Good-bye Summer!

Hello everyone! We hope you're all doing well and enjoying whatever time is left of the summer - we can't believe it is nearly over. This summer was full of adventure for us and while it was a fun summer, we welcome its ending because that means life will be a little more normal for a while - whatever normal is.

Since our last post, we went to Alaska and spend about 10 days with family on the Azarel Fish Site. We fished for one day and the rest of the time we just hung out, read books, watched movies, played games, fished on the river, ate food, and watched "jumpers" make there way by our fish site. The fishing wasn't great this year, but for us it was a good time to get away from the usual grind and do something different. We enjoyed being with family and getting Caleb acquainted with some of his relatives who live in the land of the midnight sun. The trip went well and while we were in Alaska Caleb started walking full time. Running away from all those female cousins of his helped him develop his walking skills a bit. :)

When we got back from Alaska we were hoping to spend a day or so with Grandma and "Boppa" Hampton up at Silver Creek Plunge, but it just didn't work out. We were disappointed that we couldn't go, but they will be back in a few weeks and we'll get to spend some time with them then. However, we did get to at least say "Hi!"

We went away last weekend for our annual "Destination Unknown" with the youth group. We took 74 students and adults to Seattle for a great weekend. We watched a Mariner's game, went to one of the largest indoor malls on the West Coast, went to the Experience Music Project, watched an improv comedy group (kind of like the show "Who's Line is it Anyway?"), and spent time just hanging out with the students. It was a fun weekend. Our weekend also included one of our trailers being rear-ended on the freeway on our way to Seattle. It was a scary moment for sure, but God protected us and the driver who hit our trailer. No one was hurt and we were able to continue on our trip in no time. God is good!

Caleb is a little sick at the moment. He started to get a cough when we left for Seattle - a huge thank you to Joye's cousin and sister for being willing to watch a sick baby over the weekend! However, being a little sick definitely does not slow this little boy down. He is everywhere at all times - it's amazing. He is like a little ninja. Now that he's walking everywhere, it is harder to tell where he has gone or is going. I was in the laundry room and Caleb was in the living room on the other side of the house. I was just minding my own business doing a little laundry when I turned around to leave and - "GASP!" - there he was, just standing there looking up at me confused as to why I got so scared. He's a sneaky little sucker.

Well, that's all for now. Here are a few pictures from Alaska. Thanks for stopping by.

Love you all.

Peace,
JJC

Watching some fishing on the Kenai River.

B-E-A-utiful!

I wonder if he'll figure out he's too big to sleep that way.