Nov – Dec Nov – Linnea celebrated her 40th birthday, much to the shock of everyone who assumed she is much younger. Jon and Linnea had the chance to get away for an overnight for her birthday also. Thanks, friends! Thanksgiving was spent with our sweet MC and we ate everything traditional except for turkey!…

Sept- Oct Sept – saw the beginning of Linnea’s new career in teaching and the kids returning to school. We also continued growing our small garden and investing in the lives of new people on the island. We also hit up our local taco place again! Emma and Jon revised their podcast – Okidoki –…

July – August July – We had the joy of seeing our immediate families in Ky and NY/PA along with other friends not pictured. Just a fun time resting and eating lots of American food. Also, if there was a theme, it would have been baseball. Jon saw a lot of baseball this summer! August…

May- June May – We said goodbye to more friends and more friends and more friends. We didn’t get as many pictures this year but trust us when we say it was a painful month. We are still missing all y’all. We also had the joy of every month uniting with our friends and celebrating…

March- April March – We finally got a furry pet – hamster. He has given the kids much enjoyment and continues to remain alive which our kids are excited to see happen. Jon and Linnea are also excited that they are excited. 🙂 Monsoon style rain overwhelmed our backyard and created a fun swimming space…

Jan – Feb Jan – We went on the annual Cherry Blossom hunt and ate some amazing ice cream. We also said goodbye to some amazing families who left in Jan. They are sorely missed to this day! Feb – We made Japanese food with our family – Satomi and her hubby, John. Jon and…

Our firstborn turned seven at the beginning of Dec and we celebrated with some nerf gun battles and his friends. He’s able to read now and it’s been a different experience for him as he doesn’t care for birthday cakes. All together we are so grateful for our Johnny boy who is an incredibly kind…

Yesterday after church, our family was told that there was snow left over from an event at the local base so we headed over and jumped in for a few minutes! Pretty awesome!! It’s an answered prayer for our kids as they had waited to see snow again this winter so now we have. 😉…

The beauty of Okinawa is overwhelming everywhere. Some days we forget how much God has created for us to enjoy. Here’s some of our favorite photos from the last few weeks.

Owen has had the opportunity to play in like a mini soccer camp called Tiny Troops Soccer, which is normally on military bases but our school is able to offer it this semester. Here he is kicking and being a goalie. Owen is full of passion and one of his favorite things to do in…