Category: Travel

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Random Video – Soccer Goal in Kenya

This week, I found a video that I shot from a soccer match at Rohi Children’s Home in Kenya when we hosted another school for a match.  This video captures a typical celebration to a “standard” goal… (keep in mind that this was just a goal… not the end of the game or anything…)  EVERYONE rushes onto the field screaming and runs in circles!  Wish we did this in America!

Ocho Cinco ain’t got nothing on these kids!!!

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Nikko’s first Babysitter

Over Thanksgiving, Bree and I went down to SoCal to visit family for a few days.  Nikko had his first chance to be babysat.  He stayed with my folks… but more importantly… Razzy!  (Razzy is my parents dog)  Here are a few pics of their adventures.

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Zone Team-Building Day 09

Our Children’s Ministry Team got to go on a surprise Team-Building trip!  It was amazing!  First we started off by going to Sweet n’ Savory for a great breakfast.  Then we went to UmiGo Go-Cart Racing track for the main event!  We had two heats of best-lap and I got 1st in one and 2nd in the other.  IT WAS AMAZING!!!  Those carts were insane!  To top it off, we headed to Toll House Café to grab make-your-own Cookie/Ice Cream Sandwiches!  Mine was Chocolate Chip Cookie, Triple Chocolate Cookie, and Cookie Dough Ice Cream!  A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!

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Nikko’s Visit to the Cal Capitol

Since we wanted to run over to Sacramento to shop at Sierra Snowboard for Bree’s Birthday; we decided to bring Nikko with us!

After shopping, we decided to stop downtown and walk around the Capitol!  They have a massive grove out front that has EVERY tree species that grows in California!  They also have a Rose Garden that has every rose species in California.  It was awesome!


Nikko was having a field day chasing squirrels!



Welcome to San Diego Tree’s…



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Pete heads to Oklahoma




Well it was whirlwind of a trip!  After a Brentwood Zone event that ended at 9pm; Pete shot over to the Pittsburgh BART station and headed for SFO.  After a 12:35am flight out… he found himself in Houston, TX. (Of by the way… Pete can’t sleep on planes!)


Good Morning Houston!

Then he jumped on one of the smallest planes he’s ever seen.
Oh, hello there ENGINE!

Once he hit the ground he saw this sign and new he had officially arrived in Oklahoma!

It was now 1pm and Pete was in a wedding at 3pm!  So, he jumped in the car and headed out into the country.
Funny thing happened while taking this picture… it was a true backroad in the middle of nowhere and all of the sudden… sirens stared going off… You know… the ones you hear while watching “storm chasers” on the discovery channel!!!  I looked at the other groomsman who was driving and he was not even phased!!!  “Oh ya, I seen a good amount of them before.”  Thank God, nothing turned happened.
After a beautiful wedding (no pics because Pete was too busy being IN the wedding!) Pete headed out to downtown Oklahoma to take in the sights and hang with Brandon’s (the groom) family.
Awesome Place!!!
Then the next morning, Pete jumped on a plane bound for Minneapolis/St. Paul.  It was one of the coolest airports ever!

This was so cool!  As people walk by, their shadow virtually knocks the flower arrangement around! 

Yup!  This pic REALLY makes me want to live here…

So this guy made my coffee.  As we talked, I found out that he worked at the Big 5 in Antioch (less then a block from my home) and his folks STILL live in Discovery Bay! (where we lived for a year!) 

Then Pete jumped on a San Fran bound plane.  Once in SFO, he jumped on an hour and a half Bart ride home.  Pete finally arrive back at home and headed for bed!