@ Girls Camp

Please forgive my lack of posts lately. I went to Cedar Mountain for 5 days with young ladies from our church. It was a lot of fun. I hadn't gone since my days as a youth. Not a lot has changed...there are still a ton of late nights, devotionals, junk food, pranks, and singing. Although, I will complain a little bit about the lack of showers. 5 days with no shower...yeah I was funky.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! I'm so lucky to have such great men in my life. My sweet dad, two wonderful father-in-laws, and a super husband. Thanks for all you do!

Gone Fishin

Anna and Lainie went fishing with their dad today...twice. Once to Pine Valley where Lainie caught a fish and later to Sand Hollow where Anna caught this fish. Lainie's was too small to keep, but Paul fried up Anna's and the girls loved it! Lainie just about ate the whole thing by herself.

Splash Park

My sister and I headed over to a new splash park in Hidden Valley Heights today. It was so fun and cute...despite the heat! Tons of toys, swings, covered patio areas, a sand volleyball court and lots of grass. I think we may go there in the evening one of these nights w/friends and have a bbq/volleyball game.

P.S. no more baby

Now I realize why a lot of you wait the critical 3 months to tell anyone you're pregnant. I miscarried Sunday night, spend 2 days crying and now I'm alright with it. It's just another lesson to me that I'm not in charge.

Carpinteria Beach

We went beach camping in Carpinteria, Ca last week with the Kirby family. We had a lot of fun collecting shells, building castles, and laying in the sand. Paul and a few others braved the cold water and did some boogie boarding. I just stuck my toes in.

we're farmers

So apparently we are farmers now. We've lived in the sticks for about 6 years and have finally made the leap. We now have 16 baby chicks. Paul's reasoning is that we eat a ton of eggs...well, egg whites...and he considers this food storage. I don't mind the idea of fresh organic eggs every morning either, but this is his thing. I don't want much part of it. We've already had 2 chicks die and that was sad enough. The girls have been having fun with them. They always say, "I'm going to go check on the chicks." Now if I can just get them used to the idea of eating green eggs!