A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer...

So I know it's been a while...work has been busy and I haven't found the time to edit my photos and get them uploaded. Going back to last month, Bryan and I took the youth group back to Honeyman State Park for the third 180 camping trip. The fire was a feet magnet. Bryan is forever terrorizing the kids (Young-i in this photo), along with the help of Young-i's older sister Sun. Sandboarding...almost everybody tried it, even if they needed a helping hand. Can you say "wedgie?" Note the dog in the bottom right hand corner closing in on Stephen. I think Macie has an identical twin in Florence. Superman! Man Run Once again, Bryan is terrorizing. I love Jane's face. I caught Joe smiling! Dogpile on Jae....we miss him.... The giant splash. This is Daniel trying to catch a squirrel. While he was unsuccessful, the middle schoolers and I caught two squirrels (one Andy caught by himself) and Tae-Han caught a bird. My cousin J.J. also celebrated his birthday recently at ...

So both of our families had family reunions this summer. Now this is a regular occurance for my family, but Bryan's side hasn't been together in this capacity for about 6 years. The Bernard family reunion was first, over Fourth of July weekend at the coast. We had a great time doing our own firework show (since the fog cancelled the ones in Newport Bay)... ...and flying our kite. The kite was pretty boring, I have to admit. And it was super windy and cold, so we didn't stay out there long. We did get to go golfing though, and that was great! Here's more photos of fireworks....including Bryan's evil eyes!!! And Carrie's sparklers.... And the freaky smoke children... And Faith (one of Bryan's cousins). We also took family pictures...which sometimes included Taavi. This is Bryan's Grandparents and their dog, Taavi. This is the whole family (except for three cousins from Ohio who couldn't be there). This is just our family with Grandma and Grandpa. And h...

Pretty much every day of last week and the weekend, Bryan played softball. I got to play on one of those days, but other than that, I was just a fan. There were rainout games to make up, plus a tournament Friday and Saturday in Newberg. The guys took second place at the tournament and Bryan was awarded the "Golden Glove" for his lack of errors playing shortstop. Here's a few pics of the guys playing. Jeff Ivie (below). Mark pitching behind the back. Mark pitching normal. Mike attempting a catch in right field. Dustin getting tagged out at home (bummer). Ryan making a catch in left center field. Jay running the bases. Rich throwing from second. Jason catching a ball in left field (look at the two handed catch and the expression on his face!). Greg behind the plate getting the bat thrown at him. Bryce batting. Intense.