Travels

September 18, 2010

seabrook 2010

So, remember the CRM auction we had earlier in the year? Well…husb won us a two nights stay at a beach cottage in Seabrook! We finally got to cash in on our winnings last week. Seabrook is beautiful and wonderful and awesome! Basically, its a beach neighborhood full of beautiful homes, a small grocery store, [...]

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August 10, 2010

kayak trip

After much debate we went on a kayak trip. I say much debate because… I can’t swim am afraid of the ocean and afraid of large orca whales flipping over my kayak, etc. However, Husb swims like a fish, loves the ocean, and would love nothing more than to survive an orca kayak flipping attack. [...]

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February 26, 2010

mexico 2010, part 2

As I mentioned in my last post, the boys drove supplies down to the studio. This beast of an espresso machine was one of those supplies.   The boys job was to build a home for it. Thankfully, Natalie found work to keep us girls busy too.     Little sis re-upholstering chairs. I think [...]

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February 25, 2010

mexico 2010

We’re back! Actually, I’ve been back since Tuesday night. But…as you will all be very surprised to know…I lost my camera cord. Shocker right? Well, God had mercy on me again and it has been found! I’m super excited to share pictures with you! Our group consisted of Husb and I, my baby sister Gabby [...]

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November 30, 2009

one last post

about our Mexico missions trip. Breakfast was beans, eggs and a tortilla. I don’t like eggs but I know they are a breakfast staple to everyone else in the world and therefore was mentally prepared. I even ate some…mixed in with my beans. The idea of making up at home and making myself some beans [...]

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November 28, 2009

studio del creador

Three years ago Natalie got up in front of the church and shared her heart. She was moving to Mexico to work at the orphanage. At that time we didn’t know that God had a much bigger plan for her. But, she did. She is now the the founder of Studio del Creador. An art [...]

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November 25, 2009

i’m back

Did you miss me? We moved past our car troubles and got our rear ends to Mexico! And I loved it! Rancho De Sus Ninos is an orphanage just across the Tecate boarder. Our church has been supporting it through mission trips for years and years and years. However, this was our first time to [...]

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November 18, 2009

in Sacramento

at a Goodyear… because last night there was a LOUD squeaking coming from the front of the jeep. We might have to leave it here for the week and get a rental car. It’s not a road trip without some sort of bump in the road, right? Pray we get to San Diego at a [...]

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October 18, 2009

a day at the beach

We took our chances and headed to the beach   It’s a little hard to see but it was really windy and the sand was blowing all around It felt more like we were in the Sahara than at the beach This is Haystack rock Made famous by its leading role in The Goonies Tasha [...]

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October 17, 2009

downtown

well we started it off with breakfast and some worship Then we hit the town…and the local candy shop I had a really good crab cake from Cranky Sues…and a sparkling green tea root bear. YUM. Cannon Beach is such a cute little town. Lots of little shops all nestled and tucked away. Mom…this ones [...]

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