Shredding the Gnar

Since I'm no longer a walking infectious virus, I thought I should finish posting vacation pictures. 

D was obsessively beyond excited to surf in Southern California. Unfortunately a few days before our long trip he accidently delaminated his surf board. After frustration and, yes, even tears D finally tracked down a new board for a great price. 

The weather was pretty cruddy while we were in San Clemente but that didn't stop D from surfing as much as he could. These are pictures from just one of those sessions. 

Pretty Sad

Wifey: "Soooo I really want to order a comic book series. How sad does that make me?"

MH: "Not gonna lie...pretty sad..."


Wifey: "Well, in my defense it's a comic book series that goes along with all of the Co&Ca songs....Wait maybe that isn't a good defense."

Snapshots from Fresno

 Photos from the Big Fresno Fair

 

 

 Hamster children running on water.

 Mmm... cinnamon rolls to put you into a sugar coma.

 Love this girl more than anything

 Niece and aunt

 Two generations of aunts and a niece.

She kills me

Apologies

So I might be a liar. In my previous post I said I would come back to post vacation pictures. 

That might not be entirely true. I left my camera cord back at home. (By home I mean WA-home)

While trying to get on the road at 9am this morning I accidently left my camera charger at my parent's house. Of course, my camera battery is dead. 

Whoops. 

FIL happens to have the same camera charger as me but I'm not sure if I have a cord to borrow. 


However, I will not apologize for how many times I/ we've eaten at this place the past week. 

And no apologies for D's face... we were both deleriously (even a word?) hungry.

Heads Up

This coming Monday we're heading on vacation. I can't even begin to describe how much we both need this vacation. 

BUT- I'm still on a blogging-break once it is over. I'm mostly using this space as a means to hold the pictures I take.

I still haven't decided when I'm coming back.

Two Sisters

Faith walks before me, 
Holding up her lamp
As I try not to stumble in the ink-dark hours before the dawn. 
Her light illuminates 
One step and then another. 
Beside me, Hope, arm linked with mine, encourages and steadies
Sometimes in the tedium, 
Distracted by the pain, 
My mind begins to wander, then my feet. I hesitate. 
Unsure, I look to Hope. 
Her hand takes mine. 
The touch reminds me of another hand held out to me, 
One pierced and scarred
Yet oh so tender
Lifting me and blessing me when I had fallen and despaired. 
Remembering, 
I move ahead
Buoyed up by Hope, who sees the end with perfect clarity. 


By: Larry Hiller

Back to my continued blogging break...
 

Two Second Break in My Continued Absence

"Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain."

- Gordon B. Hinckley

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