A good excuse for a Family Night

Just needing an excuse to get together after Ken & Pam's camping trip to Ventura, we converged at their place and enjoyed a lovely feast. The table, ready for the food and us guests.One of the things we did was watch the tear jerking movie - Fireproof! Sweet stuff!Jasen, Steve and grandma, ready for the movie to begin!
Before movie (afterwards Shellie wouldn't let us get a photo of her because she had cried during the flick).Speaking of not wanting their pictures taken... after a lifetime of a million plus photos taken of them, Deron and Prestin have hit their limit! Really, it's not that painful!Of course a Wii bowling tournament was worked into the evening. This night Steve & Jasen beat Ken & Deron. One of Steve's games was a 299!!! He is still waiting for that perfect game!

Mug N Muffins "Love" Celebration

Snowy mountains and a full rainbow outside Michele's home

as we prepare for the celebration!

Thank You, Lord, for such a beautiful symbol of Your love

and faithfulness to us...

that's what this night is all about!!! Andria, me and Michele, team leader buddies Kamy and Michele... Kamy is our newest team leader buddy :)Sarah modelling her classy style! One of several food spreads... delicious... and all Michele's favorites! Andria and hubby, Kevin... pastors of young life ministries at Flipside! Francis and hubby enjoying the fellowship, games and food...

another adorable couple. Heather "Sparkle" ... another team leader buddy!Rob chatting with Kevin. Kamy with her beautiful family... Caden and hubby, Frank. Sara on the right... such a sweetie, and she brought her friend too. Heather, Me, and Sarah... yes, Sarah is another team leader buddy!

And they are ALL amazing ladies!!!

We had a beautiful night. Thank you Michele for hosting and providing EVERTHING... YOU ARE INCREDIBLE AND SUCH A HUGE BLESSING!!! We love you heaps!

Flipside MOPS ...Valentine's celebration

Our MOPS Valentine celebration at Flipside.Megan & My "Adventure Land" table... soo pretty and fragrant. Some of the amazing ladies at our table...Erin, Karin, Carrie and CeCe Nadia is at our table, too!Karin Megan... our table leader coordinator... my buddy!!! The beautiful and VERY fragrant flowers at our table... soo fun! Pam, speaking on "Godly parenting" and sharing tips from the "pros"... she did an excellent job! Pam & Jane... "Frontier Land"... this is their table!

Jane is extremely creative with her crafts and decorating!!!Moms filling out parenting questionnaires Apryl & Debbi's table..."Fantasy Land"(Apryl on the right... her mom is not pictured)Veronica & Lydia's table...
Sandra's last day with us... she's moving back to Kentucky... her hubby comes home from Iraq in April... she's waited a LONG time and has been such an inspiration to us all!Carrie's birthday gift... Arbonne! (Carrie is the MOPS coordinator)

Day trip to Door of Faith Orphanage

On the last Saturday in January we joined the gang from Flipside, the largest group yet (just a few more than 50) to head to the Door of Faith Orphanage in Mexico. A total of eight vehicles caravaned, with Deron as the driver of the lead vehicle!Not too long after we arrived the batteries in our camera died. Hence the limited number of photos being blogged right now. Here we see some of the children washing their hands before the lunch that we prepared for them.Deron & Prestin chatting with Greg Shipp.Lunch time for us. The kids had just finished their tasty meal!Jasen hanging out on the swing. Notice in the back how the nursery is slowly taking shape. Steve chatting with Jasen as Tom Horn pushes one of the orphan girls.
On our way back from a hike to the cross. In the background are the cabins that we will stay in for AMOS later this year.

So true! That expresses well right where we are at!

Prestin chilling out on top of the hill!

Bowling again!

Believe it or not, we were able to squeeze away again for another round of bowling. But honestly, our games quite deteriorated since a week ago! Again, it is not the same as playing Wii!Jasen has absolutely the most unique style. Even the way he holds the ball is way cool. Check out how he puts his fingers in the holes.
Prestin switched to lefty and he did way better!Deron has the smoothest style, but today, even his ball was not going straight.
Pizza and lots of snacks were included!Then came the arcade - thanks to free tokens! Jasen beat Steve in Air Hockey!