Easter Retreat 2009

Although attendance was down this year, the folks who made it out to our church's annual Easter Retreat enjoyed a relaxing weekend, fabulous weather, and a great time of fellowship (that's church codeword for "hanging out").



Since I lugged the Nikon along, I took a ton of pics. You can see as many (or as few) of the 488 on Smugmug.

If you want just a few, here they are:









And a few pictures since I finally worked out that "take lots of shots when I leave the trigger down" feature on my camera:

BFAM Christmas Party

 

This year's BFAM Christmas party had a more modest turnout that most years, but that meant more food and fun for the people who did come.  :-)

The kids enjoyed making their own fragrant smelling Christmas tree ornaments and eating Smarties along the way.  If you brought one of your child's ornaments home, make sure it's baked enough. Speaking from horrifying personal experience, if you leave too much moisture in them, they get furry -- and not in a good way.

See the whole gallery of pics on Smugug.