We took out the second captain's chair this time to give us more room for book table supplies!
Sardines much?!
Our first stop was Grace Baptist Church in Raleigh, IL for special youth meetings over the weekend and church on Sunday.
We went to this "hole-in-the-wall" mexican restaurant a lot that weekend! We loved it!
David got to bring his magnets with him! We enjoy finding new places they will stick to!
Later that week, we were able to sing/play/preach at a pastor's conference in the Chicago area.
We went home for one night and got a couple birthday packages in the mail!
Lots of fun stuff in this box from Auntie Bev! David had more of a birthday MONTH rather than just one day of celebration! :)
Our first "Western" meeting was in Nebraska at Liberty Baptist Church on Weds. Sept. 11.
Further west we drove...
We drove for 7 days straight (from our trip to Illinois back to Iowa, and then west to Nebraksa, Wyoming and then Utah). David was SUCH a trooper! 8 hours in the van, you take him out, and this is what he looks like :)
We had wonderful meetings all day Sunday at Heritage Baptist Church in Salt Lake City.
Love these mountains out here!
A mexican family in the church owns this restaurant...wow, amazing food!!!
A couple in the church, the Spillmans, hosted us that weekend. David LOVED their dog, Max! We are noticing more and more how much David has a love for animals :)
Western Utah is pretty breathtaking!
Looks like someone's awake from their nap and pretty happy to peek out and see mommy!
David loves sipping water from straws at restaurants!
We stopped halfway between Utah and California for a night in Las Vegas.
There are, surprisingly, quite a few family-friendly things to see and do there!
M&M World
A small aquarium (David seems to really love watching the fish! This gave us
the idea of going to an aquarium for his birthday!)
On Sept. 18, we had a great Weds. night service at our first
church in California: Highland Baptist Temple.
Olive Garden dinner with Pastor Polk and his family!
LA County Fair!!!
On Friday, Sept. 20, our little baby turned 1!
I will be posting a separate post about his birthday, so this is all I'll post here!
From Sunday, Sept. 22-Weds., Sept. 25, we enjoyed getting to be a part of the Fall Revival at Temple Baptist Church in Perris, CA. Caleb preached in Sunday night's service and we sang throughout the conference.
Caleb with two fellow Oklahoma Baptist College friends, Pastor Ray Grignon (pastor of TBC) and Daniel Hopkins (phenomenal pianist and music teacher at West Coast).
Caleb with fellow guest Revival speaker, Dr. John Goetch and his son, Eric
from West Coast Baptist College.
David LOVES his Bible ABC's book! Hiding God's Word in his heart :)
On Thurs., Sept. 26, we were with Parkway Baptist Church in Hemet, CA.
With Pastor Beard and his family
We really enjoyed Coco's bakery and restaurant the week we stayed near Perris and Hemet, CA! We ate there 3 days in a row, I think! :)
Friday-Sunday, we held a Revival at Lighthouse Bible Baptist Church near LA. This is a primarily Filipino congregation, and they enjoyed hearing stories of Caleb's missions trip to the Philippines earlier this year! Caleb even wore a "barong" to preach on Saturday night! He fit right in, as you can see!
David will crawl off and be so quiet that I get nervous and run to find him, hoping he's not getting into trouble! This is usually what I find! He LOVES reading books by himself (or with daddy or mommy!)
Monday-Tuesday (Sept. 30-Oct.1) we preached/sang for Pacific Coast Baptist College's "college days". There were many college students and many visiting high school students in attendance.
The Lord worked in a mighty way.
David has been a champ in nurseries almost every night of the past month! I had to take this
picture of him playing a guitar for the first time! haha! Maybe one day he'll play a real guitar :)
On the beautiful campus of PBC!
