Conference in California!!

CALIFORNIA!
Congratulations Bret on all your hard work researching the ocular biometry of the crystalline lens thickness. Whew. He received an award there for his hard work! You go boy.
This was in Anaheim. We hiked Mount Baldy, a peak in the San Bernadino mountains, 10.000ft elevation. It was very challenging and very rewarding. And luckily, 6 hrs later, we got out before dark. But we almost didn't make sundown...!
We drove down Highway 1 "The One" through various beaches - Sunset, Huntington, Laguna - until we got to Carlsbad, home of the Williams! We love being with you Seth, Kelly and Bou. They showed us all around Encinitas and Carlsbad, and we also got to go to their church service (also their place of employment). We miss you so much. Thanks for all your loving hospitality!

You da man Bret! Best soon-to-be-Optometrist ever!!!!!!!

Mountains are his best friend. He was thriving!

And I thought they were pretty AMAZING myself. We reveled in God's beautiful creation.

Our favorite worship song as present has in it's chorous "Savior, He can move the mountains. Our God is mighty to save. He is mighty to save. Forever, author of salvation. He rose and conquered the grave." We couldn't help singing it out as we hiked. Breath taking.

Bret's belated birthday treat!