It's Fall

Yes, it is fall, and it is getting cold and wet around here!

This weekend we had our Campus Crusade fall retreat with students from around our area. Koen and I decided last minute to go along, as the retreat was only one night away instead of the usual two. So, Friday morning we took a ferry (Koen’s first ferry ride – he kept saying “boat, boat!”) across the Sound to Poulsbo area. As soon as we got there we set up our room and put Koen down in his play pen in the big closet. Thankfully, he fell asleep for a little bit, while Keith set up the meeting room. Several hours later the rest of our staff team arrived, and then the students.

The retreat went well. Koen and I didn’t get to listen to any of the speaker (due to sleep time, or Koen’s unwillingness to stay put and quiet – surprise, surprise!). But, we did get to sit in during some of the worship, and join the group for meals and free time. Many of the students took to Koen and would pass him around. He had a good time playing in the dirt, swinging, and running around in the fields. He’s so social – he has a good time no matter who he’s with.

The students were great. I was amazed at the maturity of many of them, and there were actually a lot of guys! Usually there are way more females compared to males involved in the ministry, but this year seems much more balanced.

Monday was Keith’s day off so we went to a pumpkin patch near by. Koen got to pick out a little pumpkin (he insists they’re called “apple”s) but most of the large ones were rotting already. We also went in a corn maze and were lost in it just long enough that Koen was getting antsy and hard to hold. It was all of our first corn maze experience, and wasn’t quite as fun as we had hoped. Here are some pictures from our adventures:

Family Photo at the Farm (missing one very important little girl)

Koen getting licked by his mooing friend

It's just a little too heavy!

On Papa's shoulders in the corn maze.


Koen's little "apple"