Countdown to our departure for the Arizona tour: 4 weeks!! Lots of practice to do and programs to put together. We also need to farm out our animals (God bless our family and friends). We need to inventory the clothing and pack up performance outfits and clothes for warmer (?) weather. I remember a couple trips to AZ when it was REALLY cold, so I guess we need to pack for that, too. We need to pack our trailer with peanut butter and jelly, along with other good things. :) We need to pack coloring books and crayons for many hours on the road, and did I say we needed to practice? Much to do, but most importantly, pray that we will be a blessing and bring the love of Christ and His truth on the road.
Blessings in your 2012!

CTL Camp & Valley Assembly Street Fair

We had a great time at the CTL family camp. We had one of the best audiences ever. They were enthusiastic and some even decided to dance the polka a time or two. We were so blessed to have Greg on stage. He had just gotten over the flu and lost 10 pounds, so wasn't up to standing, but he did a great job.

We are looking forward to singing this Wednesday, the 7th, at the Valley Assembly Street Fair in their church parking lot. We will be on stage from 5:30-6:15 and stationed at a booth during the rest of the fair.


The address is: 15618 E. Broadway Ave, Spokane Valley

We would love to see some friendly faces in the audience!

Practicing...

We are working on new songs and looking forward to a few opportunities to share music in July. Will be posting the dates and places soon...

New Videos Posted to YouTube

We just posted some new videos to YouTube. You can check them out here:

Down to the River to Pray

I Want to Stroll Over Heaven

When We All Get to Heaven Medley

Jesse Polka

San Pedro and Home Again

Our last show was in Benson, AZ at the San Pedro RV Park. It was good, but hard at the same time. Good to see the culmination of a lot of work and to see God's blessings in the whole adventure. We were also anticipating seeing friends and family at home. It was hard in that we knew there was a very long drive home and we don't know when we will have an opportunity like this again!

We have arrived back home in Washington and have been busy with many loads of laundry! There have also been many trips back and forth unloading the trailer. We have been reminiscing over the wonderful time in Arizona and plan to write down all the blessings we received in the last month and ways that we have seen God move.

Just wanted to share some final photos of the trip. Enjoy!

Desert Gardens, Desert Trails and Mission View

The last few days of our trip have been full! We played at Desert Gardens RV out in Florence, AZ on Thursday. Besides the fun we had playing for those people, they have a beautiful manicured walk all around the park. The weather was perfect for getting some exercise and see some beautiful cactus.

Next off to Desert Trails RV in Tucson... There was another great area with trails behind the RV park, so we got in a short walk before the show.

We were met by a lively and enthusiastic crowd. They were so encouraging to play for. Leah put on her "ham" outfit for some reason and really livened things up as well.

Today we were able to visit with friends from Tucson and then use our last 2 days of a pass to the Sonora Desert Museum. Love the hummingbird nesting -- I've never seen that!

Tonight we blew in the door at Mission View RV. It's getting cold here, again! We were blessed beyond measure in our time singing and then visiting with many brothers and sisters. A special night!

And then just some extras...

South Forty in Tucson and Moving Day

Last night we had a fantastic time in Tucson at the South Forty RV Park. It was fun seeing people again that we had met last year. What a neat time for us.

God keeps showing himself faithful and we have been witness to many answered prayers. This "flu" bug or whatever it is, keeps wanting to attack us, and it just happened to attack me in the middle of the program. God answered the prayers of many of my family members and I was ready to eat by the time I got "home".

Speaking of home, Rebekah keeps asking how many more days and Leah was just asking in this pitiful voice, "When are we going home?" It's good to hear they are looking forward to it.

We have made our way to Florence today. It wasn't a very long trip and we are thankful we aren't dealing with snow like they are at home. We had some misconception that winter was over! The laundry is done for a few days and the two (ugh) trips to Walmart have been completed. But, before we left, there was about a half hour for a swim. Our little fish appreciated that.

Sam and Hannah had some miniature golf time, but Leah got a little tired waiting for everyone to finish 9 holes, so she just laid down by the cactus.