catching up

Straddling the state line. This pretty much sums up our last few months. We have been on the road, soaking up this time with our families and so many we love, sharing about life and work in Bangkok, doing home life and school. The pace has been intense, and full of so many good things! Any attempt to catch up here will be in vain, so I think I'll do just a brief flyover for posterity's sake.

We had the chance to visit our dear cousins in India on the way home to the States this summer. We had an incredible time enjoying them and enjoying the little bit of this country we were able to experience. A few glimpses of that...





Em celebrated her birthday in 3 different countries this year, and had the fun of celebrating with her cousin in India!

On to the U.S....

just a bit of summer- my very favorite picture from the lake in NC

Celebrating our birthday boy as September rolled around...

We had a party filled with family and friends just after his big day, and spent his actual birthday indulging in a bit of culture at an art museum followed by a visit to one of Atlanta's finest eateries...

Travels have taken us to Washington, D.C., where it poured rain the majority of our stay but we managed to wring ourselves out and see lots of great things, anyway...


Then on to visit dear friends in Virginia, which just blows you away with its loveliness...

Fall has seen little ones jumping into some new endeavors...


And most recently, Mountain Day at Berry, which was lovely and slightly chilly and warm with old friends. Our oldest children expressed their desire to go to Berry, and Asa expressed it perfectly, "Mountain Day is the funnest!"

We began a new tradition this year- a Mountain Day hymn sing after the main festivities; I don't think it gets much better than old hymns and good friends, a guitar, a banjo and a fire...



And that's that. These past months have been full of good gifts, and we are grateful. And the cold weather's coming! And the holidays!