Best Week Ever...

Holla, peeps! MY APOLOGIES for the small hiatis in blogging. It happens, ya know? I'm making my way back, and have LOTS to share!

Chris came to visit from Minnesota (yippee!), so I took a couple days off work to show him what Southern California is all aboooout- we hit all the quintessential stops in the few days he was here...photo documentation provided below. Unfortunately, the weather didn't make it's usual sunny impression as it pelted us with rain on Friday. No worries- it was bookended by two BEAUTIFUL days, which we utilized for some games of tennis and a trip to Santa Monica.

Stolling around Shoreline Village in Downtown Long Beach.

Fun with Kaelyn (and Stephen and Steph) at lunch.

Some photography work by Kaelyn...who can also be credited with the top picture on this post. She's got some mad skills, huh!?

Following lunch, we met up with Mikey and the COTW, who were right around the corner from my place! Loved getting to see them all again and spend some time in worship.

The kids show "Uncle Chris" some tricks they learned with string.

The kids join me in singing "How Great is Our God".

And Chris gets accosted by a giraffe.

Then, off to the Happiest Place on Earth!

Swooning Minnie.

And greeting Mickey.

Ummm.....WHERE is the sun again?

Breakfast at the Bake 'n' Broil with Cheri

And sunset on Signal Hill.