"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
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.
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…