Justin's bachelor festivities

This past weekend I went to Michigan to be a part of celebrating one of my closest friend's final weekends as a bachelor. Justin and I have been good friends since we met in Colorado. Despite the fact that he went to Hope, and went to high school with Becky, we didn't meet until we both lived in Boulder. Over the years I've gotten to know some of his closest friends and always enjoy my time with them.

We headed up to the best man's grandfather's cabin near Caberfae. The cabin is surrounded on three sides by the Pine River...just an amazing place.


The next day we took a canoe trip down the Pine River. There were a lot of hilarious things that happened, but this video was definitely the most entertaining:



The whole crew at the end of the canoe trip.


In addition to hanging out with Justin and his friends I also got to see Luke (a close college friend) and my sister and brother-in-law. It was a short but very fun trip. I look forward to seeing everyone again in a few weeks for the wedding.

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8th grade dudes retreat

To see a slideshow of pics from our amazing retreat click here.

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I had the awesome opportunity to spend this past weekend with 14 of the 8th grade guys from our youth group at a student's cabin in Fraser. It was such a great time and as always I feel incredibly blessed to get to be a part of these student's lives.


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Rapids Game

This past weekend Becky and I went to our first Colorado Rapids game in awhile. A bunch of Becky's girls from church got to play on the field at half time of the game with their club team. We brought more students along to cheer them on and to enjoy some soccer in 30 degree weather.


Becky with her girls...one of whom got into an amazing wrestling match with a mascot.


Me with the dudes.


The non-adults in the above picture all took their shirts off at one point in an attempt to get on the scoreboard. While that attempt was unsuccessful they did end up on TV immediately after the first Rapids goal of the game. The camera focused in on them as they all twirled their shirts above their heads. It was legendary.

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Zoe turns 2!

Happy Birthday Zoe!!!

We celebrated Zoe turning two years old with a people cake and a dog cake. Zoe was so excited about her birthday bone that she wouldn't even pose for a picture. Joy, Maddy, and Ana came over to help us celebrate this special occasion, and because they love getting Zoe kisses. I (Becky) have become one of those weird Boulder people who really loves her dog...a lot (however unlike some Boulderites, I do think people are more important than dogs).



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