I finished my last summer class today! I really enjoyed my two summer classes... but boy was I ready to be done. I've been in class almost non-stop since last August... fall classes, January term class, spring classes and then summer classes... whew!
Last weekend, this was my favorite spot to study during the heat wave:
My brother and his family came to visit this past weekend... it was great to have them with us for a few days! Both our nieces are cuties! Kaylin and Avery were inseparable. If they were apart, even for just an hour, they would run to each other and hug as if they hadn't seen each other in ages... good stuff! Their blog has some posts about their visit too.
There was quite a heat wave during their visit... so here we are getting frozen yogurt at Golden Spoon... check it out, I'm even in the picture. =)
A classic, summer dinner together... hot dogs, corn, etc.
Thanks for visiting Olson family... we love you!
Since they no longer had room for it, Amy's sister DeeDee and her family made a generous donation to our rec room...
Our family enjoys shooting hoops and it was a popular attraction during the last church gathering we hosted on a Sunday evening... thanks DeeDee and Steve!
I have always wanted to collect Coca-Cola memorabilia. So now that we have a rec room, it's a perfect opportunity to decorate with Coke stuff!
On Father's Day, Amy and the kids got me a vintage, tin sign that is super cool!
Then, just for fun, we went over to a store Amy had heard about, "Cola Corner" in Anaheim. It was Coke heaven for me! It's a pretty large store and it was packed with anything and everything Coca-Cola related. I got to pick out a couple more things to add to my suddenly decent-size memorabilia collection... it was a great idea and a fun Father's Day outing! Thanks Amy, Kaylin and TJ... I love you very much!
Our dear friends from Escalon, the Ferreira family, stayed one night with us recently and it was great to see them! They were passing through on their way to vacation on the coast down near San Diego. I've known Scott since high school and we became good friends when we coached freshmen basketball together at Escalon High School. We don't get to see them enough but we sure had fun during this brief visit! Thanks for coming by Ferreira fam!
We've been frantically trying to squeeze in chances to hang out with our friends, the Swains, before they leave for Alaska in a week! We are glad they finally started a blog... we look forward to following their adventures!
A few weeks ago, Amy and I got to go on a double date with Jason and Lindsay... we enjoyed some great chat time and some yummy dessert at the Cheesecake Factory. In fact, we had such a great time that we forgot to take a picture. So, when our families got to hang out recently for swimming and "grillin' out" at our house, we made sure to take pictures!
Trevor and Savannah enjoyed jumping in to their dads:
One Down, One To Go!
I just finished the first of two classes that I am taking this summer. I'm really glad to have taken it because I always felt my knowledge of church history was pretty weak. Up next, "Life of Christ" with Dr. Darrel Bock from Dallas Theological Seminary... I'm really looking forward to it. Please pray that I'll be able to push through for two more weeks!
Sunday Evening Gatherings at our House
We've been really enjoying opportunities to use host people in our home. Check out this post on the GHFC Young Adults blog to get an idea about our Sunday night gatherings that are going on this summer.
Ding, Dong! It's Avon!
Amy has been busily getting off to a great start on her new adventure of selling Avon. Follow this link to check out her Avon website.
