Reliving 2006

1. Chelsea became our first family dog.
2. By all the comments, Maria having her ears pierced was one of the highlights of the year. By popular demand we include a picture of this fine young lady and her ears.
3. After 32 years of living in West Virginia for Diana and 23 for Ken, we sold our house, packed up the memories and moved on.
4. It was a big family outing for us as we spent time in the Smokey Mts., Charleston S.C., Savannah, St. Augustine, Pensacola and Houston on the way to Mexico.
5. We join the ranks of those who call themselves missionaries.
6. Who would have ever thought that Language School would have become a part of our lives in our 40’s?
7. Jodi Buttram joined up for a tour of duty as she spent five months home-schooling our children.
8. We celebrated another round of birthdays for Daniel 15, Maria 11, and Christina 8.
9. God gave our family special surprises when we arrived in Mexico including a house with a view, ping pong table, a dog, world cup games, special friends…
10. Josiah and Jessi Smith became our first visitors when they came in August with their newborn son, nephew and nieces.
11. Diana was introduced to and became fond of a good cappuccino.
12. The scorpion count was up to 45.
13. Ken began reading Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman and highly recommends it.
14. We watched with interest and trepidation our first presidential election in Mexico.
15. We were able to trust and worship.