Our Next Move

Many of you may know this, but it is now official. We will be moving to Saint Simons Island, Georgia, in July. Troy will be the associate pastor at Saint Simons Presbyterian Church, and Jess will be holding down the fort (when we find one). The pictures below are of Annika on the beach on the island and of sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. We feel very blessed to be starting a new and exciting chapter of our lives in such a beautiful place. Visitors are welcome year-round!

We (Actually) Did it!

After wending our way through three years of theological education at Princeton Theological Seminary, we have finally made it to the end. The picture above ended up on the seminary web site, and Troy has another picture on their site. Click here. We can say with confidence that it's been a long ride, but we're glad we did it.

All praise goes to God!

6 weeks, May 29, 2007

Look who's starting to smile :-)

Five weeks, May 22, 2007

1 month old

It seems hard to believe that one month has passed already! We weighed Samuel a few days ago and he is already 11 lbs! It is good to know he is growing and thriving. Thanks to everyone for your best wishes, love, and support over this past month. You have really helped us make this transition doable!

For Grandpa Jim

Born on Tax Day, Samuel wanted to give you a friendly reminder.

Four Weeks Old

Fun, Fun, Fun

We've been trying to do all the things we love doing now that we're done with school. Here are some of Annika's favorites.


Being a tattooed princess. (We don't understand this one.)



Pretending to be Lily Lightly the Unicorn.



Riding Clifford at the mall.

Annika's adjustment

The family member who is probably going through the largest amount of adjusting to all of the changes is Annika. Overall, she is coping with not being the "Queen Bee" rather well. Here are some examples of Annika bonding well with Samuel and being a big sister. I've also thrown in a picture of Annika when things aren't going so well. I'm sure you can tell which one of these is not like the other ;-)

Three weeks!

Annika the Diva -or- That Girl is One Convincing Giraffe!

This past Thursday was Annika's pre-school's spring play. The kids wrote, directed, and starred in their own production. I've put video of Annika's moment in the spotlight. If you have patience to make it through the entire video, you'll be rewarded with a stirring rendition of "God Feeds the Animals." Enjoy!

Kickin' It

Two weeks old!