Catching Up

This past weekend we went out to Lake Okoboji with the other Young Life leaders for a little retreat. One of the leaders has super generous parents who allowed us to stay in their lake house for the weekend.
Their house is amazing.
The weekend was incredible.
The food was delicious.
The fellowship was inspiring (and hilarious!).
The kids were adorable.
Other than the fact that we didn't get a whole lot of sleep we had a blast. I would go back and re-live this weekend in a heartbeat.
Here's a picture of Chris and Samantha in the living room. I was up on the second floor looking down on them. Everything was so open and comfortable and welcoming in their house.
Greg & Dani (the house belongs to Greg's parents) were such fantastic hosts. Dani prepared all of the food, and after every meal Chris practically ordered me to get the recipe. He didn't have to try too hard because I was already planning on getting them!
They brought their dog with, and naturally they brought her kennel too. That wire cage provided endless entertainment for Samantha. She probably would have slept in there if we would have let her.

Before we left I thought it might be a good idea to get Samantha one of those kid sized neck pillows for sleeping in the car. It's a cute little pink puppy pillow. She likes it, but it's a little big for her to use when she's in her car seat. We just used it upside down in the car and it seemed to make her comfortable.

Last week we made a little trip to the thrift store so Chris could try to find some books. I found this super awesome pasta strainer. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to use it as a pasta strainer or just for decoration. Either way, I love it.

Last night Samantha was reaching for my head wrap that I was wearing on my head (duh). It was way too big to fit on her head, so I put her little pink one on her. This was the first time she's ever left something like that on her head for an extended period of time. I think she wore it for darn near an hour last night. Yay!

And that is pretty much the extent of the 'news' with us. We have a couple of busy weeks coming up, so I'm sure I'll be posting more soon.