Thanksgiving in Michigan

Kiera skiing with Aunt Marlene

Dirk catching air on the jump

Dayna the skiing master

A big thanks to Dayna, for capturing all these moments!!

Camping with Joel's Parents in Michigan

Washington, Weddings, and Whatnot...

FINALLY... some time with my dear friend Drea :)

Rodger and Jenny at the Rehearsal Dinner at Tutta Bella

The Bride and Groom

Avery Danger Bingham :)

The smiles that come when the cake is served!

Jenny and Scott's first dance

Mandy and the BRIDE

Mike, Rodger, Oscar, Cathie, and Ashleigh... representing the Halverson side!

Kristy, Pops, and I enjoying the reception

Joel and I... am I really that much shorter than him? :)

with my mama

Oscar and Avery were the very handsome ring bearers... this is them getting ready

Oscar's too cute not to post another picture of him

A moment in history...

On Thursday, I had the chance to go to an Obama rally in Cincinnati. Somehow we (my friends, Sammy and Sarah and I) managed to be in the 5th row and be about 25 feet away from where Obama spoke. It was a powerful experience to be amongst a crowd of 10,000 people and see a history maker on stage.

quick trip to WA

Joel and I were recently both back in Washington...

I was with my sister for her bridal shower and Joel was with folks from CTM for a "Geography of Grace" gathering.

Oscar (1 1/2 years old)

Time in Michigan

The Zylstra Family

Three cool guys

Kiera and a water bucket: a deadly combination :)

Diggin' a hole with Dirk

Mandy with Grandma Ippel at Jason and Sian's new house

Rand, Joel, Jason, and Reuben at Bea and Grandpa Z's Cottage on the Big Lake

From 4 million to 30,000!!

hello everyone!

We have recently moved from Nairobi, Kenya to Oxford, OH...

We'd like to keep in touch with you and update you on our new adventures. Feel free to check this blog every so often to see what's going on!

mandy and joel

The pre-trip last meal with the Halverson family (The white mound is Ugali...and the bowl of greens are 'sukuma wiki'...we cooked some Kenyan food for everyone to try)


Driving a 22 ft truck pulling a trailer with our car...woo woo!

Our truck doubled as our bed for the trip... it was actually really comfortable!

You are looking at everything we own :)
(which felt like WAY too much when we were moving it in!)