The new toy catalogue

 My son has a new, 16-year old version of a toy catalogue.

It’s so sweet how he pours over these!

Elder Retreat 2026

 This last Friday and Saturday we had our annual church elder meeting. It was held at the Paséa Hotel in Huntington Beach. A moment for this beautiful hotel that had just put their tree up the day before.

Friday night we had a staff and leadership dinner. It was such a special night sharing with the staff upcoming vision and plans and brainstorming exciting things!

I love this group so much! It’s such an honor to lead our church with these incredible human beings.

when kit is in charge of tear down…

This weekend, Kit was in charge of tearing down our outdoor decorations while we were in Oxnard for Ryder’s game. We came home to this…

Leave it to Kit…

work

 

going the distance…

 On Sunday night, Ryder had a game at 6:30pm IN OXNARD! so we made the drive, post halloween, post time change, on a school night but we got the win and he played awesome! Furthest we’ve driven and the latest we’ve played…

We even got a special guest to come cheer too! We love our Uncle Ethan!

Deep Breaths…

 Every week, Eden has goalie training… We love it for 2 reasons:

1. She has been with her goalie coach since before she started club and she loves his trainings.

2. I get to do a loop through beautiful parks and neighborhoods in Newport Beach. 

Both feel like such a breath of fresh air!

Halloween 2026

 We had such a wonderful Halloween with a house full of teenagers and so much laughing and connecting… We made a pot of chili, set out snacks and our kids friends came and just enjoyed being together! Ryders crew had a dollar amount and picked costumes for each other that they didn’t see until the night of…

Eden’s group was the Strawberry Shortcake crew:

I loved watching them all together!