Flipside Family Camp '09

In late March the Flipside family converged on the KOA campsgrounds in Chula Vista for a weekend of well, pretty much just hanging out together!

Steve & Deron played catch with the football, something they are still getting used to! Shellie looks cute even when brushing her teeth!Jasen just loves to rent one of these carts for an hour! And he gets every cent worth!Prestin, Deron and Ray jammed on the guitars on our cabin porch!Pam, Shellie, Jasen & Coleen enjoyed a yummy frozen yogurt!Just smelling the roses, and there are a lot of them!JasenSteve just after a 25 mile bike ride with Brent to Coronado!Saturday evening barbecue! We had habanero beef! What a spread of food. Everyone added their own plate to share!After the barbecue the guys warmed their buns!Shellie tasting a s'more!
Prestin finishing up his s'more... Shellie & Steve enjoying a few moments together!
Steve fixing waffles Sunday morning. Ken & Prestin so patiently waiting for their portion!Yes, this is bacon, something we don't have too often. But it tastes so good with waffles!Deron still loves his truck. Jasen gets a ride into the space as we moved out of our cabin and hung out with Ken & Pam for the day!Shellie, Gina & Pam.Deron, Steve & Jasen just relaxing! Well, Jasen is getting ready for the dogs to bark!Okay, now Jasen is relaxing and Shellie is powering her way through her novel!Deron just hanging!Shellie finding refuge from the cool breeze in order to keep powering on with her book!Our last meal in San Diego. We shared these moments with the Schmidts, Murdocks and Ken & Pam, before heading back home to resume our care of grandma.

Easter Sunday

We all got to go to Flipside's Easter service together. It was strange sitting together as a family. It was because grandma joined us! Jasen so loves going to gatherings at Flipside! Deron was on the worship team on Easter as well as for the Good Friday production!
Prestin & Shellie Grandma & Ken

Steve & Shellie really enjoyed being together, again! Proof, we were all there!

Easter Saturday

On Easter Saturday we had a lovely family night at Ken & Pam's place.The table of yummy pre-dinner snacks!Grandma & Wanda (Pam's mom) Ken & Pam

LaVona (grandma), Wanda & Pam before we made a mess of the beautifully set dinner table!

Deron enjoying a piece of baklava

Prestin playing Wii - not exactly his favorite

Shellie & Pam

Ken & Steve (with Sophie)

Grandma & Jasen really enjoying their desserts!

More gardening at Flipside!

The finishing touch! After the roses came the ground flowers and then the mulch. Wow it is really made a huge difference! Shellie hard at work!
Everyone shovelling the mulch. It has really softened the entry.
As well as the harsh wall.

Fin!

Already as things have begun to grow, the front of the Flipside facilities continue to look better every time we go now! Imagine what it will look like in a year with the roses at about window height, the ground cover blossoming with flowers and the birch trees with a few more feet of growth upward and putward! We love doing this ministry of beautification - both inside & out!