Nostalgia

Ahhh... last night Suzanna and I were at Mom and Dad's, and while there, I looked at some pictures from my mission that I had downloaded on their computer. I found a few from Parnu that I really liked, so I decided to post them for you all to see.

I spent the last 11 1/2 months of my mission in a little sea-side town called Parnu. I was in the same area the whole time (on the north side of the river where there were probably only 15,000-20,000 people total), so I got to see an entire year of Estonian weather!

Here are the pictures:


March 30, 2006: The Parnu river was just about completely melted, but you can still see the curvy lines from the Independence Day (24 Feb) moto-rally on the ice! It was a crazy day when we woke up and looked out our window to see hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the river to watch motorcycles, four-wheelers, and little kids on little bikes race around on the ice. It was pretty cool!


June 20, 2006: Isn't this picturesque? I took this picture because to me, this is what a mission should look like: long road, beautiful blue sky, a few little houses on the side.


June 24, 2006: "Koertega Supelrannas Viibimine Keelatud" Literally, this says, "With Dogs On The Beach Hanging Out Forbidden." In other words, no dogs on the beach, please. I took this picture the day we baptized Silvia in the Baltic Sea. It was beautiful weather with the kind of clouds John Constable might liked to have painted.

An Update

I suppose it is about time for an update. Life is very different with little Luke around, but at the same time it seems like it has always been this way. It is a lot of fun to have this cute baby with me everyday. He changes so quickly! Now that he is almost 2 months he is much more responsive to people. He has an adorable smile, but it goes away as soon as the camera comes out. Maybe someday soon I'll get a good picture. He loves to talk and giggle and to stand up on your lap. He also loves to eat! Next week we'll get the official weight at his 2 month checkup, but I"m pretty sure he has gained nearly 7 pounds in the last 8 weeks. We love chubby babies!

On Sunday Luke was blessed. Mark gave him a beautiful blessing. Thank you to all of our family and friends who came and participated in this great event. It was a very spiritual day for all of us.

Here are some pictures of the day.









Other than being with baby Luke most of my days I have been working. I can do a lot of work from home, but a few times a week I have to go in to work to get it all done. My mom and siblings are very kind to watch Luke when I go to the office. I'm pretty sure they don't mind. In fact, I have never seen my siblings so willing to babysit or change diapers in my life. It's amazing how things change.

As for Mark, he is busy trying to prepare for his finals this weekend and next week. He has been quite busy this semester taking care of his little family, working, going to school and serving in the young men. He's a great husband!



Well, that's about it for us at the moment. Below are just some more pictures over the last couple of months.

This is the best smile we've got on camera