Crumble Surprise

Leah and I are back from a week long class trip! We survived and were happy to see that Sam did as well, even though he was on his own for an entire week. While we were away, he was invited to quite a few homes for dinner so his tummy was kept satisfied!

Upon arriving back home, I walked into the door and smelled something sweet. I looked around and saw a beautiful bouquet of white lilies and dainty purple flowers on the kitchen table! Sweet man eh?

I'm not going to post pictures from our class trip yet because I still haven't uploaded them all. Instead, here are a few pictures of Leah and I baking together. Sam was away one night and our cravings for some sweet baked goods kicked in. There weren't many ingredients left in our house, except for some fresh fruit we had received from a friend in the church. So together we concocted a home-made recipe titled "Blueberry, Rhubarb, Strawberry, Raspberry, Plum Crumble"- or "Fruit Crumble" for short :)! Leah has fond memories of a crumble topping her mom used to make, so we did our best to bring it back to life.

We really did totally wing it, but surprisingly, it turned out to be delicious, easy and relatively healthy. Yum!






Here's a video of the baking adventure:





Some blog readers have mentioned that they couldn't see our South Island pictures because they didn't have a Facebook account. I'm sorry about this confusion- I thought that it was a public album which anyone could access. The good news is that my pictures have been uploading a lot faster lately, so I might be able to add all of our South Island pictures in another post sometime soon.

Also coming soon is a post updating you on some major decisions we have had to make recently. That should keep you intrigued enough to come back again :)

Thanks for visiting. Hope you enjoy the little snapshots into our life in New Zealand. Every day we are thankful for how God has provided for us in so many ways- a beautiful and affordable cottage, Bible-believing church, health, breathtaking creation, employment in a country that has suffered from the recession, technology to keep in touch with family and friends back home and peace in a country while many others struggle with political instability. But most of all, we are thankful the precious gift of Jesus Christ, who gives all of life meaning and purpose!