Island School House

The “before” pictures!

Missing our “real” books & a really fun video for my fellow bibliophiles!

20+ bags and various parcels…

Planes, trains and realtors.

It feels like we’ve been here a month, without the benefit of getting our bearings about us!

Let the games begin!

Video and a recipe.

Horse hair fiddles, violas and yummy Japanese food!

Mongolian ankle bone games!

Give me the free market!

You are going to want to watch this video, I promise! ;o)

A funny from a friend, and photos from the Cultural Show.

Turtle Rock, another Monastery, a delicious Mongolian traditional meal and more photos from downtown!

Mongolia’s Museum of Natural History and Gandantegchinleng Khiid.

New use for an old saying…

The “American Store” and a new market.

Playing dress up, riding camels and ponies and learning Mongolian games!

A couple of birds and the largest equestrian statue in the world…

A download!

Family Mission Statements

Far far away, in the Gobi Desert…

Neonatal Resuscitation Training by LDS Philanthropies.

I want to live in the mission field for the rest of my life!

Sukhbaatar Square

Welcome to our new home!

…on the street where we live.

New apartment, sea-buckthorn and language lessons.

Our first adventures in UB.

Lots of sights around Seoul.

Visas, lunch, a palace and observations.

I will catch up soon, I promise!

Pie cooling off!

…and the winner is!

An announcement and a contest!

Learning Chinese through song.

Pray for China!

A summer of Gospel oriented study.

24601!

Some fun reading, books and blogs!

Navajo Trail and Queen’s Garden Trail.

Why learn History from a Textbook?

Three new temples, keeping the Sabbath Day holy and the importance of service….and so much more to come!

A little catch-up on the goings on around here!

Blog stat fun.

Xuxu’s new business & a couple of performances.

Music. Writing. Math. Building.

Christmas in Hawaii!

R*io T*into published a Staff Profile in their quarterly news letter.

For the next two weeks: I will be absent from Facebook Not a single news article will be read Nor  will I hear Glenn, Rush, Hannity or Levin’s voice My…

Today was our 4th Forever Family Day with Pie!

A trip around the world….pauses for a moment in Utah!

Creamy Cauliflower Soup!

Walking With Dinosaurs, Disney Land, California Adventure, Arturos, Pacific Ave. Palos Verdes and an annoying little alien!

Our busy summer!

How will we manage church out of 6 back packs…and the bags themselves!

How we plan on traveling the world with six people and six small back packs!

Ye Ye And Nai Nai are home!

A wonderful message about motherhood.

Emerald Pools for Mother’s Day Weekend!

A prediction that is coming true today!

Sorry, I’m annoyed but smiling at the end of the day!

The Forbidden City, Hot Pot & Acrobats!

An unplanned visit to the Olympic Park!

Buses, subways and babies oh my!

Hallelujah! The Lord is resurrected!

Pandas, kids, spice and opera!

Yep! We have!

Elephant Hill, Guilin, China.

Yao Mountain and Reed Flue Cave

A photographic essay of Yangshuo County.

Star gets the opportunity of a life time!

Cormorants & Miao costumes!

A beautiful cruise and more art lessons!

A trip to Moon Hill with friends, some art and dinner!

The Yangshuo Impressions Light Show

Xi’an -> Yangshuo

A trip to the Terracotta Army.

“Friends don’t let friends ride in tut tuts!” ~~Bella

Custom made qipaos for the girls and an interesting bakery!

The “sickie” talks about her photos.

Starfish Foster home Baby Room.

Another bus trip and some amazing art!

And loving it!

The Large Wild Goose Pagoda and the Tang walking mall.

Art Street!

The ancient Bell and Drum Towers of Xi An.

Where do we shop?

Photographic essay of our “block.”

What you’ve all been waiting for!

…and loud ones!

Trying to sleep through fireworks!

So proud of my daughter!

More Pictures, Sickness and VISA issues.

An excursion.

A day of babies, shopping and broken strings!

Touchdown.

We are in Beijing.

A brief explanation of our upcoming trip to Xi’an, with photos!