Getting Settled

We have been back in Andalusia for 3 weeks now and are starting to get settled. We finally got our Jeep on Friday and are still waiting on our household items. Hopefully they will be delivered sometime between April 7th and 14th. We'll keep our fingers crossed! The boys are really excited to be back with our family and are looking forward to greeting their new baby cousin, Maryn Kate, on Friday!! Merrill is ready to get busy again, and I am just trying to keep up with everything!
I have to admit that I get homesick for Alaska every now and then. To all my "family" in Alaska: I love you all dearly and pray for you continually. Hopefully we can see each other again soon on a visit. I promise to update the blogs more often. Corban plays his first TeeBall game on the 20th and I will be putting pictures on this blog and on his. Stay tuned!
God Bless and keep Jesus FIRST!!!!

Iditarod Race

The Iditarod Race is a race of dog mushers that goes from Anchorage to Nome. The re-start is in Willow...right down the road from our house. This is where the race actually starts. We offered a nursery for the dog musher's babies and I kept it until 2pm and then Merrill, Corban, Collin, and I all got our snowgear on and headed down. What a sight! Thousands of people on a frozen lake all cheering for the racers. There were 67 teams this year, and they go at 2 minute intervals. The race will take them anywhere from 10 to 18 or more days. It is unbelievable! We were so excited to be able to get to witness this amazing event. Below are some pictures we took while there. I have also posted the link the the offical Iditarod Headquarters website where you can learn about the race, and track the mushers.
http://www.iditarod.com/

Here is the link to the album below http://s423.photobucket.com/albums/pp313/merrilldavis/Iditarod/?action=view&current=7985edc1.pbw

Alaskan Sunbathing

I thought Merrill and the boys were sledding and building snowmen, but when I looked out the window, I found them "sunbathing"! It was so funny!

Go Ahead, We DARE You!

So, most all of you have heard of the movie "Fireproof" and the devotion that they do called "The Love Dare". Well, Merrill and I started it three days ago, and it is AMAZING! We think that it is something that every married couple should do. It doesn't take long, and you don't have to sit and read it together. You just add it to your quiet time in the morning and then do the dare for the day. It is so easy and so wonderful! The first day's dare is to say nothing negative to your spouse and to excercise patience. You can do that!

Go get the book....We dare you!!

http://www.thelovedarebook.com/