Boy, were we ready for this trip! All four of us were running on fumes, but we knew the restorative powers of the islands would do us some good! We banked our week from last year and spent two weeks this year, staying at our timeshare. We were all in the zone within the first […]
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Christmas Morning!
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 21st, 2017
A wonderful, mellow day! We spent it in pajamas, watching movies. Eating their hand of a huge gummy brain… A virtual reality mask… Sara and Charlie bought the dogs some Star Wars costumes!
Happy 14th Alex!
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 21st, 2017
Oh how the years go by! Our 14 year old! If you look closely you can see a little peach fuzz on his upper lip. What?! Our traditional “eat whatever you want for breakfast” took place… Ryan made his traditional scavenger hunt as a gift to his brother… We took the boys and a few […]
Holiday with Grandma Margaret
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 19th, 2017
Grandma Margaret came down to spend her birthday/early Christmas with us. She took the time to teach the boys and I how to make canned strawberry jam! We took her to the local Italian restaurant, Via Roma. They are such a wonderful restaurant, with great food and service. The owner sang her Happy Birthday and […]
Deck the Halls Family Party
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 23rd, 2016
We had an early start decorating before Thanksgiving, but this night was the finishing act of putting up the tree and getting the lights up outside. I decided to go all out with a multi course dinner on our holiday china. This is a delicious punch, made with apple juice, lemonade, white grape juice, and […]
Thanksgiving Dinner 2016
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 23rd, 2016
A great day to sleep in, watch movies, then go out for dinner at McCormick and Schmicks! Our seafood gourmet… Our meat and potatoes fan… Our traditionalist… HAPPY THANKSGIVING! May the rest of your holiday season be blessed with love, joy, and laughter!
Early Christmas Set Up
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 19th, 2016
The Christmas spirit hit our house early! I had the stirring in my heart, but did not say anything. I tend to be a purist about not doing anything before the day after Thanksgiving. But then, the boys both asked if we could decorate early. DH gave no comment, so I took that as a […]
Carving Pumpkins 2016
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 19th, 2016
Apple Hill 2016
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 8th, 2016
To our family, October only means one thing. We get a visit from Auntie Shell! My sister-friend Michelle drove down to spend a weekend with us, then visit her mom in Palm Springs, then spend the following weekend with us again. This is what we did on the first weekend. A day trip to Apple […]
Bishops Farm
Posted in FAMILY on Oct 25th, 2016
An annual tradition with the boys. Bishops Farm. I joined them in the corn maze for the first time 🙂 Fresh apple cider slushies! YUM!