Reformation 500 Post 2

The Freedom Trail

Mr. William Potter

This Is Not For Pets But For The Owners Col. William Prescott

The Bunker Hill Monument
Charlie Zahm
The Guitar Is A Very Artistic Instrument
Mrs. Becky Morecraft
Dr. Morecraft

Reformation 500 Post 1

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Narnia?

Arlington Street Church At Dusk Across The Duck Pond

BenNoah's Art(looks like Legos)

We ate pizza on the common from "The Upper Crust" www.theuppercrustpizzeria.com

We also found that if you eat pizza on the common with young ladies in skirts people of like heart and mind come and share it with you. Thanks to The Rowell family we shared Hawaiian slices.

Deluca's Markets has great food and fruit. In Beacon Hill 617-523-4343.

Paramount Cafe has a good breakfast they are across the street form Deluca's.

God Bless looking forward to the rest of the week.

Some work and some play...

Mom decided the trim needed a Springtime boost, so we painted...

Samantha did the bathroom walls and Mom did the trim. They made a fine team...
and painted

Benjamin and Noah repaired the back entry way trim, sheet rock and all.

It looks GREAT!

Still working

Lauren's job before

Mom's job

Boys done!!!!

Mom had no idea these boys could do such fine work, first time at it.

Lauren done!

Memorial Day afternoon in the city

No, that is not Ben on the bike:)

This gentleman's painting looked like a photo. Amazing talent.

Back-side of the transportation building

The Aurthur Fiedler Foot Bridge to the Hatch shell

We thought once Dad saw this place our day was done, but he was gracious and just scoped it out quickly. Nice Dad.

Boston Common police

We really shouldn't have to label this one...

This was not a trick, these doors on Beacon Hill brownstones were tiny. And this young man really is this cute.

A door that is a window...

Mt. Vernon Street 7-Eleven

Check out the sign

Monument to the greatest ship built some time in some place, sorry, we can't remember everything...

I bet the bottom of this boat doesn't look nearly as good as the one our men painted

Map of Fort Independence

Headed back from Castle Island.

So, Dad asked this Park Ranger lots of good questions and he had lots of good answers...

Time to go home!

Russia

These are just a few of the photos from our trip...

We are pleased we can share them with you all.

Outside our hotel in Novokuznetsk

Now, that is some snow...

Children's Home...

Sunday flannel graph lesson

These little ones were sooooo much fun

Some things are the same no matter where you are...

Blow this up, she has the MOST precious face.

Our dear Galena Stephan (In the blue sandals)

Make shift puppet stage

Gummmm

The hardest day- Saying Goodbye

This is our interpreter Rustam, holding a baby for the very first time. It was VERY hard for him to put this little one down, hey it was hard for us all to put them down...

Home groups...And lots of FOOOOOD!

Moscow (Red Square)

See, some things really are the same, no matter where you are:)

The Non- freedom trail

One million Christians were slaughtered behind this fence by Stalin...

Hmmm

Happy to be on our way home, but the leaving was so sad.

This is what we came home to, Nice home...

We had an amazing and wonderful time. Exciting, educating and so eye opening. Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Siberia. The church is indeed alive and well there and God is on the move. We thank the Lord He let us put our hands in for a bit... Praise God...Slava Boga

On Our Way To Russia & Day 1

Thursday morning we all met at the Founiers before we went to the airport.

We drove four hours to the New York airport.

We said goodbye to Mrs. Leuken, Jon, Emma, Jonathan and Mr. Eckerson. Then through to our gate:)

We watched planes preparing for take off, then they took off...

Welcome to Siberia!!!!!
We arrived at the church in Novokuznetsk to a warm breakfast.
The Cook, Rustam, our translator and our driver Sergei.
Enjoying our meal:)

Eating my warm cereal.

Talking over our plains for the week.

