Happy belated Easter!

Happy late Easter to all! We missed seeing family at Easter this year but felt extremely blessed by our community here at the seminary. We had about 13 people over to our little apartment on Easter and enjoyed good food and fellowship. There were four kids here that were under the age of 4 so they kept things active and provided good entertainment. Thank goodness their mothers brought toys for them, as we are not necessarily a kid friendly apartment at this point. Here are a couple pictures of us with our favorite little neighbor boys that live next door. They have truly become family to us!

Abby and Jonas. Jonas just had his 2nd birthday!

Paul wrestling with Gabe...Gabe requested it!

This is what it looked like here the third weekend in April. We ended up with about 10 inches of precipitation, rain and snow combined. The snow started falling Friday and didn't stop until late Saturday. Abby was barely able to make it home from work Friday and it was the first time in the two years we've lived out here that she said she would have enjoyed having four wheel drive! Paul had to push the Camry into it's parking spot when Abby got home. Guess it was better than getting stuck out on the roads. The good part about this time of year is that the snow doesn't stay long....you'll see what I mean with the pictures below!

Friday, April 17th at 3 PM

Sunday, April 19th at 3 PM

Paul is studying hard as he only has 3 more weeks left of school! Paul's parents are coming out for graduation so we are excited to share in the celebration with them. This is a very bittersweet time for us as we've enjoyed our time out here, especially living on the Seminary campus and getting to know so many wonderful people that have been our family away form home. Still, we are excited to see what God has in store for our future...we're hoping he reveals that soon! As of now, Paul does not have any job leads. We would appreciate your prayers during this time of many unknowns. We'll keep you updated!

Iowa Visit

We were fortunate to make it home to see both sides of our families over Paul's Spring Break. Here are some pictures from enjoying home! We flew into Chicago and Paul's parents picked us up so we spent the first half of our time at their home outside of Maquoketa and then it was on to Clinton to visit Abby's family.

Kris and Dave have two dogs, Doc and Stoney. Here is Abby giving Stoney the attention he was begging for. If you look closely in the left hand corner, you will see a cat's tail. Abby had originally called for the kitty to come so she could pet it but Stoney wheezled in instead!
Paul and Doc playing tug-o-war

A beautiful sunset enjoyed on the Hovey farm. We love being out on their farm enjoying the quietness, beauty and nature all around us!

Switching over to Abby's family. Kris and Dave drove us down to Clinton to spend time with the Glews.

Our niece, Leah, is now 4 months old! We had a great time listening to her coo, watching her smile, and just cuddling her as much as we could. She even decided to roll over for us while we were home...this was only her 2nd time!

Uncle Paul and Leah. Leah liked Uncle Paul's glasses!

Aunt Abby and Leah enjoying some cuddle time and kisses

A GREAT family pic! This is Abby's brother, Nick and his wife, Erica...the wonderful parents behind this beautiful little girl!

Aunt Abby and Uncle Paul getting one last pose with Leah before they had to leave and come back to Colorado.