Christmas 2015
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 9th, 2016
A mellow morning at home, then a wonderful dinner at our friend’s, Steve and Mary Britton. Steve is from England, and made a traditional British dinner!
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Bayside’s Christmas Eve Service 2015
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 9th, 2016
Bayside church puts on an incredible Christmas Eve service that begins earlier in the month. They have between 1-3 service a day, up through Christmas Eve. This year, their special guest artist was William Close, the man who invented the “Earth Harp” and made the finals of ‘America’s Got Talent’. It was a powerful, evening […]
‘A’ Turns 13!
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 9th, 2016
Breakfast of choice: Cocoa and Fruity Pebbles, mango, and Concord grape juice. Took the boys and a few friends to the opening weekend of “Star Wars” at Studio Movie Grill. Cupcakes back at home. Tons of fun!
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 9th, 2016
The Monterey Bay Aquarium sets aside about five days a year for homeschoolers. The tickets are free and by reservation. I was unable to get tickets, but a friend gave me hers. Another friend of mine had tickets the same day so we made it a road trip together! …and we’re off, early morning! Bagels […]
Dado Visits
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 7th, 2015
Fabio, AKA Dado, went on a road trip with his friend, John, and we were a stop on the WA-CA trip! We had a nice dinner at Zocalo, and they were off on their adventure the next day!
Mt. Hermon Family Camp 2015
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 30th, 2015
This is such a great picture for us. This is our pastor from when we lived in Washington state. He now works at Mt. Hermon, the camp we attend for Family Camp! It is three hours from our home. We love having him and his wife so near! I wish I had caught more photos, […]
Idaho Summer 2016
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 29th, 2015
Grandpa Randy and Grandma Margaret’s house was a tween boys dream this year. Grandpa brought out his homemade bows and arrows and the boys got to practice archery, (along with dramatic deaths…). They also got to set up a tipi and sleep outside while we were there! One our trip back to Seattle, we had […]
Annual 4th of July Weekend 2016
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 29th, 2015
We have a tradition of having a family weekend over the 4th of July at Lake Chelan in WA state. It includes a themed costume party based on a state. This year’s was ‘Washington’! Due to an incredible warm summer, the lake was the perfect temperature. Refreshingly cool, but not cold. Here is DH and […]
Visit with Family Summer 2015: Seattle
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 29th, 2015
First stop on our annual WA/ID summer trip was to visit my family on my Dad’s side. My uncle Bob and auntie DeeDee hosted an amazing dinner (the halibut filet was the size of a decorative pillow!) at their condo. These are views from their property. It was a gorgeous evening, and a sweet time […]
ORLANDO 2015…EPIC!
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 17th, 2015
DH had a convention at the Disney Dolphin. Hmmmm….should the family join him, we ask? OH YEAH!! At first, we thought we might just join him for the few days that the convention ran. Then, our wheels started turning…. …what if we transferred our Maui timeshare to Orlando? …what if we used air miles for […]