He is Risen!

Hey ya'll. Hear our some picks from our Lenten and Easter seasons with accompanying explanations! Enjoy.





















This is DAD's first date with Grace! It was a Father/Daughter dance at church. It was a little slow starting off, and dad made his date cry, so they went home, but it was still a night to remember.






















Some exciting news! Cameron's sister Alana is pregnant! How fun. I can't wait to be an uncle. Alana and Cory came down for Easter and we were able to celebrate together.

Here are our winning Easter eggs. Jenelles' is on the left and mine is below (You probably could have guessed that!).

Here are our dear friends Pastor Armando, his wife Stephanie, and their son Keith (KeeKee). They went with us to see the butterfly exhibit down at the zoo. Great time!

Josiah was excited to have a butterfly land on him as well!

Her is our little cowgirl! She was actually wearing pink John Deere boots as well. That'll make a father proud!

We went on a great hike up at the Santa Rosa Plateau with our neighbors John and Melina. They have a boardwalk extending over some seasonal Vernal Pools... Cool.

JORDAN spotted a couple of snakes for us! Just Gardner snakes (they don't usually kill you).

And here are our two fellas. They have become the best of buds (Praise the Lord).

Lemon Tree Movie

For Jews Only:

This morning I was reading Joel 3 and praying for the nation of Israel. I came home and saw there was a new Israeli movie entitled, "Lemon Tree," about the conflict in the West Bank which I am excited to see. I realized our blog would get some hits from people looking to hear about the film. So there is a preview below.

But I also wanted to share with the beloved nation of God the following prophetic Scripture from the Hebrew Bible. The prophet Isaiah said in the 53rd chapter (I encourage you to read the whole chapter! :),

He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

I believe that Yeshua of Nazareth fulfilled these prophecies and dozens of others, and that He will come again to deliever the nation of Israel. I challenge you to ask God to confirm that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, if it is true. I have Jewish friends and family that have done exactly that, and God has answered their prayers powerfully through miracles and Divine providence. You do not have to leave your Jewish ethnicity to beleive in the Jewish Messiah. Jesus was Jewish, and He does not expect you to leave your culture to follow Him. He desires to be the fulfillment of the hopes of your nation and for you as an individual. Trust Him and see what He can do!

Despite another round of colds, these last weeks have been full of people and fun events. I like to categorize so...

#1. The Rod Run- My relatives Hoppy and Sharon came to town and we spent a fun afternoon with them at the annual "cool" car show in Temecula. The boys loved it as you can see. Here's a picture of Hoppy and Sharon stayin young!

#2. The Tennis Tourney- Cameron and Matt haggled for some great seats at the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament in Palm Springs where they got to watch some of the top tennis stars battle it out.

#3. Spring Planting- The boys had a blast as we played in the dirt practically all last weekend renovating our front planter and planting a small but satisfying vegtable garden in our back yard.

#4. Open Mic Night - Cameron brought a "spoken word" (a combination of a rap and a poem) to the young adult open mic night.. enjoy :)

Long Blogger Silence = Long Blog Update

Hello friends and family!! As many of you will be excited to know, we have become reconnected to the cyber world. We now have Internet - Hurray!! So forgive me, but I am posting an extremely long blog to fill in all of the things we've been wanting to share the past couple months. Since it is so long I decided to group it into categories.. Enjoy!! We'll start with the main attraction:

#1) Grace She has had a little cold, but is eating and growing wonderfully. She is really starting to coo and smile. She really likes to talk to people and I have a hunch she is going to be pretty social.

In this shot she is wearing an outfit that I used to wear when I was a baby

#2) The Great Outdoors

Last month Cameron took Josiah on his first father/son camping trip at Lake Skinner. Josiah's favorite part of camping was, hands down, roasting s'moresCameron and Armando (friend and co-worker) take all the boys hikingThe Three Amigos : Keith (Kee Kee), Josiah and Jordan

#3) Mommy and Daddy

Though we have had our hands full, we have been blessed to be able to sneak away for some "mommy and daddy time." For Valentines Day we (along with Grace of course) went to the Getty Museum. It was a VERY cold day, but it was fun to have a little adventureThis sculpture cracked us up... What would you title it? My favorite part of the Getty ironically was not Van Gough's Irises

or even the lovely Monet's, but the spectacular view:

FYI- the Getty at night is enchanting and makes for a very romantic date

For My Birthday Cameron took Grace and I for a splendid picnic on the Santa Rosa Plateau

#4) Church Life

Our church has been so supportive during this exhausting season.

Many brought us meals and cute girl clothes when Grace was born.

It has been exciting and fun to develop and deepen relationships there:

Above are some of the young men Cameron has been meeting with for the last year. They have become close friends It has been an exciting 'Spring season' for Cam at work. The youth ministry is growing and many students have made significant life changes in the past several months. This shot is from a recent retreat in Palm Springs that has brought a great deal of new life to the team.

#5) Family Fun

On a normal day, much of my time is spent either out in front of our house

supervising Josiah and Jordan speeding around on their trikes or here,

watching them be excavators and road builders Here are the boys decked out in their rain gear:
Though the rain kept us inside for a while (the boys were going crazy!), it has brought many beautiful blossoms. Here is a shot of the Magnolia's from our front yard:
Lastly, but by far the most entertaining, the boys got into a bit of trouble a week or two ago (you may have to click the play button twice):

Okay, I couldn't resist, one more... this is Josiah singing. He loves to make up his own songs which are sort of a compilation of what is floating around in his head. And just to help translate, his first words here are "Ding Dong 'tar" which means he is strumming a guitar and it is making the noise 'ding dong'. It is accompanied by some air guitar attempts as well: