One big happy family. . . out in Karuizawa (near Nagano in the Japanese alps). Yes, I can definitely say we all enjoyed the huge veranda out in front of the house -- for playing ping pong (so I realized I'm a little out of practice since my dad and I used to rally down in our basement when I was younger -- I kept blaming it on the net being too high. . . :-b), spending quiet time on the porch swing (how can you not enjoy God's awesomeness in such a beautiful place?!), or for enjoying a pancake breakfast (blueberry ones!!!) with the Hiebert family, Doris (holding pancake) and Andrea (with braided hair).