Our new place

We've finally got a bigger place, so big in fact that Carlon has his own bedroom YAY!! We are all very happy about that. We also have room for guests so feel free to come by and visit sometime.

good bye little red

This car was origonally purchased by my older sister back in 1991, then sold to my other sister a few years later then sold to me. It served us all well for 18 years until I had to decomission it when I went on bed rest with Carlon. I held onto it all this time, partly hoping I could drive it again and partly because it was my last bit left from my single days. It may sound silly but that car was a big part of my growing up and it's hard not to be attached to the object attached to so many good memories. Well now little red is helping kidney patients as he was donated to the kidney car line.

seeing spots

Back in early June Carlon came down with an odd rash that started at his feet and went to his bum then the rest of his body within 24 hours. A fever of 102.7 errupted two days later and off to the hospital we went only to be told it was just some sort of virus. The doctor didn't expect us to catch it but keep we should keep him away from other kids. So he and I stayed home from church that Sunday and wouldn't you know it, exactly a week later Brad got the same rash but no fever then I got a fever and then the rash (although no where near as bad as Carlon or Brad). It really goes to show that there is so much floating around out there. I'm sure the doctors are just as perplexed as the parents are.

Daddy's old Game Boy

A while back Carlon got into Brad's old electronics bin and pulled out the old Dot Matrix Game Boy. He found it quite fasinating. He has since become bored with it, not unlike most boys and their toys. Always onto to something bigger and better. I plan on holding off the Xbox as long as I can.

May Camp

In Brad's second year at Bethany he and a good friend (also a youth pastor at a church in Surrey) got together and organized a youth retreat for May at Green Bay Bible Camp in Westbank. It was a smashing success and since then has been every May long weekend. This year was the sixth May Camp and judging by the smiles from the youth and leaders a great time was had. Carlon got his kicks in too. It wasn't our origonal plan to bring him but if there's one thing I'm learning (very slowly) is that our plans don't always go the way we want. The speaker was great the food good and the weather eventually co-operated. The youth are already counting the days till next year!

family time at Stanley Park

We spent an afternoon at Stanley Park and Carlon had a grand time, making friends, stealing balls and checking out bicycles.

blowing bubbles

I picked up some bubbles the other day. They're a hit! Carlon keeps trying to pick them up off the grass.