The Swarrell Life

A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to hang out with Trinity for a couple of days. It was a really nice chance to just be with her in a relaxed environment. Many of you know that I am involved with Young Life here in Baker City, an organization that brings Christ to kids outside of a formal church environment. I love working with high school kids, so it's a good fit for me. Well, the committee that oversees the Baker City Young Life decided to surprise all the volunteer leaders with a couple of days in a cabin on Wallowa Lake . All we had to do was show up, everything else was taken care of. Sweet! So Trinity and I hitched a ride with some other folks and were on our way! New York Richie's for lunch! When we arrived it was a about time for Trinity's nap, so we got settled into our room and Trinity laid down for a little bit. Everyone else went for a walk, leaving me all alone...oh darn! I'm not saying that I don't want to be around people, but ...

Okay, so we don't have kids in school, so it isn't a real  spring break. But it was in April and we did travel to Bend, Oregon for a little family vacation with some great friends. What did we do? Well, funny you should ask. I might  have a few photos... We rode bikes. The house that we shared with two other families also had bikes! Fun! And yes, I said two other families. We also brought a couple of teenagers to babysit, since we had 6 kids. So, it was 14 people in all. Great fun was had by all! Trinity and Teagan were helping me navigate. Teagan and Trinity wanted nothing more than to throw rocks in the river. Why? Because we were going to Sun  River. Of course there's a river! Gratuitous photo of who-knows-what. Huh? There was also a playground within walking distance of the house. Guess what? There was a slide too! Go Ava! Go Alex! Go Trinity! Apparently, in addition to the sliding, there were juice boxes...