Phoebe's baptism

Last Sunday we had the joy and blessing of having Phoebe being given the sign of the covenant when we she received covenental baptism. Sarah and I are so grateful for having such a wonderful daughter, and we wait in eager expectation for the day that Phoebe will personally call upon Jesus to be her Lord and Savior. Our hope and prayer for Phoebe is that she will reflect the Brightness of the glory of God and that she will bear the good news of the Gospel of Jesus wherever she goes and with whomever she comes in contact. After the church service, we were able enjoy spending time with family and friends over lunch. Matt and Carly had Liam baptized as well.

Recent life...

I apologize for not keeping this blog updated very frequently. Until we get some more consistent internet accesss, you will have to bear with us. Anyway, life has been going good recently. Phoebe has continued to grow bigger, cuter, and more expressive. She is cooing and "talking" a lot more. I think she has discovered that she can make noises. And she also smiles all the time! She is such a joy and blessing. :)

Fight and Spit

Here's part of how we spent our Labor Day at Sandy Bottom Park. Phoebe had a few cheap shots below the belt, but the final KO blow at the end was completely clean and helped her win the fight. :)

Phoebe smiling

Here's a video where Phoebe cracks a few smiles!

Phoebe cooing

Here's a video of one of Phebe's first cooing sessions. :)

Our little princess

Phoebe doesn't like being on her stomach much. She doesn't mind being on her back if she's in a good mood. But the one position that is her absolute favorite is standing up.

Getting so big!

Our precious little Phoebe is 7 weeks old and is getting bigger and cuter every day! She has recently started standing and completely holding up her own head. She has also started smiling - I love it when I see them. They're so precious!

Phoebe Evangeline

A lot has happened since we last updated. We gave birth (actually, Sarah did) to Phoebe Evangeline, our wonderful, precious daughter!

Happy 27th Anniversary Dad & Mom!

Happy 27th Anniversary Dad and Mom! I hope that this next year will be filled with wonderful memories and that as you seek the Lord that you will be drawn closer to each other through Him.

Round 1

Two nights ago we went to this cool place called Round 1. It's an arcade/entertainment/gambling place, but we went for all the sweet games. There are entire rooms full of all the newest arcade games. They also have lots of sports games, like basketball, archery, tennis, pingpong, boxing, etc. It was lots of fun. They also have a room with massage chairs.

A day in the neighborhood

Reading and relaxing.


It was a gorgeous day outside, so Sarah and I went out for a bike ride. There were many little reminders, such as this shrine, to pray for Japan.



For lunch we went to a gyoza restaurant and ate gyoza and ramen. Can it get any better than this?

A day in the city

(for whatever reason, the computer insists on making every picture horizontel, so bear with us on the two pictures that are meant to be vertical)

This morning we enjoyed a cup of coffee and doughnuts at Mister Donuts.


Afterwards, we went into Kichijoji and shopped around. We ate lunch at Matsuya - the best place to eat lunch in the world. What did I order? The same thing that I have ordered since high school - a large bowl of Gyudon (beef over rice). It doesn't get any better than Matsuya.


Japanese advertisements never cease to amuse me.


While walking around in Kichijoji, someone decided to film us and broadcast us on a large screen for the world to see - probably because of my rugged good looks...or was it because my zipper was down...craaap.


Enjoying an evening snooze.

A sad day for the bears...

So on top of the Bears losing the Superbowl, while I was gone to church today, the seemingly innocent cute little dog that you can see in pictures on the previous post decided that she needed to rub in their loss a little more by chewing on the brim of the cap.

Our trip to Japan

Sarah and left for Japan on the 8th of this month. It has been wonderful to come back to Japan and bask in the wonderful sights, tastes, and smells of the culture. It has also been wonderful to see my family again. One member that I have not met yet is Kiwi, the newest (and arguably the most popular) member of the family.




As Sarah and I have been recovering from jetlag, we've been getting up quite early. Our first morning in Japan we woke up at 3am. This morning (sunday) we woke up at 5:30am and decided to go for a walk. It was a beautiful morning - perfect temperature, calm, and peaceful, and a great time to hang out with Sarah and to enjoy a quiet morning in Tokyo.


Whenever a property is bought, before the building is constructed, a shrine is erected on the property and a Shinto priest will perform a ceremony to cleanse the property of demons and bad luck.


A cabbage patch in the middle of the neighborhood.


Hot milk tea from a vending machine.


A garage very unique to and tailored to the confined space of a Tokyo neighborhood.


"No cars allowed - bicycles excluded"


A view from our window.

Some Hawaiian flowers

Baby Cole

Some of you may not have heard of the newest addition to the Cole family.

Meet Baby Cole.

I think the baby looks like Sarah (hopefully).

You can see the baby's fingers!

Baby Cole's arm.

Sucking on his/her thumb?