Various Events

This past summer...Dave Finkle and Jonathan Camacho took some of the Junior High School boys on a weekend trip backpacking in the Sierras. They backpacked into Spicer Meadows and did some fishing, hiking, and swimming. It was the first time for some of the boys to go backpacking and of course there was a lot of complaining!

July....After a trip to Lake Tahoe for Patty and I, we took some kids to San Francisco. Started in Daly City by taking Bart into the Civic Center and then waiting in line to take a Cable Car over to Fisherman's Wharf. After walking around the Wharf we walked down to Ghiradelli Square for some ice cream. Then we took the same route back to the car. We all loved the Cable Car! The other pictures are of our visit to The Planetarium in San Francisco, a drive up in the mountains and the Junior High girls on a beach trip.

Homework Club Kicks Off

We've kicked off our new fall season of Homework Club. Another set of full groups with kids on waiting lists. Pre-Kinders started off with a new teacher this year as Margaret Coutts stepped down last Spring. We are very excited and happy to have Dawn Escobedo oversee the class!

Monday and Wednesday we have the younger kids - 1st thru 5th grade. The picture below is of the kids on their first day at Homework Club.

After we all meet together, we break into small groups by grade and work with the same leaders every week. This small group model has proved very successful as it allows us to develop deep and meaningful relationships with the kids. This is Lee and the 2nd graders. Then Gretchen with the 4th and 5th graders and lastly, the Pre-Kinders.

Hillside Fall Kick Off Picnic

Sunday September 11th was the annual Hillside Church Picnic held at Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos. It is always a fun time of sharing food, playing games, and spending time with friends. 4 of the Farm Drive kids helped with the food preparation and below you can see them cooking sausages.

The watermelon eating contest by church staff was the most popular spectator event. Below you can see our fearless director Gary sucking down the sweet red melon!


Of course going to Oak Meadow would not be complete without a ride on the small steam train that takes you around the park and the neighboring Vasona Park. Here are some of our kids enjoying the ride.

Another contest is the ever popular Kajabi Can Can. One of our younger girls is making it tough on the boys. Go Samantha!