Family Overseas

On July 12th we headed down to Illinois for a quick trip to see Tom's sister Tami, her husband, Steve, and their 3 kids--Ashley 9yrs., Andrew 6 yrs., and Melissa 2 yrs.--before they headed back to the mission field. We arrived late but were able to spend some time helping them with their luggage. On July 13th we all headed out around 6:30am to the airport. Everything ended up going smoothly for them at the airport which was quite a praise.
It was hard to see them leave knowing that they won't be back for another few years or so. The kids grow up so fast, and we miss seeing that. The oldest, Ashley, was crying b/c she is old enough to understand that leaving means not coming back for a long while. I'm so glad that we were able to make that short trip to spend the day and a half together with them. When you think of it, pray for the missionaries your church supports and their families. It's hard to be so far away from your family.

Our Fourth Anniversary

On June 22, 2006, we celebrated our 4th anniversary. For our special day, we went to a bed n breakfast. This Inn was mentioned in a book called Select Registery that we had gotten while on our honeymoon. It's a great book that lists all the great B-n-B places across the USA and Canada. Well, online they had a special running in June for one night's lodging and dinner for two. Our dinner was pretty fancy and it was even served table-side. The whole place felt so cozy. It was a really nice retreat for the two of us and made our anniversary feel very special. We're so thankful to have each other.