Eagle, CO

Our time at Eagle Baptist Church (Eagle, CO) was great and we are thankful for their sacrificial support and interest in our family and ministry.


Wednesday night the church gathered for hayrides and a Chili meal (That's Chili with an "i"). More on that hayride later.


Our kids greatly expanded their horizons, due to the amount of time spent with "the Colorado natives" (l to r: Ethan, Emily, Tucker, & Tiffany)


You should have heard the conversations the kids were having up on the hills behind the church property. Stories of Indians, animals, cowboys, and bad weather.

The following was an example of a conversation I had with Ethan about what kind of bears there were in the area.

David: "Ethan, what kind of animals are in this area?"

Ethan: "Mostly bears...brown bears and black bears."

David: "Have you ever seen any Yogi bears in these parts?" (just joking of course)

Ethan: (totally taking me seriously) "No, I've never seen any Yogi bears...I don't think they live here in these parts probably."

David: (trying hard not to laugh) "How about Chicago bears? Are there any Chicago bears in these here parts?"

Ethan: (dead serious) "No, don't think so...I've never heard of them...but even if we did, they probably would be migratin' by now."


Jordan's favorite activity was swinging on the pipe swing in pastor's "office".


Ben getting to play on the big toys.


Pastor D. giving all the kids (except Kaylee...napping) a ride on the 4-wheeler.
His rides weren't "kiddy" rides...he went pretty fast. Ben said his arm was sore from holding on so tight.


Kaylee did get her ride on the 4-wheeler later on in the afternoon. It was kind of a love/hate ride for her.


The kids didn't want us to leave since they were having so much fun. I couldn't blame them. This is probably one of the harder things as a parent to put your kids through every weekend.

The last night in Eagle, Jordan started to have problems breathing. He was coughing and sneezing. His tossing and turning woke Kristi and I up. His upper lip was swollen and he was wheezing. We gave him some adult Benadryl but that didn't seem to clear up the problem. So we put him on the bathroom floor and turned the hot water on in the shower. He seemed to do better in the bathroom and that is where he slept most of the night. Kristi stayed up most of the night with him. I slept with Ben the rest of the night. Our conclusion was that he was allergic to the hay (or something in the hay) from the hayride.


Eagle, CO and the Valley