"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 24th, 2012
Every 4th of July, we visit our uncle and aunt’s property at Lake Chelan. This year, we came a couple days early to join them for a day trip to the remote little town of Stehekin. Lake Chelan is a long, 55-mile, narrow lake. It is the largest natural lake in Washington; it is also […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 16th, 2012
Another wonderful visit with the Grandparents. Gentle, sunny weather made for lovely country walks. Quiet, serene, special. Goofs. Randy and Margaret have a few birdhouses in their yard. This one had at least three little babes inside… From the garden! Playing with Luke! Country walk…
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 16th, 2012
My cousin Terry came down for a couple of nights. It is always such a joy to have him here. He grilled up an incredible dinner for us one night and we had quite the pool party. We hiked Hidden Falls and found a fabulous swimming hole!
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 16th, 2012
This year’s Vacation Bible School! BREAKAWAY TO THE BIG CITY My job was to make and serve treats for all the volunteers Me and ‘E’! ‘R’ getting his shirts signed by ‘Quickstar” The boys, with their buddy and tent partner, ‘C’
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 16th, 2012
For those of you who are not familiar with the name, Luis Palau is one of the world’s most active evangelists. Many of our are churches (including our own), teamed up with the Palau Association to bring a festival to Sacramento. Our family was so excited for this incredible event! It was the hottest weekend […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 30th, 2012
While we were at the retreat, Paul and Shannon watched the kids. Paul is very talented in the kitchen and treated the boys to some unique culinary delights. He speaks their language… Nachos French Toast A banana, blueberry, coconut, cherrio pancake Boo Yeah!
Posted in FAMILY on May 28th, 2012
My mom came down for 10 days. We spent the time re-doing the boys bed and bath. Something that should seem so simple takes about four times as much time, between the shopping runs, prep, and execution. We are still working on it and am excited to see it completed. My cousin Katy came up […]
Posted in FAMILY on May 28th, 2012
OK, so maybe she took the long route (10 years…), and she is now working on getting into nursing school, but Crystal graduated from William Jessup University with a Bachelors degree! We would not miss this special occasion… WJU President Jackson… Keynote speaker, Regent University President, Carlos Campo… Crystal, with John Jackson and Bryce Jessup […]
Posted in FAMILY on May 28th, 2012
Our friends, Rob and Lacey, found family to watch “the babies”, and joined us for a fabulous weekend of fun and rest. We all went and saw ‘Avengers 3D’ on the opening day, first showing. We had hardly anyone in the theater, but when we got out, there was a long line of people waiting […]
Posted in FAMILY on May 28th, 2012
After the tour of the cavern since we were in the “neighborhood”, we decided to visit Indian Grinding Rock State Park, home to the largest known Indian grinding rock. The museum was closed, but we enjoyed walking the grounds along an interpretive trail. A staple in the diet for our region’s Native American’s was the […]