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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Friday, February 3, 2017
Sweet sisters, brothers, and Marmi
The girls were still in their church clothes when Karen took these photos. They still say they are best friends!
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| The boys enjoying a book together. You can see I cut their hair SHORT with my clippers! |
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| Giving Marmi their birthday cards for her (made at Aunt Karen's) |
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| Marmi with all her PNG grandkids |
Monday, January 23, 2017
LOOK WHO'S HERE!!
Marmi and Papa - Gavin's parents, for those who aren't regular followers - and our nephew/cousin Ethan arrived for a few weeks' visit! (They've been here since Dec. 31, but some Internet connection issues have prevented me from posting as soon as I would have liked.) Ethan already left again, but we sure enjoyed our time with him here! He's a super great big 15-year-old young man, a pleasure and blessing to have around! We miss him! Thankfully, Marmi and Papa get to stay a few more weeks.
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| Marmi and Gracie |
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| Papa helping Seth on the monkey bars |
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| Marmi helping Seth with Gracie climbing up |
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| Will's turn |
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| Gracie's turn |
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| Ethan and Isaac experiencing the true missionary kid life - bicycles and MUD during rainy season! |
The boys went scuba-diving! Ethan is already certified, and it would be a crying shame to miss a chance to dive while in the Pacific, right? There are some incredible reefs around us! (We traveled to the coastal city of Madang for a few days to get this fab activity in.)
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| Left to right: Ethan, Isaac, Papa and Gavin (I know, twins, right?!) |
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| Ethan and Isaac contemplate the shore and bay |
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| Ethan about to go in! |
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| Celebrating some awesome dives with some awesome food at a restaurant on the water |
Mt. Wilhelm in late December
Gavin and Isaac took an epic trek up Mt. Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in PNG. It's over 14,000 ft. so it's also the coldest part of PNG by far! It can get below freezing at night.
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| At a waterfall along the way |
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| The lake at base camp. It's a grueling hike up there, taking around 4 hours. |
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| You can see part of a landslide that has been mostly cleared behind Isaac. Rainy season + dirt roads on steep mountains = landslides! |
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| A helpful crowd towing a car through an exceptionally muddy area. (This is not the main highway in PNG, but rather a bush road going up to the mountain, so certain extreme conditions are expected! The people were lovely.) |
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Gavin, Carrie, Isaac, Will, David, Marcie, Seth, & Grace Jones
