Marriage Enrichment Retreat

Woke up really early on Saturday to attend the Marriage Enrichment Retreat. Normally conducted in the confines an out-of-town retreat house for an entire weekend, this one was conducted at nearby Yorba Linda and allowed us to take Rafael along with us. We were initially hesitant to join as those watching the kids may have a difficult time taking care of Rafael since he's under 2 and has more needs than the senior kids. It turns out that he was well-behaved for the most part and the Kids Watch didn't have any complaints.

All in all, it was a very fruitful weekend. We heard speakers talk about their marriages (one couple will be celebrating their 47th!). A total of 12 couples attended the retreat. Though they discouraged us from checking on the kids, we would sneak out from time to time to check on Rafael but he didn't even notice we weren't around!

Some photos:





with Ferdie and Sonia






while Mike and Lyndee were sharing, Rafael went up to them...






The entire batch


the entire batch plus the service team


with Mike and Lyndee


After the retreat, we all went to the 12:15 mass. Rafael, however, didn't feel like going as he was restless. Took him out for a walk...here are photos taken just outside the church..




he does this when you point the camera close to his face...


the prune juice is working...