Summer 2011

Posted by: multicrazy | August 29, 2011

Summer 2011

Summer 2011 was a busy one for us, with lots of great travel opportunities, from our annual Tybee trip…to a few days for the two of us in San Francisco…followed by a family trip to the North American Christian Convention in Cincinnati…then a trip for the kids and me to Tennessee so that I could speak at a conference and they could hang out with Grandma and Grandpa…then a family reunion in Indianapolis…and ending with a trip to Ohio for the amazing Josh Boone’s wedding. (Tiring just to type it all.)

And somewhere in there, Lisa FINALLY got her freedom when all four of our kids started going to full-day school together!!! Who would have ever thought that day would come?

: Casey phonetically comes up with new spelling of familiy name Gayol (previously Gale, Gayle and Gail)

: Kids on Rosa Parks Elementary School sign (with new text photoshopped for school grant entry): Benjamin and Danielle (on left), Ashley and Casey (on right)

: Mommy’s birthday cake (from Ann’s Bakery) at the Mintons’ home in Wadsworth, Ohio

: Larger-than-life birthday head banner, created by Dan Minton, awaiting Mommy on her birthday morning at the Mintons’ home in Wadsworth, Ohio

: (l-r) Jenny Dente Berggren, Casey, Ashley, Benjamin, Danielle, Carol Dente

: (l-r) Casey, Chris Bauer, Benjamin, Clair Bauer, Danielle and Ashley in Wadsworth, Ohio

: Ashley watches a Scottish Highlander enjoy Mommy’s finger-licking good food at the Amish Farm in Ohio

: Ashley at the Amish Farm in Ohio

: (l-r) Ashley, Casey, Benjamin and Danielle at the Amish Farm in Walnut Creek, Ohio

: (l-r) Ashley, Casey, Benjamin and Danielle at the Amish Farm in Walnut Creek, Ohio

: Daddy with (l-r) Danielle, Ashley, Casey and Benjamin in Daddy’s first office at the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio in Wooster

: The John Whisperer (a horse whispering to John Plegge at the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio in Wooster)

: John Plegge lets Ashley sit atop a horse at the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio in Wooster

: John Plegge oversees a horse sniffing Ashley at the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio in Wooster

: (l-r) Danielle, Casey, Benjamin and Ashley on the Mintons’ porch swing in Wadsworth, Ohio

: Dan Minton shows off a few of his new favorite grandkids (l-r) Danielle, Benjamin and Casey in Wadsworth, Ohio

: Girls that Rock: Danielle (l) and Ashley on a hike with the Mintons in Ohio

: (l-r) Ashley, Casey, Benjamin, Lynn and Dan Minton, and Danielle on a hike in Wadsworth, Ohio

: (l-r) Benjamin, Ashley, Danielle, Casey with Mommy and Daddy in front of Mommy and Daddy’s engagement place and first married apartment (on left) in Wadsworth, Ohio

: (l-r) Benjamin, Danielle, Ashley and Casey in front of Mommy and Daddy’s engagement place and first married apartment in Wadsworth, Ohio

: Mommy and Daddy’s engagement place and first apartment in Wadsworth, Ohio (right side of duplex)

: Our wedding weekend hotel: the Mintons’ home in Wadsworth, Ohio

: Former home of the late Charles and Minnie Heeg, (Daddy’s grandma Sahli’s parents), in Cuba, Ohio

: Casey after some tooth loss

: Waiting for the bus on the first day of school: (l-r) Danielle, Benjamin, Ashley, Casey

: At the bus stop on day one: (l-r) Casey, Danielle, Daddy, Ashley, Benjamin

: Daddy videos (l-r) Danielle, Benjamin, Ashley and Casey at the bus stop on day one

: (l-r) Casey, Ashley, Benjamin and Danielle on the first day of school

: Landscaping team (l-r) Ashley, Casey, Danielle and Mommy (Benjamin not in picture)

: The Giga-Ball Team: (l-r) Danielle, Benjamin, Casey, Ashley

: (l-r) Chase, Nathan, Daniel, Jessie, Casey, Colonel Sanders, Benjamin, Danielle, Ashley, Eric, Matthew and Daddy in Corbin, Kentucky

: (l-r) Benjamin, Chase, Danielle, Ashley, Nathan, Casey, Daniel, Matthew, Jessie and Eric, with the Colonel and his chicken watching over everyone

