Matt's a Grad!!

I’m really in shock over this whole thing! My baby brother is now a high school graduate and off to Simpson Univ. this fall! The graduation was this past Friday (Redwood Christian High School) and it was full of friends and family alike! It was so cute – Mrs. Williams (Pastor Sherman Williams bride) insisted on meeting him as he was the recipient of the Sherman Williams Memorial Scholarship (the name may be off but the idea still the same). I snapped as many pictures as I could.
The next day was celebration day as my parents had an open house filled with Buffalo Wild Wings, nachos and all-around yum! And now he’s off to enjoying his summer full of baseballs, guitars and hopefully some time hanging out with his sister (hint hint) before it’s off to classes, books, studying, and even more baseball! I’m so very very proud of you Matt. Congratulations!!!

Time for some fruit!

Well folks – I do apologize for the update delay – Blame our little munchkin reeking havoc on my first trimester. For those who are interested in knowing – I am definitely past the worst of it…I still get my off mornings but am able to recover MUCHO faster. So thank you for all the prayers and tips – whoever mentioned Trader Joes and their Ginger Chews – God Bless You. Munchkin and me are doing good. Our next appointment is early July – more updates to come.
So to recap – Strawberry picking and Cherry picking. Aren’t we just the fruit connoisseurs?! One Sunday as Ryan was heading out to Cornerstone’s Brentwood campus- he began to notice all of the amazing looking strawberry fields. I, who loves strawberries with every ounce of fruit loving capability, jumped at the thought of picking a boxful of deliciousness. So we ventured out to Brentwood one beautiful Saturday and came home with some beauties! Highly recommend this adventure. So much fun! Mental note to make this a yearly jaunt.
To keep the ball rolling with fruit – we headed up to Healdsburg, CA to visit my grandma and her cherry tree. She was beyond thrilled to have the fam (yes, Savanna came too), however, the tree was not as joyous. It seems as though we misjudged the readiness of the tree by one week. One week!! We picked (aka Ryan picked) as much as we could (aka Ryan could) and spent the rest of our weekend loving us some vacation time! The funniest segment of the trip had to be Savanna’s adjustment to the word “vacation.” Poor thing had no idea how to relax until our very last day. All the new smells, sounds and house made it for a very exciting and almost “stressful” time for her until she became adjusted and realized that we weren’t going to leave her. She took to my grandma’s garden very well – And yes, she had permission.