April Update: Easter in Bakersfield, Shaver Lake with Unite

April's been a busy month. Carrie said today that "I'm just getting over February flying by!". Crazy times.

So here are a few pictures from this past month:

For Easter, we were in Bakersfield. We had another round of 'round the world Ping Pong.


Another weekend later, we surprised Mom and Dad for their 30th Anniversary with a little surprise party. They were shocked.

And last weekend, we went up to Shaver Lake with our Unite group. Highlight for me was card-tossing into a bowl. Five guys in a circle can always create a competition with minimal resources. Some of us were > 75% in some rounds!

Our friends Jen & Joe brought their dogs Roscoe & Bella, which we have adopted as our pseudo-pets. We like these guys...

Carrie got this nice shot from the outside looking in.



And lastly: TapTap Revenge 2 is one of our latest iPhone finds. Just think: Guitar Hero meets DDR... with your fingers. Notice the faceoff position this game requires. Carrie and I often bump heads when she challenges me. She's only beat me once. ;-)



Matt: I want the high score.

Unite Service Day at Alpha Academy

Our small group got together this Saturday to volunteer at the Alpha Academy in SLO, a program that exists to "mentor young adults seeking direction in acquiring the spiritual, emotional, and physical skills necessary to lead successful, responsible, lives." We spent a few hours digging holes and planting a bunch of trees around the grounds. We had a blast! Doing things like this on a Saturday is one of the best ways to spend some weekend time. Plus, it was a good chance for our group to get some time serving together. We meet weekly for Bible study, and sometimes hang out for dinner and other activities, but we don't often do service projects together that can impact the community like this. Some pictures below:





The Alpha Academy is doing some cool stuff, and they're figuring out ways to run a service organization through profitable enterprise. They run a pet resort at the same location and often sell used cars to generate revenue. Its located on Buckley Road, just down the street from Shopatron, where I work.