Picture of the week

Addie feeding herself...need I say more. Oh, and yes...it is up her nose and on her eye lids. Love it!

Leader Appreciation Dinner

God is good...we have such amazing leaders in our area. We were missing some this night but it was a great time to be together. Our great committee organized a night to eat, laugh, be encouraged and have fun as an area. We are thankful for each person involved in this ministry all all levels: leaders, committee members, donors, prayer support...all.

Morro Bay

We realized that we haven't taken Addie to the beach...sad considering we live about 25 minutes away. We opted for Morro Bay this trip and loved it. Birds, boats and water...all of Addie's favorites. Every time she saw a bird she touched her nose, a boat would make her say "blah" (boat in Addie world) and water makes her touch her nose too. We are still working on the signing part. :) Needless to say, we had a great little day trip.

A Blake Break

Last week was great. Chris took 2 days as personal days to just "be" and rest. Wow, I wish we had that every week. It was wonderful to be a family and not get stressed or have something to do constantly. We took on a family task of building this huge planter box for the back yard since we have the worst drainage ever. Yes, it was a task for but it was great to work with our hands and see the finished product. I don't think we have a future in wood work but it was fun for the time. Addie was a trooper and loved being outside for about 5 hours a day


.(I love this picture...he is so handsome and it screams that he is rested)

Park Time

Last week was the annual banquet for Young Life here in our area so the weeks leading up to it were busy...especially for Chris. It seems the nights were full (be it with planning or just thinking) so when the banquet was over we felt like we had Chris back with us. We spent the morning together as a family the following day and enjoyed our time in the park. Addie is getting more and more confident on the slides and when she makes it to the bottom, she let out a loud "whooo!" The water fountains are also on in the downtown park so we spent some time there since Addie is thrilled by them.

Zoo Fun

Too much fun. Today we went to the local zoo with the Hamon and Jelso crew. Note to self, this is a small zoo however it's perfect for the kids. We did the whole thing in about an hour then had lunch in the park after feeding the ducks. Addie got a kick out of the birds since they were very loud and the monkeys since one was constantly moving (Chris said, "he's like a junior high boy...never quits moving.")

and it smokes...

I remember since I was a little girl my mom always telling me the verse that when God touches the mountains they smoke. Living in SLO County, we are constantly seeing fog on the surround mountains and this verse comes to mind. I was driving (yes, driving) to San Luis Obispo earlier this week and here was the view. It made me almost pull over a few times to just take it in. Wow. We have been in banquet mode for Young Life lately and it hasn't always been encouraging, however, this sight brought me peace...it was as if God was reminding me that He is here, He is near, and He is powerful.