Things are starting to slow down around here. After my last post Chris and I headed to Long Beach, Wa for Jr High camp. We LOVED every minute of it and the time with those kids made us miss our jr high back home all the more. We really enjoyed getting to know some of the 8th graders that will be moving up in September. There was a little down time for us to explore the city a tad. Long beach is a very touristy place and they have the longest beach in the world! Of course we stopped at the antique stores in town and left with more aprons and coffee tins! After leaving Long Beach we skipped over to Astoria, Or. If you are as big of a Goonie fan as Chris then you know Astoria is where the movie was filmed. Most things were closed by the time we got in town. However, over dinner I did a little research and found the address for the Goonies house. Chris was as excited as a kid in a candy store when I asked if he wanted to go check it out. We took his picture in front of it and decided it was time to head back home. Thursday afternoon Chris picked up Matt and Mandi Ramsey from the airport. Matt is one of Chris' very best friend and was the best man in our wedding. We really enjoyed our time with them. We ate at some great places, went to the zoo, a mariners game, and saw Batman. The boys did a 9 mile hike and Mandi and I rested. We hated to see them go! Now we have a few weeks of down time and Im hoping that includes a mini vacation for the Taylors to Canada! In August Chris' mom will be joining us for a week! We are really looking forward to her visit since we have not seen her since before we moved. I can't forget to mention the new addition! We have fish now... 5 fish and 1 frog. There are: Bonnie and Clyde (pink and blue glo fish), Django (the frog), Walt ( He has a mickey head on his tail so Walt Disney seemed perfect), Flat head (Matt named him because, believe it or not, he has a flat head), and lastly Pedro. There has also been talk of a kitten in the near future! YES! It means so much to us to see how many of you are still keeping up with us and our adventure in Washington! We appreciate your prayers very much. One thing specifically you can be in prayer about is the Jr High position here at Alderwood. Rene (current J High guy) is leaving for seminary in August. We are so excited for him and the new guy will have big shoes to fill! We know the Lord has the perfect person in mind. Please pray Wisdom for Chris and the staff as they are searching for a new Jr High pastor.
                                     
                                                                    Long Beach, Wa

                                            
                                                    The Goonie Home in Astoria

                                                                 
                                        Batman midnight showing

                        
                                                           The new additions!

 
                                                   Time with Matt and Mandi