Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Lots of updates!!

Well I have to apologize for taking so long with this post! Summer is a crazy time for a ministry family. We have already been through highschool summer camp, family camp, buying a new house, and an anniversary trip to Hawaii! We leave today for middle school camp where Chris will be speaking, VBS next week and Chris will be speaking again as I tackle a kindergarten class, mission trip to Albania soon to follow and lots of odds and ends in between! Our families will be here to visit at the end of the summer! We have had some recent very exciting changes! As I mentioned, we bought a house!! We love it so much and saw the Lord's provision in the entire process. Here are a few pictures of some of the finished (or close to) rooms. The house is on a creek and has a deck across the whole back side! Feels like home! 








In other news, there is a new addition to the Taylor family! We adopted a little pup named Silas. Chris surprised me with him after work one night. Best husband ever! I looked in the back of the truck and a little puppy head popped up! He was 12 weeks old when we got him about a month ago. Chris and I are having so much fun playing with and training him! Lewis doesn't quite agree with our decision to bring a dog into the mix but he is warming up to the idea. We look forward to having him as a part of the family for years to come.

Here are a few pictures from our summer events this far in no particular order: 

Shasta:

Family camp:

Other summer shenanigans:



Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Chris and I just returned from Hawaii for our 2 year anniversary!! We were blessed to be able to stay at a home specifically for ordained pastors and their families. We had a blast!! This will be more like a photo blog considering the pictures tell the stories of the trip much better than words! Enjoy!

We stayed at Brewster Rest Haven. Here are some pictures of the place and the view from our balcony!

My favorite part was definately swimming with the turtles!







Just lounging around watching some duck dynasty 


Sunset stroll



This is a great look-out for watching the whales! Unfortunately we missed the season by 2 weeks.

Snorkel trip to Molokini Crater! A shark swam right below us!!




We went to a Luau for our 2 year anniversary. The fire dancers were AMAZING



Ulua Beach


The road to Hana was one of Chris' favorite things. I hated it. It was an extremely winding and narrow road. There were some very beautiful sights along the way. This first one is the "seven sacred pools." It is a series of 7 waterfalls into 7 clear pools. Absolutely grand!!





Black Sand Beach




Sunday Morning worship at Calvary Chapel. What a cool experience to worship with fellow believers in Maui







He had NO idea the shark was behind him when I took the photo!




Mini Golf


We had a FABULOUS vacation and are now looking forward to everthing the summer holds with the youth group! We have weekend retreats for the guys and gals this weekend, followed by summer camp, mission trips, and LOTS more! As always, thanks for your continued prayers and support!