Our Graduate

Isaak graduated from Chinese Kindergarten tonight! It was a very cute ceremony that included performances from all the classes. Those pics will come later, but here are some that the school took. Congratulations, Ike!!!

Riding on His Own!

Last weekend Isaak came back from horse back riding with A Ba and was oh so proud because he got to ride the horse all by himself!! Way to go, Ike!

Taking after Uncle Kyle

The other day Joey helped himself to a cold hot dog. I had to take a picture because it reminded me of my brother when he was about this size (maybe a little older).

Recital Pictures

Today was Ellie's recital! She did a great job!

Getting ready...hair and make-up

Waiting with her friends

Show time!!

Ellie's First Ballet Recital!

A Week Away

Last week we headed a little south for the annual Taiwan Missionary Fellowship conference. We had a great time learning, being in the Word, seeing old friends, & meeting new friends! The kids had a blast attending their classes (kind of like VBS) and swimming every afternoon!

Our little fish (well, not so little anymore)!

Ellie wanted to be in the big pool but needed a little help because she's too short!

Riding his surfboard (ok, it was a kick board, but he had fun)

A pretty worn out little boy! It was a BUSY week for him!!

Random Shots

These are all shots that were taken on Father's Day (I know...really late!).

Joey's version of a "thumb's up"....He's going to have to work on that!
Ike was so tired at dinner that he started falling asleep while eating!
Lucky for him he has a great dad who carried him up to his bed!
Just to prove that Ellie really was there to help her dad celebrate Father's Day (the better pics are on Andy's camera, sorry).....

Donut Face

This is the face of a happy boy eating a chocolate donut (thus the chipmunk cheeks)!

"Speed! I am Speed!"

3,4, and 6

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3, 4, and 6!

Joey turns 3!!

Joey turned 3 on Monday! I had to steal his cars in order to make his race track cake. He didn't seem to mind, though! Happy birthday little guy! We love you!

Ike turns 6!!!!

Ike turned 6 on Monday! This boy is in love with super heros, so requested a Batman cake for his birthday, complete with Batman napkins from Grandma! Happy Birthday Ike! We love you!!

Brothers

Looking so innocent like they ALWAYS get along this well!

Ike reading one of his school books to Joey

Little Mommy!

I wonder where Elle learned to hold her babies like that?

Our new neighbor

Our friends a couple houses over just got a new kitten. The kids absolutely adore it and are constantly asking to go see the "meow-mi"! I'm thankful I'm allergic to the kitten or it would be pretty hard to tell the kids that, "no, we can't get a meow-mi"!

I love this picture of all the boys squatting down!

Grandma and Grandpa's Visit

G & G just left for home after a fun 12 day visit with us! Thanks so much for coming. We miss you already!!!

Andy and Pa working on our new table
The kids giving Grandpa his birthday present

Wrestling with Grandpa...and Farkle every night!

Playdoh timeGames with GrandmaA five tiered (or something like that) waterfall near Yilan. This was the top tier.3 generationsHiding out in the shade (it was over 90F and VERY sunny)A view of the beautiful Pacific!

First lost tooth

Check out what happened when Grandpa and Ike were having a wrestling/tickling match.....Ike's VERY loose tooth just fell out!! Thanks for the help, Grandpa!

Grandma and Grandpa Larsen are here!!!

Grandma and Grandpa arrived last Thursday night and we are having a great time with them! Andy's keeping Glenn busy helping him build a new dinner table for us, and the kids are keeping both grandparents busy by playing with them and reading to them! Here's a few pictures.....