Back to Tacoma!!

It was wonderful to plop back down in the U.S. for almost 6 weeks after two years away. Our first stop: Tacoma. So great to be with family and friends!

Summer is the most beatiful time to be in the NW and we were blessed to enjoy the best the NW has to offer: long sunny days, fantastic fresh fruit - especially berries, melons and cherries and all kinds of great food!

Of course, what we've missed most are relationships -so it was fantastic to be with friends and family... Here's some photos from our first few weeks in Tacoma.

I spent most of the first two weeks working - but had a great time connecting with work friends, and the kids connected with their school buddies. I'm so sad that I didn't take more photos of our time with friends (like our time on Vashon!).

We stayed with Mimi - and bless her for letting us invade her world! It was great to be in the neighborhood and fun to look out her kitchen window at our house (which looks great!).

Best of buddies: Kent and Kelsey Silver with the kids

So fun to catch the weekly Seattle regatta.

Dinner on the Seattle waterfront with Auntie Mimi - it was a beautiful (albeit windy) evening.

Loved getting together with our Tacoma church buddies! Harlan, Lori Bekker, Teresa Enslin

Harlan, Max (the host together with Edwina), John and John Bekker


Our small group reunion - it was so great to hang with these guys again after two years. We miss the fellowship, laughter and meaningful conversation (what little there is of it!!).