Caught!

Gil is the new financial clerk in our ward.  He still tries to spend as much time as possible in the Family History Center during the second hour of our meetings, but today he was in the Clerks' Office.

And he captured this.

 Our bishop's birthday was this past Friday and the primary kids decorated his door with heart-shaped birthday wishes.  Too cute!

Visit from Sharon

Gil and I decided to venture to a new place a few last weekend.  We didn't like it and instead ended up at Half Moon Bay.  It was beautiful.

On Monday, Sharon, Gil's mom, flew in for a visit.  We ventured into the woods on Tuesday.

She explored a doll museum on Wednesday.

We drove to the coast again on Thursday to Muir Woods to see the California Redwoods.  They were pretty spectacular.

 The tallest trees on earth from a cone the size of an olive.  From small and simple things...

That's my husband.

That's my mother-in-law.

We then explored the Muir Overlook.  It was a beautiful view of the coast.  The marine layer (a.k.a. fog) was kinda thick but still great views.  There were some bunkers built during WWII; Gil jumped in to look around to see what he could see.

Western Fence Lizard

Gil and Sharon on the overlook.

We dropped down to Muir Beach.  That was some painfully cold water.

Sharon flew home on Friday.  It was a nice visit.

Recent Happenings

At work, we love our volunteers.  They do a lot for us like clearing trails and picking up trash.  One volunteer said he would make a new sign for one that is starting to fall apart.  This was the result.

 My coworker's garden is producing.  She brought me the shiniest tomato I had ever seen and the craziest squash I had ever seen.  It's called a tromboncino squash.  It was delicious, as was the tomato.

Gil's cousin and her family came for a visit.  They drove up from southern CA and we drove south a few hours to meet them at Calaveras Big Trees State Park.  We wandered around the giant sequoias and marveled at their size and beauty.

Monday, I had an work assignment at Cody Lake, Gil got off work early, and the whole group followed me up.  We had lunch at the lake and then threw the kids in.  It was short lived when we found a leech!!  Eek!

We've been busy with work and church assignments and haven't adventured or explored too much this summer.  It seems like half the state is on fire at the moment and the other half full of choking smoke from those fires.  We'll see what the fall brings.