Leaving Ketchikan Today....

Well, today is the day. We are leaving Ketchikan, AK this afternoon. The last few days have been a whirlwind of moving activity. So many good friends came to help us move and clean and we are eternally grateful. We have made such good friends here and every now and then I catch myself feeling sad, but I know that while this may be the last time we see many of you on earth, we will be reunited in Heaven with our Heavenly Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you so much for making the last 3 and half years so memorable for us and we will be checking up on all the blogs so that we can see what grand adventures you are all having without us. God bless.

Fun with the Sampsons

Yesterday morning I had to take the two cats to the vet so that we could get a health certificate for them. Samantha was so kind to offer to watch the kids for me, and afterwards we had a great time visiting and playing together. Rebecca and Clay are great friends and will get the opportunity to keep up with each other by becoming pen pals after we move. The weather has been so nice for the last couple of days, in the high fifties and in some places low sixties. Robert and I got to walk around for a little bit today with the tourists on the docks. I had on my flip-flops and a short sleeve shirt. Other people were wearing heavy jackets and wool hats. Hmmm...
I guess I have truly acclimated to the weather here. I am looking forward to wearing shorts in a couple weeks! Just one more week until we are on the ferry to Bellingham! Woo hoo! Oh um sorry, I mean, I am so sad to leave....

Last Waterfall Trip....

Robert and Clint went to Waterfall Resort this weekend to kill bugs. It looks like they had a good time....!

Birthday Party Fun....

Last night we had a fun time a surprise birthday party at our church. As you can see the kids are quite flexible as they play their favorite game, Twister. I am not sure that it is Justin's favorite game, he had to stretch a lot! But he wouldn't give up, what a trooper. It was nice to have a party.

As many of you may have heard, we are moving. We leave on May 30th for South Dakota. We hope to be able to see all of our friends before we go, but if that isn't possible, we will miss you all so much. The kids have enjoyed their time here for the last 3 and a half years, and of course so have Robert and I. I am hoping to get lots of good pictures of our trip and post them on the blog.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, so I wish all of you Mothers out there a blessed day, and for those of you about to become Mothers, Happy Mother's Day to you too. God Bless.