On April 5th at 5 a.m. Josh and I and 4 other leaders loaded up 15 high school and junior high students and began our LONG but fun drive down to California! In order to be able to go on the trip the students and leaders were required to memorize the first 3 chapters in James…which is no small accomplishment i might add!!

Our trip was 6 days long and we stayed with some friends of mine and in churches to cut down on costs! The van rides were great opportunities for talking with each other and making new friends and for deepening exsisting friendships!  On the way down we got to stop in Grants Pass Oregon to see our cousins! It was the first time they got to meet Jayden! And we stayed in Redding California the first night and got to spend time with my long time friend Ashley!

We spent two days in Disneyland! It was spring break week so Disneyland was quite crowded but the students enjoyed it and Jayden had a pretty relaxing time i would say! :)

 

Before we got to the church we were staying at we made a stop for dinner in Santa Clarita California at IN N OUT! Which just HAPPENED TO BE the same city that my long time friend/adopted big sister lives in! She drove to meet us while we ate dinner so we could say hi and give her a hug and she could meet Jayden!

We were so blessed to be able to stay in Camarillo, CA which is where are dear friends Erin and Josh Williams live with their oh so adorable children Abby and Zach! They were able to arrange for us to stay in their church while we were in California and I got to stay at their house! Zach shared his bath robe with Jayden! :) It was so wonderful to catch up with the William’s family and see where there life is now that they’ve moved back to California!

 

Jayden got his picture taken with Mickey and Minnie which i was pretty excited about!

While we were in disneyland our former pastor and his wife, Pastor Paul and Joanie drove from their house in California and met us in downtown disney. It was a special time to get to hug them and catch up with them for a little while!

After our 2 crazy days running through disneyland and riding on Space Mountain and Indiana Jones we spent a more relaxed day at a beach near the church we were staying at! Jayden sported his beach outfit that day! As you can tell he thoroughly enjoyed his beach experience!

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