Vineyard Retreat

We just returned from family camp with our church in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains. We were blessed to get to stay in an amazing cottage, which was really unexpected and helpful for relaxing and sleeping arrangements.

Hanging on the front porch

 Juggling rocks by request. Rock throwing was the main attraction for the kids, but eventually they demanded that all rocks be pre-juggled before they could be hurled.

 This guy only gets cuter with age, especially when he lets me dress him :)

 Playing in the living room

 We had a great retreat and at the end Jackson got to perform his memory verse with the whole kids church. He is the one in the front row in a blue shirt with his tongue out. Favorite quote of the weekend: 

Kid playing in sandbox next to Jack: "In 2 weeks I'm turning 5!"

Jack: "I'm turning into a walrus!"

That seems about right.

 Video of the magic.

 We got back on Sunday and had such a refreshing time outdoors that we wanted to get outside some more, so we played at the neighborhood park together.

  Fall is so perfect!

 Some high tosses. Different kids, different styles. Cosette lets go and flies free!

 Jackson holds onto Daddy and doesn't go too high

 Either way happy kids

  Attack!

Somehow this turned ugly, probably due to jealousy rather than injury, but I don't remember now. Needed a little recovery

 Back at it.

 Best friends climbing slides

 Coco gets crazy hair

 

 On the way home Jack started a new song he learned. We figured out that it must be from school since we've never heard it before.

 Sharing a chair and books before a good night sleep.