California Trip

Just like back in the good old days. Josh Crooch always keeps us laughing...

We got to spend some time with Chad and Carly Brannon and their two little boys, along with Matt and Jenny Poladian. So good to see long-time good friends!!

We spent an afternoon with Midori...what a treat. She had thoughtful goodies for each of us and we had such a blessed time of fellowship with her!

It was great to visit with Grandma and Grandpa (the Gigis!). We surprised poor grandma with all of the kids, and she cried happy tears when she saw all of them. So sweet. I happened to have no shoes other than the bright salmon colored fuzzy slipper flip-flops, and although grandpa doesn't talk much anymore, when I first went in and hugged him, one word came out of his mouth in a sort of exclamation..."Shoes!" Yes, grandpa, you're right.

It was so much fun to see Wendy and to let the kids run around the park together! Wendy and I played volleyball together in college and when we get together we pretty much revert to acting like college students. It's always fun to hang out with her and take a mental break from real life. I love Wendy!

Well, it's about time that I do a little updating with some pictures from our adventure to California. We stayed for two weeks and crammed as much as we could into that time! I'll probably attempt to throw up a few pictures a day for a while to stay on track.