The Cook asked mom what she wanted to eat for the week and mom said whatever she made!New Friends! Um???
Trying to figure
Noah
While waiting for a room Josh tried to read a Russian newspaper! :)

Josh
When we were still at home Mr. Founier talked to Mr.Bantseeve and asked if he could take pictures at this wedding.
So we all got to go to a Russian wedding.It was so fun!!
Taking vows... Rustam our awesome translator playing guitar at the wedding.

God Bless!

Lauren

For all Good Things Must Come To an End and Misc.

Preparing to bid a sorrowful fare-thee-well to our dear friends

, the Polzcynski family...He's definately thinking about beatin' the pour when he gets home:)

Wouldn't you like that precious face to be the last thing you see before you leave??

This is going to be tough, now the Hutchens are going home:(

Now, you'll come to milk the goats come summer, right?

30 hrs ahead of them, and all those loved ones at the other end.

Stephen, get in the car, I feel myself tearing up...

Our lives are richer for the time spent with these two families, thanks to Michael and Rebekah:)

Now that the house is empty, back to school.

and practice...ART

Proof of spring, sprining!

Caleb and his new camera, this is catchy...

Starten' em early so when they are old, they won't run from it...

Samantha thinks this is a cute picture, actually, we all agree

MICAH, our #1 non- Axberg baby...

Axberg overload


There are no words, Thanks to GramA

Guess who's 12 years old!!!!

When Lauren was really little she would sit in this crock at David's parents house, she told his mom how great a memory it was and we had so much fun walking down memory lane, then... she got it for a birthday gift. You think it will fit in a hope chest?????

12 year old cuteness.

Rope, ride and rope 'em again...

Cousin Scott

Lauren and her Aunt Carla

Our absolutely adorable parents

Friday afternoon rubber-band wars

Yes folks, here we have the 'other' and most viewed blog on all the net,being updated in our home, at our desk, as we live and breathe, The Granda 3 being updated. We slept like blessed people this night.

Another, Samantha thinks it is cute picture.

This is just fun at Yankee Candle

Samantha with beeeuuutiful dancing fairies....

These are actual OINION CUTTING goggles. Only Noah could find such a gadget, oops, Sam found, only Noah would put them on his face...And pose for a photo op.

Noah and Lady Liberty

God Bless

With Texans in Boston

Hello Everyone...

I'm so sorry for the long delay between posts, but as most of you know, we are very busy preparing for a missions trip to Siberia. These are pictures of what seem to be a bygone era, but they are of such an enjoyable time that I can't help posting them!

Please keep us in your prayers.

~Samantha

Our arrival in Boston.

Be careful what you do, because I'm filming you :)
This was a favorite picture of the day... Blow it up to get the full effect.

Posing in front of the frog pond.

The sign says it all...

Gravestones

It seems to me that we Axbergs can sense when some one's taking our picture. :)

WE FOUND IT!!!!!

(Thanks to Mrs. Lueken, Mark, Ben, Mom, and I were able to get pictures of our beloved John Winthrop's tomb.) Warming up in Seattles BestI wonder what was so interesting...

Lovely Lady Lauren

Captions anyone?

Art

Art (There are going to be a lot of these)

Samuel

Art (again)

Walking in the North End. (Our destination: Mike's Pastry).

Noah on Jon's shoulders.

Not quite there...They refaced the building and left the old stuff underneath!

Beauty in the city...

Paul Revere's house.

Noah on Jon's shoulders again.

[Thank you so much Jon (and all you other guys) for toting him around].

Who's having fun!!!! Great imitation Noah...
and Stephen.

Art

Heading back to the subway...

Oh Yum! Run, here comes the paparazzi!

Like they say, A child at heart. :)

Poor starved Mom and Stephen.

That looks like a great place to film a movie...

About 14 Sam Adams.

This picture came out really cool. It kinda looks like a statue...

or maybe it is.What are Noah and Mark doing??????

Lamp Art

Fanueil Hall Art

"Cage free eggs are a farce. You really need to read between the lines to figure out that they are no better than the white ones that are mass produced. If you want true farm fresh eggs, talk to Samuel."