PCC had our church retreat this past weekend at Mission Springs in Scotts Valley. We had beautiful weather and great fellowship. This year was a little easier since Josie's a year older. She had fun b/c she could be more independent. She was in the class with 3-5 yr olds. She rode her tricycle all over even without us there. Sometimes she would finish her meal and we told her she could go ride her bike and we'd be out in a little bit. Off she'd go with all the kids and ride laps around. She got to sleep in the top bunk (single bed over our double bed). She didn't make a peep all night. The bunk had rails all along the side so we knew she was safe as long as she wasn't jumping around.
This is inside the worship center. The kids were in their classes while the teenagers and grown ups were in the worship center for our sessions. Such a pretty back drop. Love the song on the screen (Lord, I'm amazed by you....).
The morning was a little chilly and Josie saw Eric with his long underwear on under his shorts so she wanted to wear shorts over her leggings to be like dad. By about 10 it really warmed up.
Saturday lunch was the annual BBQ on the lawn at Frontier Ranch where there's a big open field for games etc. We participated in the family relays. After about 3 rounds Josie was done. First time through I carried her as we "rode" our hockey stick. Next round I helped her carry the beach ball (ice cream) on the cone and 3rd round she wanted to go by herself with the hula hoop.
Riding her bike around after dinner.
After the evening session on Saturday we all headed up to Cathedral Grove which is an outdoor amphitheater with a fire pit. There was a short open mic time and people came up to show off their talents. Mostly it was kids doing silly things like telling jokes or giving their best animal sounds. Eric asked Josie if she wanted to go up there and she did so I took her up. I think Eric was kidding but nope, we have a brave daughter. She told me she wanted to sing ABCs. When it was her turn I knelt down to hold the mic up to her and she said her name then sang her ABCs. Right at the end everyone cheered and clapped and gave a standing ovation. She was bummed b/c she said she didn't get to finish her song. Everyone started cheering before she could sing "next time won't you sing with me." That evening walking back down the hill and the next day people kept coming up and saying what a good job she did. Even little kids. One little girl said "I'm so proud of you". It was pretty cute. Unfortunately we don't have it documented so you'll have to take my word for it.
Sunday morning we could hardly get her off her bike to her classroom. She found a bunch of snails some kids had put on this poor flower. She was fascinated with watching them.
Some of the lovely flowers around camp.
Last session Sunday morning Pastor Gary gave the benediction. The theme was Walking in the Dust of the Rabbi which has been our theme all year at church. It was fun to have our neighbors, Shuli and Satoshi, there.
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