"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 28th, 2015
Antee Sara flew in from New York. Uncle Paul and Shannon drove from Oakland, and Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Randy came in from Idaho. It was a full house for a week! New Christmas Eve Pj’s. It’s tradition… Preparing the traditional Christmas tree bread for Christmas breakfast… Stocking Time and presents! Christmas breakfast… A […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 28th, 2015
My sweet gal pal, Shanti, asked if we wanted to go in with them on a holiday lights limo-van ride. She didn’t have to ask us twice! All the kids… We went through two neighborhoods. One was near our home that we were familiar with. The other, though, was new for us, and it had […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 28th, 2015
Wow, all I can say is Wow….my oldest is 12. I am watching my boys turn from kids to young men. It’s happening too fast! Little brother “R” decided to give “A” a scavenger hunt first thing in the morning to welcome “A’s” birthday. Writing up the hints… Our family tradition is to create a […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 7th, 2014
We flew home from Maui on Monday. Thanksgiving was later that week. Our friends, Steve and Mary, and their kids, joined us, as well as our friend, Newton (his family lives in China.) My cousin, Terry, surprised us with this beautiful bouquet to grace our table. Chelan preparing for the feast… A house divided….
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 7th, 2014
What a beautiful, blessed time we had a family and friends. Two weeks in one of our favorite places. Our good friends, Eric and Crystal, and baby ‘Z’, joined us. First week was at our timeshare. The plane ride over…. The view from our room… David and the boys, heading for breakfast in Napili…the boys […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 6th, 2014
Our big one year old! This is our goddaughter ‘Z’. We held her party at a neighborhood park near their church. It was very windy, but we still had a nice time!
Posted in FAMILY on Oct 21st, 2014
Our friends, Justin and Kristine, headed to the Bay Area for the day. We watched three of their four kids and had a good time together. First stop….Miner’s Ravine. The drought has made this creek very shallow compared to how it typically is this time of year. Some chalk art and gymnastics with our neighbor […]
Posted in FAMILY on Oct 21st, 2014
Happy birthday to one of the most precious, wonderful, sweetest people I know! We enjoyed a delicious meal at Zocalos in Sacramento. We met Eric and Crystal on our very first day moving to Sacramento. What was seemingly bad luck (I blew out my tire, and we missed our deadline to get the keys for […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 27th, 2014
My cousin Katy lives in the town of Tracy, about an hour south of us. We met up in Sacramento for a sweet day together with out kids. First stop was Fairytale Town, then a treat at the Tower Cafe.
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 27th, 2014
We attended the wedding of the daughter of our friends. The wedding took place at sunset at the Empire Mine in Grass Valley. It was a beautiful evening, an incredible ceremony, and super fun reception. The boys had a great time dancing the night away with their friends.