Church Picnic

We had our church picnic last week at camp Koinonia. We had a great time. Trev had the opportunity to baptize three kids from youth that afternoon. They were not all from the MB Church, which had it's challenges, but it was really cool to see the community come together and support these three kids. Trev was really proud of all of them. (This was June 6th, and apparently the water was not that cold)

The camp had a few ducks which fascinated Brook, but they also had a gator, which seemed to interest her even more. She attached herself to Jill, one of the youth girls, and hung out there most of the evening. No matter how hard I try, my little Girl prefers motors over animals. She loves tractors, lawn mowers, and bikes. As long as she doesn't ask to trade in on of our pets for a dirt bike we should be able to get along.

Around Our Place

Makin' Pizzas. We put more cheese on the floor than on the pizza, but we had lots of fun. Brook loves her cheese.

Trev's HUGE Fathers Day steak! (We celebrated a little early cause we are gone this weekend.) It was soooo good. No, he didn't eat the whole thing. He had baseball afterward and figured it may "slow him down".

Noah and his horse takin a cruise in their red convertible. Why not?

Pinawa Pastors Retreat

This week Trev and I were fortunate enough to go to the MB Pastors retreat in Pinawa. We had a great time. Brook stayed with Mom and Dad, and we had lots of fun being "childless". We snapped a few pictures on Monday afternoon. We went canoeing and came back just in time for it to rain and then hail and then rain some more. Then we went to the Pinawa dam before supper. Enjoy the random pictures.

Yup, all that hair came off my Dog!

Mmmm... Cookies

We made some cookies this evening. Brook pushed a chair up to the counter and was tempting herself. Mmmm Cookies.

Trev in New Orleans

Trev took a trip to New Orleans last week. He left on the 15th and came back a week later on the 22nd. It was hard to have him gone for an entire week (especially while dealing with morning sickness), but we managed to have a good time. Brook and I visited Mom and Dad for a few days and enjoyed their B&B. It's always a great place to relax. Thanks Mom for all your "baby sitting".
Trev went to New Orleans with Mennonite Disaster Service. On spring break 2011 he will be taking his youth group to New Orleans for their missions trip. He wanted to take a trip down there to see what the city is really like and what kinds of needs there are. Trev had not flown since he was young, so it was good for him to experience airports, security and transfers. Above is his team photo. Trev went alone, but had the opportunity to meet a bunch of new people when he arrived there. It was pretty hot. Most days with the humidity it was close to 40C. He spent his week painting and dry-walling. It sounds like his experience was eyeopening. There are still a lot of homes that have not been repaired since hurricane Katrina. Many people are still living in RV's provided by the government for temporary housing. There had been a lot of contractor fraud after the hurricane as people started repairing their homes. I'll post some more pictures when I get the memory card from his camera.

May

I didn't realize it has been over a month since I last posted something on here. The first picture explains why. I had been trying to not "spill the beans", and that is hard not to do when blogging and sharing our lives with others. I am not feeling great, but hopefully that will only last a few more weeks. I figure I can always clean my house later. This baby is set to arrive around Christmas time. Should be fun!!!

Here are a few random pictures from around our place from May. Brook finally has enough hair for pigtails. (sort of)

I took a picture of her riding her rocking horse in her matching jumpsuit and sandals. Quite the combination. Not exactly "appropriate riding attire".Brook and I were sitting having an afternoon snack the other day when a pair of gold finches hit our big living room window. One didn't survive the ordeal, but the other was a little stunned for a few minutes. Before Milo played him to death I picked him up and put him on the barrel to recover. Brook didn't like the idea of being left alone with a strange bird.