Mr. Observant

Braden is the exact opposite of Karsten. It is truly amazing to have twins and then to watch them as they observe the world in completely different ways. If these two can remain close God can use them as a perfect team! Braden has the eyes of an eagle, honestly the best of the family. No doubt he is pilot material!

He is very mechanical and loves to see how things fit together!

Most of all though, he is a lover. He loves people, being with people, and caring for people. He has a huge protective heart and is truly a sensitive soul. We love watching him interact with friends, family, and animals, and he is developing an incredible sense of humor on top of it. We are excited to watch God use him to care for people, especially Slovenes. This pic below demonstrates perfectly his ability to link people together :)

The Independent

Karsten keeps us guessing, but we have learned to really embrace the personality God has given him. No doubt we are tested, but we completely trust God is going to use him in unique ways as he continues to develop. Here is a snapshot of the things we see, sometimes daily!

Most people get tired after a big lunch!

I wish we could do this everyday!

And then there is this last pic. Karsten is in the middle of this group. These are Slovene speakers only and Karsten played for an hour with them at our church retreat - they loved it and he never thought twice about it! This last picture helps us remember the personality so strongly displayed in the first pic can have great rewards. We pray Karsten will take his independence and let God use it to change the world around him!

Krofi

As a former police officer I haven't really lost my love of donuts, but they make them a little different here. Personally I prefer the plain American donut, but the kids like the size of the donuts (krofi) that Slovenia offers!

The Javelin

Random things. This year Tahlia has participated in the track club, known here as "Atletika."  Now in youth track you would expect running, long jump and maybe even hurdles if you were aggressive. Do you think you would see the javelin event? Well here in Slovenia they have javelin training.

Seriously, this is the youth javelin! Personally I think it would have been much more interesting seeing kids throw a spear, but I found this intriguing. Being a huge football fan I can only hope all the  young javelin throwers can progress into quarterbacks who want to intro real football to Slovenia!