: Rough-looking Youth in Ministry conference attendees from Hill-n-Dale: (l-r) Jessie, Daniel, Chase, Colonel Sanders, Nathan, Eric and Matthew (the Colonel does not currently attend Hill-n-Dale)

: (l-r) Casey, Colonel Sanders, Benjamin, Danielle and Ashley in Corbin, Kentucky

: (l-r) Colonel Sanders, Casey and Benjamin in Corbin, Kentucky

: (l-r) Ashley, Colonel Sanders and Danielle in Corbin, Kentucky

: Faith Williams and Ashley, chatting

: (l-r) Ashley, Faith Williams, Danielle, Casey, Mark Williams and Benjamin in the Milligan College cafeteria at the Youth in Ministry conference closing

: Sign to Happy Valley Christian Chapel in Carter County, Tennessee, where Daddy was the preaching minister in the fall of 1992

: The Happy Valley Christian Chapel in Carter County, Tennessee, where Daddy was the preaching minister in the fall of 1992

: Aunt Carol Casey at the Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City, Tennessee (she’s not a resident)

: Great Grandma Sahli and Daddy at the Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City, Tennessee

: Nana with five of her six grandkids: (l-r) Benjamin, Cousin Lauren, Ashley, Danielle and Casey

: (l-r) Casey, Ashley, Cousin Lauren, Danielle and Benjamin

: Danielle’s new haircut from friend Kelly Chapman

: Danielle displays her Locks of Love gift

: Friend Kelly Chapman cuts Danielle’s hair

: Ashley holds her gift to Locks of Love

: Ashley gets her hair cut by friend Kelly Chapman

: Ashley (l) and Danielle, pre-haircut

: Danielle before her haircut

: Ashley before her haircut

: San Francisco aerial view, taken from our departing plane

: The Hotel Monaco in San Francisco

: The Hotel Monaco in San Francisco

: Lori’s Diner in San Francisco

: At Lori’s Diner in San Francisco

: Crazy steep street in San Francisco

: Crazy steep San Francisco street

: Crazy steep San Francisco street

: The Oakland Bay Bridge, taken from a San Francisco street

: Alcatraz from a San Francisco street

: Pacific sunset from China Beach in San Francisco

: Ship at sunset near China Beach in San Francisco

: Water on the rocks at China Beach in San Francisco

: Footprint at China Beach in San Francisco

: A seal at Pier 39 in San Francisco

: A seal at Pier 39 in San Francisco

: Mommy and Daddy at Pier 39 in San Francisco

: Pier 39 in San Francisco

: The Golden Gate Bridge, taken from China Beach in San Francisco

: San Francisco panoramic, taken from Alcatraz Island

: San Francisco Bay panoramic, taken from Alcatraz Island

: Baby birds and flowers at Alcatraz

: Alcatraz prison yard, with Golden Gate Bridge in the background

: Mommy the hardened criminal in her cell at Alcatraz

: Mean prisoner Daddy in solitary confinement at Alcatraz

: Mommy and Daddy imprisoned at Alcatraz

: Sink and toilet (and escape route) at Alcatraz

: Cell at Alcatraz

: Cellblock at Alcatraz

: Sign at Alcatraz’s entrance

: Alcatraz and sailboat

: Commercial and recreational boating near Alcatraz

: A creepy-looking Alcatraz, taken from Golden Gate Bridge

: A sailboat in San Francisco Harbor, taken from the Golden Gate Bridge

: The San Franciso Bay

: Mommy and Daddy at the Golden Gate Bridge

: Crisis warning sign on the Golden Gate Bridge

: Crisis help signs on the Golden Gate Bridge

: The Golden Gate Bridge

: The Golden Gate Bridge

: The Golden Gate Bridge

: The Golden Gate Bridge

: The Golden Gate Bridge

: San Francisco Bay Panoramic from the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge

: The Golden Gate Bridge (and a crazy-looking bird)

: The Golden Gate Bridge

: The Golden Gate Bridge

: Marina, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, in San Francisco

: Mommy seeing no evil in Chinatown, San Francisco

: Daddy seeing no evil in Chinatown, San Francisco

: Chinatown, San Francisco

: Chinatown, San Francisco

: The annual Tybee family picture, blurry: (counterclockwise from far left) Mommy, Benjamin, Grandma, Casey, Cousin Michelle, Ashley, Aunt Denise, Danielle, Uncle Ron, Grandpa, Daddy, Cousin Eric