Happy 1/2 birthday!

It's suppose to be our family tradition to celebrate 1/2 birthdays but we have not done a great job in celebrating.  SO this time we shall celebrate for the happiest baby we know!

HAPPY 1/2 BIRTHDAY OUR STORY BEAR!!!

Tibayan Four...

goes to the carousel at Griffith Park.

eats popcorn...

takes a ride on the merry-go-round...
tells the kids a BIG secret!

feels their wonder...

lifts it up, to the Lord in prayer...

shares the news that we are going 5!

To think it was just us when we married...

Now, our family will be PJ, myself, Rock, Key, and a new little baby, YAY, pea-pod family!

I wonder if it'll be a boy or a girl? We'll be praying.

4 Years in the Making...We still have so much more to learn

June 25th marked our four year anniversary!   We headed to the place that still brings great memories and scenery.  Laguna was were we celebrated our 1st anniversary and ever since then we love coming back.  Highlights of our "love getaway"-- listening to a marriage sermon by Art Azurdia (a complete blessing, I recommend for couples), thinking of things we want to do different for year 5, no kids, missing our kids, our lovely conversations, and our prayer time together. He truly is my best friend.  BFF!

The bed and breakfast was great and breakfast was yummy.  

For dinner we headed to TiAmo Restaurant where there's been plenty of celebrity sightings, including our very own Jack Bauer and Magic Johnson!

Ocean view was splendid (except for the 10-15 minutes sun in my face)

Scheduled for lunch--ZPizza, the first one we ever visited and had us hooked!

Relaxing and reading at the beach.  

Our new friend, Mr. Crab

Trekking down to our last stop, after a fun filled day...

Red Velvet- always amazing!

Strawberry cupcake- 7, it tasted like flour

Marriage is a blessing.  Marriage to PJ is a blessing.  Displaying Christ and the Church is a tremendous privilege, that should be observed with trembling, love, and grace.  Thank you Lord for the trials that have molded our marriage, and sanctified us both.  Mr. Peek, I love you so, but WE MUST love God MUCH more.  

Blessing Last Night

Grama shared a blessing last night at prayer meeting: she always reads Isaiah 41:10 when she is afraid or when she worries about life or her eye recovery. She was praising God that the eye surgery went well and her voice started cracking as she read Isaiah 41:10 from the little print out of the verse she always carries with her. She was very encouraging to Frances and I. It’s a good verse to memorize.

Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Update: We also celebrated Grama’s 72nd birthday by eating at Thai Village. But we forgot our camera (we’ve done that a lot lately).