It was like Christmas eve around here last night. Both kids came to our room about 11PM saying they couldn't go to sleep. Braden gets nervous and Kyndal was so excited. It really is cool to have kids with completely different personalities. The first day of school always brings...

We saw the eclipse today. It was pretty cool. I starred at if for like 10 minutes so it would burn the image into my eyes and I could see it for the rest of my life…. ha ha just kidding. I put my camera on speed burst, aimed...

Braden and Kyndal are all set for school. Tuition and enrollment fees are paid, books are bought and uniforms are ready to go. B & K will go to an international school on our island. Braden attended this school last year. We really like the school. Some of our...

Braden and Kyndal are all set for school. Tuition and enrollment fees are paid, books are bought and uniforms are ready to go. B & K will go to an international school on our island. Braden attended this school last year. We really like the school. Some of our...

Our family is having a great get-a-way in Singapore. We have some really good friends in Singapore that offered to let us stay in their house for a small working vacation. Their house is really close to Orchard Road (the main tourist strip in Singapore.) We have really enjoyed...

We have spent the last several weeks counting down the grandparents arrival. Everybody is so excited. Only one more sleep til we head to the airport to get them. I gotta go to sleep now....

I received a text message yesterday that indicated that Dan won the battle with our new office mate. Perhaps he thought the little guy was acting more like he owned the place instead of understanding that new room mates can't just eat anything in the cabinet. I'm not sure...

We tell people that we live on an island. It is true and some of our friends have come to visit just to make sure. The other day I was in a float plane headed to teach an English class to some resort staff and flew over our island....

Our English school is really taking off. We are so excited. We are currently teaching two classes that are 4 months in length and have about 15 students enrolled in those classes. The students are all adults and range from beginners to intermediate English speakers. We have also started...

Braden and I got the opportunity to go surfing today. We are still trying to learn. We cant surf off of our island because the way our island is shaped. We need a point where the wave will break and our island is long and narrow and the waves...