EFY in Santa Barbara

On June 19 we flew with Little Man to California. It was Little Man's 1st airplane ride and he did great. He slept for 15 minutes and that was it, but the rest of the time he just looked out the window or played. We flew into LAX and then drove up to where Chris served his mission in Simi Valley and visited with his California mom-Kim. We had a great visit and went to church with them the next morning.

Little Man in the hotel while we were getting ready for church. I love that smile!!

These are the amazing counselors that we got to serve with all week. EFY stands for Especially for Youth and is a week long summer camp put on my our church. Chris and I went as the session directors and were able to take Little Man with us. Through out the week Chris will teach a group of about 500 youth 11 times. He is an amazing teacher and loves to up in front a huge crowd. I, on the other hand, get scared to death so he does all of the teaching and I just get to watch and enjoy.

Nap time.

Pizza Night!!!

The incredible BC and coordinators that we absolutely love!!!

Tuesday and Friday night they have a dance. We stayed up top and watch because it was so loud and Little Man doesn't like tons of noise.

UCSB (University of California Santa Barbara) where EFY was held is right on the beach so during one of our breaks we went down and enjoyed the beach. We tried to have Little Man walk in the sand but he wanted nothing to do with it.

Birthday and Baptism

Friday was 2nd Son's 8th Birthday. He was so excited and even woke up at quarter to six. It was also the last day of school so it was a double great day. On our kids birthdays they get to pick what they want for dinner and what kind of cake or dessert they want. 2nd Son picked hamburgers for dinner and brownies for his birthday cake. When he got home from school he complained that he did not feel well and had a headache. As we were getting everything ready for his birthday dinner he fell asleep and did not wake up until about 2am so we had his birthday dinner without him. When he woke up at 2am he wanted a his hamburger. Saturday we had 2nd Son's baptism. He was excited and a little bit nervous. I still can't believe he is 8. Chris is the bishop of our ward so he was able to give 2nd Son his baptismal interview. Chris said that it was a really neat experience and one he will remember his whole life.

The baptism went really well and 1st Son even gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. Thank you for all the family and friends who came and supposed us.

Tonight we had his cake/brownies. I have decided I need to take some cake decorating class or something. I can not write on anything to save my life.

Happy Birthday!! We are so grateful you are in our family and are proud of you for making the choice to be baptized. We love you!!