It's A Boy!

Jonah Brian Vandegrift

Born August 20, 2007

Loving their new baby brother,

Haley is almost 5 and Hunter is 3

Yes, that is a Boston Red Sox hat but Jonah is an Angel too!!!
The proud parents of this gorgeous baby are Jimmy & Stephanie Vandegrift
(Stephanie is our niece)

I have been getting as many cuddles as I can!!!

Deron at work....three new computers to build!

Jasen.....the new Angels fan!!!

Finishing off a great night with spectacular fireworks!
Ken and Pam enjoying eachother!

Steve and I outside the Angels stadium in Anaheim, California

Two hours early...we were very keen!

This was the very first baseball game our boys have ever been to and it was a blast! The whole gang was there....Ken & Pam, Jimmy & Stef (Jonah too, we were expecting him any minute!) Scott & Jenny and the five of us. This was a great time together...red licorice, peanuts, chocolate brownies and the biggest refillable drinks we have ever seen...64 oz's of rootbeer!

Jasen loved it so much that we had to go again, and yes, once again the Angels won!

Jasen brings joy and blessings everywhere he goes!

Party Time for Deron and Ken (Steve's Bro)

Our arrival to the States starts off with a double-hitter celebration!
Pam (my sis in law, married to Ken) LaVona (Steve's mum)
Jimmy (married to Ken & Pam's daughter, Stephanie)
Cousins... Stef & Jasen
Jonah too (in tummy!)
Prestin....another cheeky moment!
The party is at Pam's place...
the expert in celebrations!!!

Hunter, Jenny, & Haley

Deron celebrates his 19th birthday with his cousins...

the last and only other time was when he turned two!

The Newly Married Couple

Jenny & Scott

December 2006
(Ken & Pam's son)

Ken gets a boomerang...

let your love and kindness return to you a hundred fold!

Our First Stop ... PetSmart!

The first thing we had to do in California was get a home/scratcher for Purlie. As you can see,

it barely fit into the car!

Purlie's new cat scratcher/climber/house....she loves it!

Purlie's in California!

Brisbane Airport

Enjoying our last Australian Cappuccino at the Brisbane Airport while waiting for our flight to board. Sharing our thoughts and feelings together on this very significant day. A sweet family moment!

The Dawning of a New Day, July 20, 2007

We woke up early to watch the sun rise on the beginning of the first day of our new journey... moving to California ... it looks fuzzy ... just like our future! Thankfully God can see it clearly!!! Then later we saw the dawn of the same day as we flew into Los Angeles airport! How fun, witnessing sunrise twice in the same day!

Wonderful Neighbours in Oz

Matt and Teri Morton

Neat Neighbours!

Fun Friends!

Awesome Arbonne Business Buddies!

Jasen loved mowing their grass, too!

Our Last Supper Together with NewSong Family

Me, Cassie, and Jenny

Lisa Evans and Me

Tash, Robyn & Peta





Deron, Tim and Sharree

Sweet fellowship, fun memories and yummy food shared together.

This was a lovely way to go!

The Smith and Evans Boys

Our Last Walk!

One sleep to go...our last walk on our beach...

We have spent six years praying up and down this beach for the city of Caloundra and the nation of Australia.

Very precious memories.....God's mercy.....

God's grace.....God's faithfulness!!!

All Packed Up - 3 Sleeps To Go!

Saying Goodbye to Special Friends!

Tim & Leanna Elvery

Precious friends for over 12 years!

Fun Arbonnite Buddies!

David & Carol Delaney
Our adopted parents in the Lord!
(We lived with David & Carol for 9 months when we transitioned from Victoria to Queensland)

Matt & JodieAnne Eiseman
Part of our adopted Delaney family!

Kirk & Nichole Delaney

Also part of our adopted Delaney family!

Special friends, Josh (left) and Tim

5 sleeps to go before we get on the plane!

A HUGE Praise!!!

Josh has been completely healed of his cancer!!!

Thank you, everyone, who has been praying for Josh!

This report came in August!!!

THANK YOU LORD!!!

Luke & Prestin, Best Mates!

Garage Sale, Scrubbing Up & Friends!

John Evans & Steve...garage sale day!
Garage Sale Day....sharing food with special friends!
Tim Wallace & Steve....pack'n up some goods!

A beautiful day for a garage sale!

Peta Barr...scrubbing my windows...and with joy!

Jenny Evans & Tash Elliott...

scrubbing more windows...we had a lot of windows!

Our precious NewSong family helped us on our "garage sale" day. It was a great success and a special time together. We shared morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea together. We also had friends and neighbours come for a visit, a cuppa, a bite to eat and to say their "goodbye's".

Pictured: Robyn, Cassie, & Jenny

Ruffie's New Home!

Ruffie & Keziah

Ruffie goes to his new home in Buderim, Qld.

to live with Hannah, Keziah, LillyAnna, Elijah,

Jody and Tim

Ruffie turned 8 on the day we flew to the States, 20 July 2007, which also happened to be the number of years we have known the Wallace family, very precious!