 Jacob helped load up these gavian baskets with stones... they are in the process of building a boat house for the Biem boat.