On the road...

We are currently in Meridian, Mississippi, where Laurie has a conference. Sam and I are hanging at the Hilton and enjoying the pool. I hope we can get some pictures from that because Sam is amazing in the pool. He LOVES the water. With his little blue and yellow lifevest on he just throws himself into the pool, goes underwater, and does a bunch of stuff. It's really cool to see. Anyway, we're off to dinner. If you want to read a really funny blog from our friend in Nepal, click on the link to the right (and down) that reads: Kim Silas' blog

Off to Applebee's
Andreas

Falax...or phalax?

We don't know how it is spelled, but Samuel has come up with a new term that we simply can't get out of our heads: Falax. It is what he calls the word "relax". Here is a picture that speaks for itself.

Sam's top five

That's right, folks. This is the first installment of a new thing here on the blog called Sam's Top Five. It is just a recurring list of what Sam likes and does during his days here in Mississippi. Today's list is...Sam's Top Five Toys:

#1 - the Rocking Horse. A classic that never gets old. He might be singing "Circle up" by Chris Rice here. Who knows? (Thank you Nonna for the horse)

#2 Thomas the Tank engine - of course, this is a favorite as well. Thomas, or Chu-chu as he is known as, is always fun to play with...or kiss.

#3 the Dump Truck - This one is another classic. This one represents all the trucks and cars that Sam loves to play with...or ride. He also loves planes, but we couldn't find any for a picture. Shocker!

#4 the Chair - Sam's uncle Enzo bought him this chair and it has seen much use. It is pretty comfortable as a pillow too, though I wouldn't know.

#5 Puzzles! - Sam is a whiz at puzzles. This one is a special talent. If you hold up the letter he can tell you where to put it. That's right, he knows his alphabet already, if only by shape! Not bad!

Some trivia..

Hello everybody,

It is great to see that people all over the world visit this blog. We are blessed to have friends and family all over. We are still hoping to see our friends from Japan, Paraguay, Uganda, and Nepal visit us. This is the problem of our age...it is so easy to communicate that we can't forget how much better it is to meet in person. Our memories are constantly renewed. But blogs and emails are still very neat.

Today the new 7 wonders of the world very selected. Some I thought would make it, like the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty, didn't make the cut/vote. Click this link to see what wonders did make it: http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,2010,00.html.

More pictures and Sam's Top Five list are coming soon.

Under His mercy
Andreas

Sam cooling off in the pool

Some cool fireworks pictures

4th of July in Mississippi. The pictures were taken freehand, so they are not perfect. But they are pretty neat. Enjoy!

A little update...

Hello everybody,

Just to let some new visitors know what we are up to. We are currently preparing to move to Sweden in the fall. Andreas will pastor a small Methodist church there. He graduated from seminary in May.
Laurie is working as the International Program Director for an adoption agency here in Mississippi. She went to Nepal this spring and set up an adoption program for anybody interested in adopting from there. She will continue this as well as enjoying being a full-time mom when we move to Sweden.
Samuel is growing up well. He was adopted from Nepal when he was 16 months old, and now he is turning 3 in September (the 10th). We love being parents and he is a very bright and funloving child.
We are working towards adopting a little girl from Nepal, though it is taking a while. In other news, there is not a whole lot to report. We are just excited to find ourselves in this adventure called life, following Jesus the best we know.

Love to all,
the Kjernalds

Sam is the dancer!

Sam at the park

Recent slideshow of Sam at the local park...having lots of fun!

New pictures of Sam

Laurie's college, Asbury College KY
Laurie with Sam and Timmy, our missionary friend's youngest
Sam and Lucas, the other son of our missionary friends, the Bowen's.

Sam looking good

These are some new pictures of Sam. We are doing well and are preparing ever so slowly to move back home to Sweden. These pictures were taken the other day at the park. He is doing really well now. His speech therapist said that he is doing as well as if he had been born to us. That was nice to hear.
Other than that, the days go by steadily. Laurie is working on the paperwork for the adoption program. I am taking care of Sam and getting more nervous and excited each day about the future.
Enjoy the pictures!
Andreas

A lot of time on my hands...

Dear friends,

Sorry for the spotty updating. Things have slowed down now after graduation and I have more time to spend on frivilous things such as this blog :) We had a great week with my parents and my friend Patrick who all came to see us and to see me graduate from seminary...which I did may 19th!

I was also appointed to a Methodist church in Alingsås, Sweden, on the 18th, so it was a great weekend. As far as our adoption goes...it is going less than stellar. Since the time when we decided to switch to Nepal, the country closed down adoptions for a while. Not good. We are praying that they will open up soon. Little Jane needs to come home.

In any case, we are leaving for Sweden in the early fall, and if by chance you read this even though it is seldom updated, please let us know when we can come and see you (if we know who you are :))

Andreas

I'm almost done!!

And now the time has come. Tomorrow I have my last day of classes forever! I will have some final projects next week and then it is all about the cap and gown. I can't believe I'm done with school, yet I feel a little sad to leave. It's been a wonderful experience and I have become someone I never could have become without this time. I know now what is means to live a Christlike life.

Anyway, eat a cake in celebration of me on May 19th (a Swedish tradition) and hopefully we will see you soon.

Love,
Andreas