More from San Elijo

Our second week at San Elijo was a blast. Katelyn did super when we shared a site with the Millers (thanks to all the extra pairs of eyes to watch her) and the barricade we set up. However, we decided to let her get out of the dirt and return to the "Four Seasons" with Grandma Nancy during round two. Several more families were camping this week...the Emards and their daughters' families, the Lees, Holly's parents, etc.

Our good friends, Nathan and Laura Montgomery, brought their four kids down for the first day. The rest of the week we shared our site with my brother and his family. We all ended up coming back to our house a night early...ready to be done with tent camping, train sirens, etc.!
In this first pic, Nathan and Jonas are playing with all the boys and you can see Emma and Avalon Montgomery in the water.

Captain Jack's first trip to San Elijo

Parker and Caleb catching a few waves

Laura and I have been close friends since high school youth group days. She and Nathan are waiting to be placed in full time ministry by Friends of Israel...it's quite possible they'll be sent to CA from the east coast, where they've lived for several years. We like that idea! We've really missed you guys...

Now for the camping adventure. As Jonas and Nathan prepared to leave for a dinner run, our CRV indicated problems under the hood. The Millers had told us how the camp squirrels get up into cars and chew hoses, etc. Well, turns out a squirrel exploded in our engine! Its remnants drew a crowd of children while "MacGyver" Nathan fixed our car, elbow-deep in squirrel guts with limited tools. God is good...Nathan is an amazing electrician by trade and definitely the person you want by your side when such troubles occur. It was really gross, but totally typical for us!!

Footage of the guys playing football