Smith, our little brother!

Our brother Smith is a man of few words but he can sure act out a story!!! This was taken at the Chiang Mai night safari where Smith was reenacting a dying duck! We just wanted to make sure he had his face on our blog as he is definitely a very important part of our family.

Summer Snow, the next day

What do you think?! Is she cute or what?

Summer's curls

Yard sales, almost unheard of in Thailand, are alot of FUN! Our friend Miss Stephanie gave us some curlers and other games after helping with her garage/moving sale and we tried them out!

Overnight train from Chiang Mai to Hat Yai.

Savannah, Shiloh, Summer, Smith and I definitely had a more relaxing ride through the beautiful country of Thailand leisurely enjoying our lunch and a good night's sleep in our comfy beds with the 'chug, chug' of the train chugging us to sleep. We spent one day in Bangkok visiting Kipp and Anna Lor and their three kids, Josiah, Asia and Levi as they wait for baby #4 to be born within the month. We spent the day at Queen's Park playing with turtles!

Moving to Narrathiwat.

Todd loaded our truck with everything we weren't able to send ahead in the mail. Jeremiah Moore drove 30 hours shotgun while Judah and Joseph Garsee were the elite passengers forever fondly remembered for his hours of "Ow nee, ow nee..." (I want this....I want this....)

Thank you Jesus for a safe, successful trip!

Savannah, my gymnast

Savannah spent the last two months attending a British gymnastics program on Tuesdays in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She is pictured here with her instructor, Miss Katherine. Savannah just turned 10 on November 23 when we had our family Thanksgiving with the Blakes and Ziebarts. Savannah shared this experience with her best friend in Chiang Mai, Alysha Tibbets.

Aunt Goldie Stick, 1919-2008

Our family says 'goodbye' to my dad's oldest sister who we all fondly remember as "Aunt Goldie." She lived most of her life in Chicago, IL but in her later years shared a home with my Aunt Edie in Phoenix, AZ.

She was truly a part of my godly heritage, another grandmother to us all (she was 17 years older than my father, Walter Gust.)

Carrie