Friday, Sept. 19th

Papa Tim, Maddy, and Rei.Rei kicking the ball. Nick and his team.
Coach Nick

The Stephen's Visit

Natalie, Sidney, and Tyler drove up from San Diego on Friday, September 12th... that's right... one week after we drove down to San Diego to visit them! We are just so excited that they are living in California this year. The following pictures were taken on Saturday at Sarah and Aaron's home.

Remembering 9/11

"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." (Psalm 62:5-8)

Soccer Season Has Begun

This year Reilly's team is called the Purple Hearts. Nick is coaching once again and totally doing a great job. It's amazing how much progress kids make from one season to the next. Last year Reilly ran with the "pack of bees" and this year she is starting to grasp the concept of "getting open". She is already making great passes and scoring goals from coast to coast.

Thank you Papa Tim and HPS Plumbing for sponsoring Reilly's team!

Our Dishwasher

Maddy loves our dishwasher! When she hears me open it's door she crawls as fast as she can to get to it. Her favorite thing to do is to pull herself on top of it's door and open and close the detergent dispenser door. She would much rather play with our dishwasher than any of her toys.

San Diego

This past weekend we drove down to San Diego to visit the Stephen's family and Grandpa Chip. Tyler, Sydney, and Rei began Saturday morning with a tea party that included orange juice, strawberries, grapes, and honey comb cereal.

Then in the afternoon Sydney gave me a manicure and pedicure. She sure made me feel pampered! Thanks Syd.

The trampoline was a big hit day and night.

Saturday afternoon while Sydney was pampering me, Nick and Grandpa Chip went and saw the Dodgers play the Diamondbacks. And the Dodgers won! That evening we had dinner with Natalie, Lance, Tyler, Sydney, Chip, Janie, Seth, and Holly. The picture above is Chip, Natalie, Nick, and Maddy after dinner. We didn't take a group picture... maybe next time.

Our Nursery