Last Sunday we headed up to Oregon with our friends Joel & Sarah for Memorial Day. It was so nice to get away, be in the sunshine, and relax. We took a long walk exploring along the beach and cooked yummy meals, Jude even got in the action and enjoyed some mashed bananas more than he usually does. We also caught a great sunset- pictures to follow soon. On the way home we stopped in the Redwoods to walk a trail called the Ladybird Johnson Grove, a beautiful walk through the trees. We discovered that Jude likes to suck on apples- he was in the sling on Andrew sucking on a tart apple core for as long as Andrew let him, and then longingly watched the apple go rolling down the hill when Andrew was tired of holding it!
Joel & Sarah are moving to China to teach English at Shaoxing University, and we will miss them but are excited for what’s in store for them this coming year. They’re great friends- the kind you feel like you’ve known a lot longer than you have. What a blessing to have friends scattered all over the globe…it makes our live’s richer. We’ll be posting more on this blog in the next few weeks about our upcoming trip to Thailand for 2 weeks this summer so stay tuned…