We are remiss in our posting!

Dear fellow family members,

Much has happened in the last year and NONE of it has been documented on our lovely blog. I suppose that since we're now all on facebook the blog has become a little less necessary, but I still think it's a great idea. So, here's a brief update on what's happened in our collective little families - very brief, as the lack of updates means I don't really know what's going on :)

1) Last summer, in July 2008, Dan and Katie were married! Katie is teaching school...I don't know what Dan's doing, but I'm sure they're enjoying newlywed bliss :)

2) Kevin McMahon joined the Airforce....our family is close to the military, in case you haven't noticed. He joins quite a line of men who have served our country: Grandpa Milt (Grandma was a nurse, so she counts, too!), Dick Lentz, Jim Lentz, Brian Lentz, Tony Dorman, Tyler Lentz, and Daniel Allen (soon to be part of the family!). Kevin is serving in Mississippi.

3) Tyler Lentz finished his training in Arizona and is now stationed at Fort Riley in Kansas.

4) Laura got engaged to a Navy Corpsman, Daniel Allen :) Daniel's currently deployed in Iraq, due back to the states in November. The wedding is set for December 19, 2009. Hope to see you all there! Laura will be moving to Hawaii after the wedding.

5) Brian and Sarah Lentz are preggers!! Expecting baby-boy Lentz at the end of August....for the record, this family unit's men (Brian, Tyler, new baby and eventually Daniel) will all have birthdays within about 10 days of each other.

6) The Jenny and Andy are wrapping up things in Blacksburg (I think that's the right place) and will be moving to.....TBD. Congrats to Andy on finishing Grad School!

7) Matt Berlin is finishing his first year of college....go Hokies!

8) The Shimoji-Lentzes puddle jumped from Japan to Guam and, from the pics on facebook, seem to be enjoying the island-living.

My apologies for the things I've missed....please keep in touch, everyone! It's so nice to know what's going on in each other's lives. We ARE family, after all. :)

Long Overdue Update on my trip...

Hey guys! For those coming to the Berlin wedding next week, I will have a lovely flash drive with the pics from my trip to Singapore and Malaysia (and maybe some pics of the boyfriend...). In the meantime, I've posted just a few pics of the trip on here. Basically, it was amazing. It was beautiful and I know the Lord really used our music to encourage the church there and to share the gospel. It's what I have loved so much about being in this choir for the last five years - the opportunity to use something I'm passionate about to build bridges and share with others. It was great. Feel free to email me for more details. Can't wait to see you all again!

Getting Married!

Well, Sarah and I are getting married this Saturday, April 19th, then its off to Paris for a honeymoon. It will be great seeing you all there (minus the Lentzes in Okinawa, we will miss you guys!!!) Here are some of our engagement photos, which were taken just last weekend at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens:

Hey, here is a great pic of me and friend at the Matterhorn in Switzerland. We had a wonderful time and I got to ski in the Alps right below the Eiger, for 3 days. Wow, Beautiful country. Love Carole

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

"Rockin Around the Christmas Tree"

Together we rejoiced.

As one family we came together and shared in celebration of the Peace brought to us this day.

Let It Snow

"Let it Snow"

A salute to a day of skiing for the Okinawa family (as in tropical, no snow, first time on the slopes)

We are most thankfull for the snow recieved and truly count our blessings for the family we have and the times we ahare with all.

Here is the latest member of the family - Abigail Shea Benson. Abby's parents are Andy and Jenny Benson.