"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 14th, 2014
We love our Family Camp. We love connecting with old friends, and making new friends. We love disconnecting from the internet and catching up on summer reads. We love the words of wisdom spoken by the pastors. We love the break in the hot weather that the redwood forest provides. We love listening to the […]
Posted in FAMILY on Aug 30th, 2014
Visiting the Bird Aviation Museum… The iron lung… Heading to Chelan…we stopped for lunch at a charming mom-n-pop diner in (I think) Brewster, WA. ‘R’ was excited to see the seahawks poster… Hello Lake Chelan! Incredible sunset… Our newest addition to the family, ‘M’ and the boys… Our theme this year was ‘Kentucky’! […]
Posted in FAMILY on Aug 30th, 2014
Our annual road trip to visit family! We missed visiting our western WA fam, but hope to head up again in the autumn. First night was a stopover in Bend, OR. What a lovely place to spend time. We spent the nights at the quirky, funky, oh-so-charming property, McMenamin’s St. Francis. As with all McMenamin’s […]
Posted in FAMILY on Aug 16th, 2014
As I look over the pictures I took for this night, I am embarrassed to realize that all I took was food shots, and not one of the guest of honor, the love of my life, the father of my children, and all around groovy dude. I guess I was just hungry… we took DH […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 25th, 2014
David and I decided to take the boys to the coast for a few days. We wanted to go back to a place we went to a few years ago, then try a new place for one night. The drive from our place to Shelter Cove is such a treat. Most of the road winds […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 24th, 2014
Every year the Carson clan from Washington state come down to spend their Spring Break with us. It’s been a special tradition for all of us! First stop: In And Out Burger! Getting ready for some movie time….matching pjs HA! David and Tim doing what they enjoy most…singing and recording! Making pizza…
Posted in FAMILY on Apr 2nd, 2014
We have known Jeff and Sheila as long as hubby and I have known each other. David and I met at their wedding! They decided to come down and spend time with us. What a special time together. One of the days was spent in Napa. We dropped the boys off with Eric and Crystal […]
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 16th, 2014
David and my cousin, Terry, are business partners. They started a tradition where they have a retreat in January to look over their company goals for the upcoming year. This year, we had the retreat in the Tahoe area. We stayed at the Old Greenwood Villas again, an amazing property. Dinner our first night was […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 19th, 2014
A last minute decision to go to Maui resulted in a little change in our typical itinerary. We could not get into either place we typically stay in and had to venture out to a new place. Ended up staying at a condo at the Kapalua Bay Villas. The condo itself was pretty dated on […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 3rd, 2014
Pre-Santa, the stockings were hung on the curtain rod… Post Santa…stuffed stockings on the table… I had not planned on making this, but it was the first thought in my mind upon awakening on Christmas Eve morning. It is a Christmas Tree bread that David’s mom always makes for Christmas. The recipe makes two trees […]