June - our summer so far

It's been a fantastic summer so far! We went on our first road trip as a family to Cali and had an amazing time. Kids did great in the car for 18+ hours and we were so proud of them! We camped on the beach for three nights, which ended up being pretty incredible, sand in the campsite and all. We had some fun "camp neighbors" and the kids loved being able to wake up and walk into the ocean. We even saw dolphins! It was a blessed family time, and we're so thankful. I got to visit some college friends (including my first roomie ever, who helped make college some of my greatest years!)  and drive around my old college stomping grounds (where I did talk over and over again to my children about how they will be attending there - yahoo Westmont :)!). We then trekked off to the San Diego area for Legoland! The kids adored our day at the park - Legoland was a blast! We struggled before we went with little D, as most of the rides in the park he wasn't tall enough to ride. Fact is, he will probably never be tall enough to ride most of them. This was our first amusement park experience to figure out with our little guy, but all in all it was wonderful. He was able to ride a few things, play some games, and enjoy the park with us. He's three now...as he gets older we forsee many more struggles with him wanting to ride things that a child his age with legs would be able to ride...but this time we did alright. There were some tears when he couldn't ride things his siblings went on, but we were able to distract him enough and had fun. We're praying for the future and all that we have to figure out, as he will always have the height challenge. Since we've been home we've been busying playing, hiking, and had the opportunity to take care of a baby lamb last week - bottle feeding and all. Yes, we took care of a baby lamb while his owners were out of town. Loved it! We're joyful, and thankful, and praising God for all he's doing in and through our family. On to July!

 Oh Carp Beach, we love you.

 Silly dad with B and the Lego girls