"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 16th, 2024
I recall when Alex turned five. I had a mini meltdown. He was already five? Time went by too fast. Now he’s 21 and I still feel the same. I am so grateful that I got front row-center to watch this beautiful person, inside and out, grow up to be the person he is today. […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 15th, 2024
Alex lives in an apartment at school with five roommates. One of them, Numan, is from Turkey. We invited him to join us over Christmas break. He did not stay with us over Christmas but he did join us for a few days. We took him out for a Christmas Lights walk. He had not […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 15th, 2024
Both boys were with us for Thanksgiving. Alex flew up from school and spent his break with us. Fabio and Esperanza sent photos of their Thanksgiving in Valencia, Spain. Kat’s mom, Elizabeth, is a gifted cook and baker and gifted us my favorite holiday dessert, pecan pie! I am thrilled to say that I think […]
Posted in FAMILY on May 6th, 2024
Kat and Ryan were road tripped up to Manzanita for a few days. It was wonderful having them both. We visited my favorite local nature spots, played some games, and they did day trips to Portland and then either Eugene or Salem(?)
Posted in FAMILY on May 6th, 2024
I am sooooo far behind on this blog! Wow. Well, hopefully I can get caught up. Also hope there arend duplicates. We will see. Anyway, this was a super fun day in Apple Hill with Alex. We got to check some new places and it was midweek so there was not a big crowd. We […]
Posted in FAMILY on Aug 23rd, 2023
I ran back to CA for a long weekend and got to spend a full day with Alex. We went to see ‘Barbie’ and had a fun time. Here’s to my wonderful Alex, who is ‘Kenough’…
Posted in FAMILY on Aug 22nd, 2023
A sweet time with family as we gathered to celebrate the union of Paige and Luke. It was held at my brother’s property on a beautiful June afternoon. We got to catch up with aunts, uncles, and cousins. There are a bunch of terrific photos, but these are the only ones I am able to […]
So.Much.Fun. First week at our timeshare. Our air had us on a long layover in Seattle and a delay made it even longer, getting us to the hotel after midnight. The long day ended with the fantastic surprise of an upgrade to an oceanfront room! We were excited to have our friends John and Ann […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 30th, 2022
The flu/cold bug hit the house. Poor Ryan had just recovered from the C-bug and was the first to get hit with this. Paul, Shannon, and lil ‘M’ had just recovered from it so we all decided they should come for a few days. No family photos, but some of the cutie.
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 30th, 2022
Kat joined us for a nice morning at Apple Hill. We visited High Hill Ranch, Boeger Winery, El Dorado Orchards, and Delfino Farms. Sadly, we brought home a cold/flu bug that affected Thanksgiving, but we are glad we got it out of the way early in the season.