California Trip

 The signs approaching LA area were so helpful...

Fun with friends!

We hadn't been to the beach since Elijah was a baby & even that was at the Redwoods (cold!), so really it's been since Anne was a baby when we were in Mexico! The kids all loved it and we had to drag them away when it was time to go.

We were able to visit my cousin and her family who had just moved to the area. So fun for our kids to get to meet each other for the first time!

 We also got to visit my uncle/aunt/cousin! It always feels like home every time we visit, even though it's years between visits. I just love how welcoming they are, even with all the chaos of 5 kids who have been cooped up in the car too long. :)

H. with the twins when they were all reeeeally young (I think the twins were like 4 weeks old and H was about 8 weeks?)

And here they are now at 5 1/2 years old! Apparently cooties are in effect at this age. :)

And the main reason for our trip- Elijah really wanted to see his best buddy. :)

Congraduation Party

That's what the girls called it anyway.:) They finished kindergarten along with a friend down the street, so we decided to have a little graduation party for them. Can't believe my youngest are going to be in 1st grade in a few short months!

Kids with a Camera

God Has a Sense of Humor

It's true. God really does have a sense of humor. So, Christian doesn't like domestic animals, a.k.a. dogs. I like dogs, or at least I've always wanted one since I left mine in Africa. So the last few months I've been kind of subversively praying that God might have an animal that needs help just show up in our yard. I didn't exactly specify what kind of animal, but I figured God knew I was thinking of a dog/puppy. I figured Christian might be open if it was just there and needed help (yes, this happened once before and we didn't have a fence, so it didn't work anyway. And I'm a slow learner). 

So, Friday evening Christian comes home from work and calls me outside where there's a lost animal that needs help! And here's where God's sense of humor comes in- it was a chicken. So I figure it was His way of saying "Ok, I'll let you rescue an animal, but I still want you to stick with chickens!"

So, meet Foundy, our new feather-legged, grumpy friend. :)

In other news, our garden is super happy!