At the Hanson's

Fun pool time with Uncle Eric and a friend

"Carita feliz"

Balancing act

Snapshots of our past weekend

Friday afternoon and evening: BFF Lea came over to play in the pool with Brianna and she proved to be as fearless as Brianna in the water. They played lots together and had so much fun! Here's a picture of princesses Lea & Bri all cleaned up, smelling good and ready to have a snack ...

Sabbath morning: Bri, Cascade and Haven ... inseparable trio during Sabbath School and Church. Here, pictured during story time ...

The matching dollies are also instructed to sit up and listen to the pastor. So cute!

Sabbath afternoon and evening: great time at the Hanson's residence in Fresno to celebrate Allie and Jesse's graduation from Nursing and Masters in Theology respectively. Brianna, the fearless swimmer, having a blast in the warm pool with Uncle Eric & Daddy ... yeah!

Celebrating Mother's Day

Gunnar's little sis, Cooper, was dedicated on Mother's Day at Neighborhood Church

Gradpa (who is pastor at the church) had the honor of dedicating and praying for Cooper.

We, in turn, had the honor of hosting Amee and Auntie Sharon at our house. We served a delicious Spanish cold soup, Gazpacho, a specialty of Daddy's, homemade Italian crepes filled with spinach souffle, a green salad, and homemade brownies with soy ice cream and fresh strawberries. Yum!

Taking Lea to the Parrot Farm

Sabbath was a busy day indeed! After Gunner's birthday party and nap time, Brianna invited Lea to come see the Parrot Farm in Exeter. There we met up with Amee, Auntie Sharon, and Nancy (one of the owner and parrot caretakers)

The girls fed lettuce to the chicken and then picked six big eggs to take home!

Nancy showing Brianna all the different types of parrots. She is an amazing lady and we were honored by getting to know her better

an exotic African Grey

Lea and Brianna also got to pick and eat white mulberries and fresh strawberries from Nancy's garden. The girls had a great time learning about baby and adult parrots, chickens and how to pick fresh fruit and where it all comes from. A very practical lesson about the miracles of God's creation!

Happy Birthday, Gunnar!

Handsome boy turned 2! On Saturday, we were blessed to help Gunner celebrate his second birthday. It was a really fun afternoon where the kids rode toy tractors, played with sprinklers, run around and ate very yummy food

Laurienne pulling the trio: Cascade, Lea and Brianna

The required tractor ride

Mommy Megan helping Gunner blow his candles.
Everybody loved the oreo chocolate and banana layer cakes!

Dads Only Date

Jaison and Jeremy took the girls to the jacuzzi last week and had a blast playing games

Cascade is not so sure she wants to go under water again!

Daddy's little girl

Cascade loved to play ball in the water

Our Little Performer

Brianna is quite the little performer. She loves singing and dancing and won't pass up any opportunity to take the spotlight!



This is an impromptu lunch performance of "I have decided to follow Jesus," "This little light of mine," and "Away in a manger." Mommy made up a line in "This little light of mine": "Won't let Satan blow it out: NO! I'm going to let it shine." That's when Brianna screams: NO! It's just so sweet to hear her sing about Jesus with such conviction!

Esta fue una presentación espontanea de nuestra estrellita mientras almorzaba. Se puede apreciar “He decidido seguir a Cristo,” “Esta lucecita mía” y otra canción navideña al final. Mientras entona “Esta lucecita mía,” Mami invento esta parte: no la dejare escapar, ¡no! la dejare brillar. Ahí es cuando Brianna con mucha convicción dice: ¡no!
¡Es tan tierno ver su amor por Dios en como canta y lo alaba todo el día!

Fun weekend with Ile, Lalo, Camila and Giovanna

We had a really fun time hanging out with our first official guests, the Burgos family.

Everybody, especially the girls, had a blast in the jacuzzi. Camila and "Peque" learned to go underwater thanks to fearless Brianna (who, by the way, started swimming on her own this past week).

After so much fun in the water, our hungry crowd enjoyed amazing barbecued pizzas with different toppings thanks to Patricia.

We're now family!!! Ile's first cousin married Bibi's first cousin on Sunday. We're now related through marriage! We celebrated with yummy scones, homemade pancakes and lots of dulce de leche ...

Our GREAT Western Caribbean Vacation

We have created a picture book of our vacation.
Click here to check it out!

Enjoy!

In the Most Loving Memory of "Gramps"

Dr. David Bieber was an incredibly accomplished man, but for Brianna, he was simply "Gramps"

He loved to hold with Brianna and make funny faces that would make her smile. Anybody could
tell they really enjoyed each other's company


When Brianna was born, he couldn't wait to get to the hospital to meet her and hold her. Every time we went to visit Gramps & Grandma, he only had eyes for her. What an amazing legacy he's left behind!

Loma Linda University sent this announcement to all students, faculty and staff. A glimpse of Gramps' greatness:

Dr. Bieber was president of Loma Linda University from 1967 to 1974. He joined the Loma Linda family at the time when La Sierra College and Loma Linda University merged in 1967. Prior to becoming president at Loma Linda University, he was president of La Sierra College.

Dr. Bieber was born on November 14, 1910, in Tolstoy, South Dakota. Prior to becoming president of La Sierra College in 1967, he was president of Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, his alma mater. He also taught in and served as principal of several secondary schools.

During his seven-year tenure as president of Loma Linda, Dr. Bieber presided over unparalleled student enrollment and financial growth at the University. During his presidency, three schools were added to Loma Linda (the School of Pubic Health, School of Allied Health Professions, and the School of Education (now part of La Sierra University)).

Loma Linda University Medical Center was completed during his presidency. In addition, in 1971, the Veterans Administration announced the construction of a new VA hospital in Loma Linda. Dr. Bieber, along with other university officials, helped plan the clinical facilities for the new hospital.

Following the funeral service, a graveside memorial service will be held at Montecito Memorial Park at 2:30 p.m. A reception will follow the graveside service in the Shearer/Heidar Room at the Wong Kerlee International Conference Center at approximately 3:30 p.m.

In honor of Dr. Beiber, the flags on the University Mall will fly at half mast through Sunday.