Friends

Kim and Marci are my best friends in CA!!! They have also provided me with housing this summer! This picture was taken at girls weekend while eating at Beachfire in San Clemente! Kim's husband was out of town and so we raided the house! We went to the pool, shopped, and we basically hung out all weekend! It was great to be with them again!








This is Brent and Kim! He is awesome and I love them together because they make each other laugh and they enjoy being together! They are very special to me!






Melissa is my friend from college! I was able to visit her one afternoon for lunch this summer! He son Caleb is growing up too!



Marci's new apartment is on the beach and so it has been a little piece of paradise for me this summer! We love to eat on her patio and watch the sunset!

Jordan Camp

This is the man! This is my 8th year coaching the Jordan flight school! It is a fun time with lots of fun friends and hanging out with the best basketball player EVER is so much fun!







My friends Angel and Alexis have worked the snack shop for years and then last year I joined the team! Alexis got a real job and so she joins us on the weekends now! We have so much fun together working and during our time off! One afternoon we decided to make pizza's at Giovani's! It was so much fun! Alexis' mom decided to join us this afternoon! Girls, we need to start thinking about our hot dog talks for next year!






Tony Parker came as a guest one night at camp. It was so great to see him! He is very cute but he is shorter than I thought!








These two kids are Angel and my favorites! We made them take a picture because they are so cute! Look at their muscles!

Samuel and Aunti Paige

I love Samuel and we had a blast together this trip! We ran around the house with screwdrivers and we started to "unscrew" all of our body parts, which of course hit all the tickle spots! Samuel and I had lots of fun just hanging out and of course I had to teach him about Starbucks! When asked, "Where does Aunti Paige buy coffee"? He answers, "Starbucks"! I love you, Samuel!!

Things I love about Samuel:
*He is so smart and he loves to read
*He is learning Spanish and English
*He tries so hard to obey mom and dad
*He is sleeping in a big boy bed now
*He is going to be an amazing big brother

Visiting Seattle

Visiting my brother, sister-in-law, and my nephew in Seattle was another highlight of my first few weeks back! Nathan, Melissa and Samuel just moved to Seattle from Chicago this summer and I was bummed because I love Chicago! Seattle was great! We went blueberry picking (although the blueberries were few and far between), we went to the park, to church, to the pike place market, to Starbucks, and many other places. As you can see from the pic below, my nephew is the cutest thing ever!


This picture was taken while we were blueberry picking. It was a great time to be together as a family!




My friend Dana grew up in Seattle but now lives in Canada but she came to Seattle to see me while I was there! We went to the park with the kids and had such a great time together! Her son's name is Clay and he is two, same as Samuel. They did not play together but they were in the same sand box! It was so much fun to be with Dana too!!


Things I love about Nathan:
*He is a great husband, dad, and brother
*He is so smart and I love to brag about him
*He takes care of his family
*He is a good example to those around him

Things I love about Melissa:
*She is an amazing wife, sister, and mom
*While she and I are different in many ways, she loves me and we are really good friends
*She is real and she trusts in the Lord
*She is an AMAZING cook

I love you two so much and I am excited to spend time together again when we get the chance!!

Visiting Colorado

Visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Colorado was amazing! We went hiking and had a picnic under the trees near the river. It was fantastic to be with them! We played the wii and I loved it! I am not very good at it but it was fun! Jules and I went shopping and of course we went to Starbucks! I love spending time with my sister!















Josh's favorite place to eat is at a steak house called Traildust. So I took them their to celebrate birthday's and anniversaries for the past year! It was fun and we all enjoyed our steaks and the huge glasses of ice tea!















My friends Beth and Jon also live in Colorado Springs so we were able to go over to their house for dinner! It was great to be with them and to meet their two daughters!















The things I love about Julia:
*She is a very positive person and people love to be around her
*She loves people and wants people to be happy
*She is a great wife and a great sister
*She cried when she made a basket in her high school basketball game and that story is one of my favorites!!!

Things I love about Josh:
*He loves my sister soooooo much
*He is very laid back and does not easily stress out
*He doesn't give up on things and always tries to make things better
*He loves the outdoors

I love you two and am excited to see you again sometime soon!