It was a great and busy summer! Here’s a little overview:
First, we had two weeks in Calgary in Clarence’s
family. We got visit with lots of
friends and even did a little roadtrip around Alberta (Edmonton, Jasper,
Columbia Icefields).
On in the Icefields - yes it was cold!
Boys in the Alberta Badlands
Exploring with Yeh-Yeh.
Still loves to be carried, especially by Mah-mah.
Then we had almost a month in Ohio with Anna’s family! The boys loved having lots of time to play
with their big cousins. One big
highlight was the Pandora area Vacation Bible School. The theme was ‘Jerusalem Marketplace’. Everything was set up to look and feel like
Jerusalem around the time of Christ. The
kids got to do daily chores of fetching
the water and baking bread each day.
They also got to try out new activities like woodworking, weaving, and
metalworking. There was Synagogue school
with the Rabbi, and skits which helped them to think about how the people felt
when hearing about Jesus – particularly his death and resurrection. So fantastic! [But of course I didn't get any pictures of that . . . ]
Silas has a special bond with Aunt Amy!
Line of cousins!
Joint birthday party for Austin and his cousin Isaiah.
Special reading tent.
We also we glad to be in Ohio for Anna's grandpa's burial service. He passed away on the day that we flew from Germany to Calgary, but the burial service was a few weeks later. As a World War 2 vet, he was honor with a military burial.
Finally, we ended our time with about 12 days in Toronto. This was a bit of a whirlwind as there were
SO many people we wanted to see! It was
great to share at North York Chinese Baptist Church on a few different
occasions as well as attend a wedding of one of our old youth group kids! Even though our time in Toronto was short, we
loved being there and reconnecting with so many wonderful friends! I'll try to add some pictures of that later!
