Immigration Update

Hopefully there won't be too many more of these needed! On Thursday May 24th at 3pm I am secheduled for an interview for my green card. Tim and Renatah both have to be there with me along with many pieces of paper and what ever 'evidence' we have of our relationship!! Have you ever seen the movie 'Greencard' with Andie McDowell - I wonder what kind of an experience this will be! We haven't been 'studying' each other ... so we'll see how it goes!

The appointment is in Seattle (as our mailing address was Vancouver Washington for the past year or so) ... so it will be quite the adventure. I hope I will be posting news of celebration soon.

Oh - the day after the interview Renatah and I will be off on another practise plane ride to Ohio to visit my dear friend Sarah and her family for a week. We are so excited to see them again and for Renatah to meet them for the first time.

Thanks again for your continued prayer and support over the past 2 1/2 years - crazy isn't it!

Naomi

Exploring the world of FOOD!

Renatah is thoroughly enjoying dinner each night exploring the vegetable world. She is quite eager to 'feed herself' but is working on which end of the spoon achieves the best results!

Happy 6 month Birthday Renatah

On May 2nd we had a tiny celebration of Renatah's six month milestone. She loved sucking on her 'cake' - a granny smith apple with an unlit candle! Fun times!!!

Visits from Michelle

At the beginning of this month we had a visit from my friend from uni - Michelle. She was here the day Renatah was born so it was rather fun for her to see our little girl again six months later.


We love that Michelle's work brings her to the states and that she squeezes in a visit with us before returning to work in Hong Kong. Thanks Michelle!! We miss you.

This photo was taken at our favourite restaurant - PF Changs in down town Portland. Renatah has an odd expression because she has been sucking on a wedge of lemon!

Men at Work

The first project for our new house was to build a fence so that we could keep a dog in the back yard. Chuck, our next door neighbour, is a God-send! He's a 'you-name-it-I-can-do-it' kinda guy and absolutely loves doing things with his hands. With his knowledge and skills and Tim's muscle they put this beautiful fence up in two days. We are so blessed and grateful for God's provision of our handy and delightful nextdoor neighbour!