Civil Ceremony...now we present: The Mulders :)

Craig and Maria had their civil ceremony on Friday, 30 November and here are some photos:

Maria looking stunning in her beautiful wedding gown and pearls...

The married couple:

The civil ceremony

Craig is BACK!! Praise God :)

Hello Everyone,

We just want to say a HUGE thank you for all your prayers and encouragement to Craig while he was overseas.

I am delighted to announce that Craig is safely back on US soil- please join us as we praise God for his faithfulness in keeping Craig healthy and safe and bringing him safely home.

Maria has moved down to N. Carolina where Craig is now stationed and Dad and Mom joined her to welcome him home.

Here are a couple pictures:
PS feel free to e-mail Craig to welcome him home...
(if you need his e-mail address, please e-mail me(chantal) and I will get it to you.)

a lovely picture of the happy re-united couple

going for a walk

more walkmore pictures to come soon...

Just a little while longer....

Hello Everyone,
Here is the latest picture that I have from Craig.
Also, Craig's return date to the US is estimated for the beginning of November 2007!
HIP-HIP-HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please continue to pray for his safety, health and continued encouragement as he finishes his time in Iraq.
Please feel free to e-mail him too :)

Camel spiders!

Here are some more recent pictures that Craig just sent through.

They got the 'treat' of going target practicing and Craig impressively was able to shoot through an empty bullet casing and through two batteries.
here is Craig explaining it better than I can:

"my moment of pride was when i found two AA batteries on the ground and bet
the others that i'd shoot each of them a bullet each
well we went and put them up on the little mounts, walked off, and i shot
i hit the first one (they were well secured) but it didnt explode or go
flying or anything like that
matter of fact, i thought i had missed it...
pefectly understandable... my red dot on my optic is bigger than the battery is...
you have to aim below the battery to be able to see it and then at the last moment move up
turns out it really was well secured, and had merely turned around 90 degrees or so
so i spent the second bullet at it as well
well... both bullets had hit the AA battery; and i won my bet."
see the batteries and casing below

Camel spiders, these are the ones that Craig has been having fun catching lately, they do look like they would blend in well with the desert sand.
I think this one in his hand is an adult and the one underneath is a juvenile.

And a very cute and little gecko...just look at how delicate and intricate God made it :)

The Ticker program

In case some of you are wondering about the ticker program(see above).

Craig is suppose to be returning from Iraq around the beginning/middle of November, so this nifty little time line/bar and the "ticker," see the motorcycle-very nice touch, if I do say so myself :), will help us to count down the days till we get to see him again :) :) :)

PS this is just SUCH a cute picture of Craig and Oumatjie that I had to put it in here:

Please continue to pray for safety and perseverance and encouragement as he finishes his time in Iraq, and also be praying for all the other soldiers still out there as well.
Thanks!

Also be praying for Craig and Maria as they start to plan details for his return.

Landscapes

Here are some more pictures that Craig took...

Landscape

more camels and landscape

The blimp in the sky

A dust storm

Pretty pink sky

Citizenship!!! Today!

Good morning y'all- as they would say here in Texas(this is Chantal typing :)

sunset pictures that Craig took

I have some great news- Craig is officially a citizen- yesterday they got everything together and were able to send off all the needed documents to get the passport process going.


Today is officially the ceremony, Craig and two other men, one Chinese and one Belgium are also taking their oaths. As soon as I get some pictures I will post some.


****In the meantime, feel free to e-mail Craig your congratulations!!!****
Packages and letters are welcomed too :)

*** please continue to PRAY for Craig for safety, health and continued encouragement for time in Iraq***

Here are some more random pictures that are from the CD...

enjoy

(here is Craig's room)