happy boy

joseph having fun

here is the new delirious album

couch house

the kids favourite (indoor) game at the moment is building a house in the cushions on the couch

yorkshire

went for a walk with jojo today in God's own country

breakfast club

popped in on john and helen for a bacon butty

first flight

joseph had his first airplane ride today!
we took a family trip along with some friends to see an exciting young church in northern ireland

first flight

joseph had his first airplane ride today!
we took a family trip along with friends to see an exciting young church in northern ireland

car wash

having fun getting wet and frothy (and getting the car clean)

portugal

what a treat! phil got four days in portugal this week hanging out with some of the finest people in europe, sharing challenging conversations on church planting and a first round of golf...

shrewsbury

mags, isabel and the gang had a fun day out exploring this picturesque shropshire town

catching up

with olds pals isabel and nev and some all-important 'park time'

cool gadget

we have this cool buggy board thing where skye can ride behind the push chair (translation for our american friends: stroller)
well she loves it and we wanted you all to see it!

excited

about the new delirious album due out this spring
been singing and dancing to the videos with the kids...

recovering

woohoo! let the clean-up begin...

sick

urgh

happy new year!

woohoo! we loved watching the cool fireworks in london on tv

the big review of 2007

phew! 2007 has been a big year for us
big changes, big adventures, big growth...
...here is a small collection of our biggest highlights!

sleepless in january
on new year's day mags and phil took a short break in seattle














family in february
taking a team to the impuls gatherings in norway
meeting our gorgeous new neice (skye's cousin) kerstin in sweden















mumbai march
our lovely friends jean and francis visited from mumbai india














other big things were playing nertz at 306, andy and heather visiting from seattle and the dental trip to ecuador

expectant april
leading a week of prayer at church, seeing delirious live
and visiting oklahoma city with mal














and to top it off - finding out mags was pregnant again!

moving may
crazy packing, an amazing retreat, tearful goodbyes
we moved from america to england to join our friends in bristol and be part of a team planting new churches across the city and beyond
we spent a few happy days with eric and jill, exploring washington dc















home and holiday in june
we established home in central bristol - the ark - with fellow-returning-missionary-friends-from-sheffield neil, natalie and matthew
regardless of other things happening in britain (rain, flooding and terrorist attacks) we had a great family break in the highlands of scotland















climbing in july
the shipment of our things arrived safely
phil climbed the matterhorn of north america - the grand teton in wyoming















outdoors in august
more outdoor adventures - this time in scotland and norway















september is meant for starting
including year team bristol - a year-long training course for young adults - as well as part-time work in a local prison and the house at wick for prayer, retreat and teaching















october is for adventures
short visits to northern ireland and budapest















november is spelt j-o-s-e-p-h
nephew adam (skye's cousin) was born and then
our biggest highlight of the year - joseph's arrival!














also the one that got away - joseph and michelle's wedding

december is for chilling
we've had some really special family time and some serious festive food
it's also been a great chance to relax, read, reflect - resulting in this review!














happy new year!

grandparent time

family

are great aren't they?
we're enjoying having phil's mum and dad, richard and marion visit this weekend