On to iCON...
two weeks in the mountains of Winter Park, Colorado,
worshipping God, hearing amazing teachings,
learning how to more fully give ourselves to the call of God on our lives,
with some of our dearest friends in the world.
Close to paradise I would say. :)
The kids were at their own Camp iCON the whole time which was so powerful for them...
especially for Ellie.
Gracie had a great time too, and even Emmy did great...I was so thankful for that.
I feel like my kids are growing up when I don't get called
because they need to nurse or won't sleep or are crying hysterically!
They really did awesome the whole time (9-5 every day!).
Here they each are with their teachers (saints I should say!).
with some of our dearest friends in the world.
Close to paradise I would say. :)
The kids were at their own Camp iCON the whole time which was so powerful for them...
especially for Ellie.
Gracie had a great time too, and even Emmy did great...I was so thankful for that.
I feel like my kids are growing up when I don't get called
because they need to nurse or won't sleep or are crying hysterically!
They really did awesome the whole time (9-5 every day!).
Here they each are with their teachers (saints I should say!).
They each raised their own support to come and pour their lives all
day every day into our kids.
We were overwhelmed and abundantly blessed by them!
And despite all the hours in meetings and seminars, I did get precious time with some of my dearest
(and oldest) friends...
Lisa.
Serving "on the other side of the world" as my kids say as they pray for her
and her family every night...so so sweet to get to be with her.
She's one of the more honest, real friends I know.
She loves me well...and overwhelms me with how much she
loves and pours her life into her husband and her kids.
(and my kids when they're around!)
I miss her.
Sweet (dirty faced) Mary! (her oldest)
Gracie and Mary...
these two are just a few months apart and they remind me of each other in
so many of their quirky little ways!
We also got some quality time with our sweet Amy.
She's been in our life since she was a freshman in college...
and is now, 10 years later, headed to the nations.We miss her in our every day life but are so proud of her.
My girls love her.
She brought these dresses to the girls from Cambodia.
So pretty!
Alyssa.
Ellie's nearest and dearest.
A sweet reunion.
Whoever said kids don't have memories until after they are three or four
doesn't ring true for Ellie...
she remembers so much from our life in Boston (especially when it comes to people!)
A picture is worth a thousand words.
And we also got a ton of time with the Ogden family...
morning runs and afternoon Starbucks with Christy.
I could get used to that!
And our kids are becoming sweet buddies...
my big girls talk about Jayden and Duncan often.
Just the other day we were headed to BSF and Gracie said,
"Is Duncan going to be in my class?"
Love that they are buddies.
Ellie and Jayden
Campbell sharing with Emmy
Our other fun buddies...
the Lair kiddos!
(great idea to play under the table after dinner, right??)
We did have a few evenings and then a whole day off where we got to enjoy
all the fun stuff at the resort...
the trampoline (Gracie LOVED this...
did it as many times as she could!)
rock climbing (SG again)
the zipline (Ellie)
Ellie on the tramp
Love our Tempe team...
watching Ellie on the trampoline
E and Trav coming down from the alpine slide
Also got some fun pics of our girls...
E and SG are getting closer by the day.
So looking forward to all that God has for them in their friendship.
Their first time to share a bed together...I'm sure there will be
many times to come!
Thought this was funny...
here we are going to take Emmy
to nap at the Ogdens so the big
kids could play.
Quite a stroller...
three kids, a packnplay, blankets,
we know how to load down the BOB!
Trav and I had a great time too...
amidst all that was going on we actually got great time together.
The last day we all road up the lift to the top of the mountain for lunch.
So beautiful!
And despite all the hours in meetings and seminars, I did get precious time with some of my dearest
(and oldest) friends...
Lisa.
Serving "on the other side of the world" as my kids say as they pray for her
and her family every night...so so sweet to get to be with her.
She's one of the more honest, real friends I know.
She loves me well...and overwhelms me with how much she
loves and pours her life into her husband and her kids.
(and my kids when they're around!)
I miss her.
Sweet (dirty faced) Mary! (her oldest)
Gracie and Mary...
these two are just a few months apart and they remind me of each other in
so many of their quirky little ways!
We also got some quality time with our sweet Amy.
She's been in our life since she was a freshman in college...
and is now, 10 years later, headed to the nations.We miss her in our every day life but are so proud of her.
My girls love her.
She brought these dresses to the girls from Cambodia.
So pretty!
Sandra!
This is my only pic with her but she's the laughter in our lives
(among a thousand other things!)
Alyssa.
Ellie's nearest and dearest.
A sweet reunion.
Whoever said kids don't have memories until after they are three or four
doesn't ring true for Ellie...
she remembers so much from our life in Boston (especially when it comes to people!)
A picture is worth a thousand words.
And we also got a ton of time with the Ogden family...
morning runs and afternoon Starbucks with Christy.
I could get used to that!
And our kids are becoming sweet buddies...
my big girls talk about Jayden and Duncan often.
Just the other day we were headed to BSF and Gracie said,
"Is Duncan going to be in my class?"
Love that they are buddies.
Ellie and Jayden
Campbell sharing with Emmy
Our other fun buddies...
the Lair kiddos!
(great idea to play under the table after dinner, right??)
all the fun stuff at the resort...
the trampoline (Gracie LOVED this...
did it as many times as she could!)
rock climbing (SG again)
the zipline (Ellie)
Ellie on the tramp
Love our Tempe team...
watching Ellie on the trampoline
E and Trav coming down from the alpine slide
Also got some fun pics of our girls...
E and SG are getting closer by the day.
So looking forward to all that God has for them in their friendship.
Their first time to share a bed together...I'm sure there will be
many times to come!
Thought this was funny...
here we are going to take Emmy
to nap at the Ogdens so the big
kids could play.
Quite a stroller...
three kids, a packnplay, blankets,
we know how to load down the BOB!
Trav and I had a great time too...
amidst all that was going on we actually got great time together.
The last day we all road up the lift to the top of the mountain for lunch.
So beautiful!
The love of my life.
We left more envisioned and empowered than ever before.
So thankful he's leading me, our family, and our church.
This was one of my favorite things of the whole conference.
The older kids came in and performed the songs they had learned.
It was so powerful to see them all boldly worshipping God together!
So thankful for the Antioch movement and those who are leading us.
There's no one else we'd rather serve alongside.
