Wedding, Santa Barbara & Ventura

Here we are at Scott and Christina's wedding.




This is my brother, Georg, and his family. We enjoyed visiting them in Santa Barbara.
All the girls cousins:

All the cousins enjoyed eating, swimming, the hot tub...


This is behind my dad's house in Ventura--the kids were catching crabs.

Owls by Maggie and Hanna

The girls entered a contest and did these pictures of owls.

These are some great shots at Yosemite--taken by a complete stranger! My camera broke--and this sweet lady had mercy on us at the top of Vernal Falls and snapped a few photos. She emailed them to me yesterday.

Phil. 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Yosemite

We had such a good time at Yosemite--so beautiful! Unfortunately my camera broke when we got there--so here are some shots with Carl's cell phone.

Maggie's 11th Birthday

Happy Birthday, Madeline!


Maggie invited some friends to come to the Spring Lake Lagoon for a party.
We went to Cattlemen's to celebrate on the actual day...we had coupons from when the kids and I went on a field trip there.
Trey loved the ribs!



One of Maggie's presents (and wishes for about 3 years now) was to do the flying trapeze. Here she is!




We were thrilled to have Fred Barton come and visit us for a couple of days. He is our friend from our days at DTS and lives in New Zealand.
We took Fred to Armstrong Woods, Goat Rock, and Screamin' Mimis :) It was a bit windy at the coast.
Our 11th Annual Neighborhood Picnic! What a blast!
We hung out and ate, played with water balloons and bubbles, held babies, and when the sun went down...
...made s'mores!