13!!

Our precious Stephanie just turned 13 on March 19. A teenager!! We are thankful for Stephanie and for all the laughter and joy she brings to our family!!

Encouraging Education

Rob had the opportunity to encourage our ZOE kids regarding the importance of education. Here he is doing an object lesson. You're going to have to ask him how a funnel relates to education!!

Basketball Champs!!

For three days in a row, Rob and I attended our children's basketball tournaments. They each took first in their division! What a way to end their basketball season! I know...how come Lauren's not playing basketball. She was in the musical "Smike", so with all the rehearsals, she could not commit to both. Here's one picture of her with some of the others cast members...yes, they're in pajamas and they all played the part of BOYS!! She did a fantastic job!!

Want to BBQ?

We've missed our BBQ grill back home, so Rob was thrilled to buy this BBQer in Thailand. With this 80 baht purchase ($2.50) we can grill 4 hamburgers quickly and roast the best marshmallows (no burning!!). Thank you Lord for giving us little pleasures like this!!

Run for Relief

Like last year, our family participated in the Run for Relief 5K run to help raise funds and awareness for the many displaced people in Burma running for their lives. It was great to see so many come out to help support those in great need.

Notice that Jason Lee and Grace Kim, friends from our sister church Peninsula Free Methodist in California, joined us for the run! They spent a week with us in Chiang Mai seeing sights, coming to different ZOE events, and hanging out with our family. We enjoyed our time with them!!

Tuk Tuk

There are many ways to travel in Thailand if you're without a car. In Bangkok, we used a tuk tuk. They're pretty small. Being a frugal family, we didn't want to pay for two tuk tuk's and just squished into the one. Who needs to be on a seat? Just as long as we're inside the vehicle is fine. We thought the tuk tuk would be way cheaper than using a taxi. NOT! We later found out that a taxi would've been cheaper, it's larger, safer (well, you're enclosed!) and has air-conditioning. We'll know next time!!

Ayutthaya

Rob was one of the sponsor's for Grace International School's 7th grade science camping trip to Ayuthaya. They combined four things Rob loves, camping, science, history, and hanging out with teenaged boys (he was responsible for 5!). Although incredibly hot, they had a great time biking to the different historical sites and hiking! Stephanie most enjoyed cooking out in the open, playing games with friends, the bus ride and the worship times out in the open.