Our visit with the DiBenedettos continued yesterday with Mass at their church, Saint Bonaventure. We need to make an effort to attend Catholic church with Nana and Papa more in Denver because there are still so many things we all learn when we visit. The problem is, Papa and Nana are too good to us and they always come and worship with us at Wellshire. I am sure it is because they don't sing in the children's choir, or get confirmed, or participate in youth Sunday, but still, we need to get to their church some more this fall so we can all learn a little more about the Catholic faith.
Saint Bonaventure was great. It is a pretty large congregation, we sang some great hymns, and the priest offered a really nice message and simple message to find some quiet time each day to spend with the Lord. We all enjoyed starting our day together at church.
Back at the house Mike again treated us to a really great meal. He can always leave corporate America and tack on a job in hospitality. Yesterday's breakfast included all the normal breakfast favorites including mini pancakes cooked up on his specialty cast iron pancake skillet. The skillet has about 6 small holes for the batter and the cakes are cooked up perfectly and in a uniform size and shape. Delicious.
Our afternoon outing was to Crystal Cove, a beach about a half hour away which boasted fun tide pools at low tide. We loved this beach. The kids were immediately distracted from the tide pools by the big waves and the boogie boards. For about an hour the 6 kids and 2 dads battled the waves, took turns on the boards, and were tossed and turned and beaten down by the ocean. Then the big swell came in and the moms got nervous. The ocean turned out a particularly large set of waves and even the dads had to work extra hard to catch full breaths in between each wave. Dagny is small and she was dragged across the ocean floor a few times before she was able to battle her way back to shore. This morning she has a sore face and hip from that set.
The moms called an ocean time out so the crew could drink some water, reapply the sun screen, and venture down the beach in search of crabs, anemone, and other tide pool creatures. We mostly walked and talked and had a really great time. An hour or so more of ocean beat down and it was time to make our sandy exit.
We all went to a favorite Mexican food restaurant for dinner and ate about a thousand chips with salsa. We got the kids cleaned up and tried to rid our beach gear of as much sand as possible and had the kids wind down watching Nail It or Fail It while the dads ended the night with a cigar and the moms had time for a really great talk. Angela is dear to me and she and I have a lot in common. I am so glad for this time together with her family.
- Jll
Saint Bonaventure was great. It is a pretty large congregation, we sang some great hymns, and the priest offered a really nice message and simple message to find some quiet time each day to spend with the Lord. We all enjoyed starting our day together at church.
Back at the house Mike again treated us to a really great meal. He can always leave corporate America and tack on a job in hospitality. Yesterday's breakfast included all the normal breakfast favorites including mini pancakes cooked up on his specialty cast iron pancake skillet. The skillet has about 6 small holes for the batter and the cakes are cooked up perfectly and in a uniform size and shape. Delicious.
The moms called an ocean time out so the crew could drink some water, reapply the sun screen, and venture down the beach in search of crabs, anemone, and other tide pool creatures. We mostly walked and talked and had a really great time. An hour or so more of ocean beat down and it was time to make our sandy exit.
We all went to a favorite Mexican food restaurant for dinner and ate about a thousand chips with salsa. We got the kids cleaned up and tried to rid our beach gear of as much sand as possible and had the kids wind down watching Nail It or Fail It while the dads ended the night with a cigar and the moms had time for a really great talk. Angela is dear to me and she and I have a lot in common. I am so glad for this time together with her family.- Jll
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