Buena Vista

Last week we were able to go to Buena Vista, CO and visit a few friends working @ Young Life Camps up there.

 

Bart, Victoria, and Charlotte Scarborough were @ Frontier Ranch!

 

We made the trip with our good friends from Denver Seminary, Ryan,Emily, and lil Cole Roberts!

 

It was such a treat to get to spend some time with Candace Conglose who was doing work crew @ Trailwest!

 

The Five Week Countdown

35 weeks down, only 5 more to go! Some of Nat's friends threw her a shower this mornin and she got this cool diaper cake! She is wearing a maternity shirt that our crafty sis-in-law, Suellen, made for her! Some of the gals @ the shower created little onesies for our baby...we're gonna use them to decorate the baby room too.
Nat has been quite crafty herself as she has been making some decorations for the baby room. Here are two of her masterpieces:

Experienced parents have been telling us that we should go to the movies because those days are quickly fleeting, so we took their advice and splurged last night. In this pic we're sporting our sweet 3D glasses from the movie "UP!"

New free Nooma Video

Rob Bell's newest Nooma video, "Corner," can be viewed here for free. Its 11 minutes.

Happy Pops Day

Nat and I are so thankful for our dads...Thug and G-dub. Pastor Mark Driscoll has posted a free e-book on fathering as a lil fathers day gift to all dads. You can download it at this link. I am currently reading a book called "Becoming a Dad" that is filled with great insights. Only 5.9 weeks to go! Nat took me to the Rockies game today to celebrate my first father's day. The Rocks have won 16 of the last 17. We're jumpin back on the bandwagon.

Woodleaf Young Life Camp

I spent last week in California @ Young Life's Woodleaf with a busload of my high school friends. Other than spending 54 hours on a bus and missing Nat's birthday, it was one of the highlights of my year. I love getting a front row seat to watch God work. Thanks to many of you who prayed for us, it couldn't have gone better! Here are a few pics from our 9 day adventure...



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Woodleaf 2009

A few of the highlights of the week:
1. The workcrew performed their own version of these cardboard testimonies as demonstrated below. It was powerful to see how kids identified who they were before and after Christ.

2. The summer staff performed their rendition of this skit done below to Lifehouse's song "Everthing." My favorite part of the video is at the end when Jesus picks her up after she falls.

We're Getting Another Cousin

We recently found out some REALLY exciting news!!! Our soon to be born child is getting another cousin! My brother and sis-in law are expecting their first baby just 5 months after our baby is born(Aug 2nd due date), on Dec 28th! We're pumped! Find out more http://blashhill.blogspot.com Congrats Blake and Ash!

Free National Parks Weekends

My brother let me in on this little secret...

In a move aimed at giving America a break during these trying economic times, the National Park Service is allowing visitors free entry during three weekends this summer. Visit such parks as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Park for absolutely free from June 20-21 (Father's Day weekend), July 18-19, and August 15-16. Admission to some of these parks range anywhere from $3 to $25. Be aware that this offer does not apply to any fees charged for camping, reservations, tours or concessions.

Happy Birthday NAT!

Tomorrow, Sunday June 7th, is Natalie's 29th birthday! Isn't she adorable at 32 weeks pregnant?

ConGRADulations Abs of Steel and Robcat!

On this Mother's Day weekend, it is the hard to believe that my baby sister, Abby, and my "little" cousin, Robbie are graduating from college. We sadly were unable to make it, but wanted to give them both shout outs for jobs well done! We love you both so much and are so proud of you!
Here's a sweet pic of my mom and sis in honor of both graduation and Poodle's day, i mean Mothers' Day!And one of Robbie during the last year of his life when I had a greater amount of muscle mass than he did. That next year when he turned 9, everything changed. And a real pic, to make up for those 2 above...Extra props to my sis for waiting for hours on end outside of UNC basketball practice this season in order to get the entire team and coaching staff to autograph the team pic she gave me for my b-day last month! 

And finally, here's a shoutout to the newest mother in my life...happy first ever mom's day nat, you are going to be an amazing mother!

Arapahoe Ultimate

This year I had the privlege to help coach the Ultimate Frisbee team at Arapahoe High School, where I am a Young Life leader. Andy Thompson, who is a YL leader with me, was more of the skills coach and I was more of a glorified cheerleader. We finished the season today with a valiant effort in the state tourny. Although we didn't take home the trophy, the sunburn on the backs of our legs will help us remember the weekend! Here's a lil video I put together of our season.