Feeding the Dogs

Life was a little crazy in the Foreman home before leaving Kodiak. Lots of days were spent backing, cleaning and trying to get people filled in on what was suppose to happen that summer. Through it all Greyson seemed to find great ways to entertain himself. This video is him feeding Roscoe. He would slide behind the pantry door to the dog food, put it into the cup and then throw it onto the ground. This went on for about a half hour.
(don't mind the talking in the back)

July Birthday Celebration

A great perk about being back in Nebraska is having the opportunity to get together with family more frequently. For the past 7 years Stephen and I would be lucky to see our families 5 days out of the year. Even more I would only get to spend 2 days with my sister (not enough!). My dad celebrated his 58th birthday (I can get away with saying his age, because he looks way younger:) giving us a great chance to get together. Greyson loves his cousins and gets extremely excited every time they come around. Because the weather was so hot we all had a great time on the slip and slide, running through the sprinklers and playing in the little pool. There are also gobs of toads at my parents farm and all the kids had fun capturing them. Of course Great Grandpa and Grandma were there as well and I think they get younger every time they are around their great grandchildren.
Our goal is to never take advantage of our incredible family, the love we have and the bond of Jesus Christ that keeps us all together.

Family Vacation

For the Fourth of July the entire Palsma (Jean Foreman, Stephen's mom's side of the family)Clan together. We had a great time at Lake Okoboji in Iowa. From what I heard the weather was very hot, but we spent most of it in the water so for us the weather was perfect! Greyson loved the water and cried every time we had to leave it. We also had a wonderful time with Daniel, Allison, Lucas, Alexis and Joshua Greyson's Uncle and Aunt and his cousins that live in South Africa. As well as time with his Uncle Joel and Paul. Of course a trip would not be complete without Grandpa and Grandma too.
It was a wonderful way to spend the beginning part of July

Our New Home

While in Puerto Rico we were extremely distracted with thoughts of wondering. Wondering if we were ever going to find a home we liked, if Stephen would like his job, if we really would like Nebraska, and if we real had really made the best decision. But we also knew that while there were so many things we didn't know, we did know that God had called us to where we were and that he would provide for all our needs.
Upon returning home we still were not finding any homes we really liked. Every option that we would look at wasn't just right. It was after a terrible home viewing that I finally gave into to looking at a house Stephen had seen only a few days earlier on line. It was just on the market and he thought we might like it. It was incredible! The next day we viewed it and put an offer in right away. We love this little home and look forward to closing on it this Wednesday!

Old San Juan Puerto Rico

One morning we headed out on the bus for Old San Juan. We knew that with Greyson it wouldn't be an all day trip, so we did our best to fill as much into a short time as possible. Old San Juan is really incredible and we took some time to walk through an old fort. Old San Juan was founded back in the early 1500s and heavily protected by turrets and walls from British invasion. We walked through hidden tunnels and even into a cell hidden in the hidden tunnel. There were still old drawings in
the stone wall from prisoners. We were amazed at the detail in their drawings and the types of boats they drew (not the type of boats we think of).
While it was hot we had a great time exploring and even meeting some of the now residents of the fort, the lizards!

Exploring Puerto Rico

While the majority of our time in Puerto Rico was spent at the conference we did find some time to sneak away and enjoy some of God's incredible creation. After our difficult trip to Hawaii we were concerned that Greyson was going to have a difficult time with the heat, sand and sun. Praise God, he surprised us and did a great job and seemed to love everything. He really started to enjoying being in water. Each evening at our hotel we would go swimming, teaching him how to kick his legs and go under. He loved it and always got quite upset when we had to leave.
One day we were able to go to El Yunque National Park. It was of course rainy, but there is a great difference between cold and warm rain. We took about an hour and a half hike which lead us to some beautiful waterfalls. Stephen enjoyed jumping into the bigger ones and Greyson had a great time in the little ones.

Puerto Rico - ABC Biennial

Well a day after returning from Illinois Stephen, Greyson and I all got on a plane and headed out to the ABC Biennial Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was great visiting with so many supporters of the Mission and also tell so many more about the ministry happening in Kodiak.