"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 22nd, 2012
My aunt and her friend visited Napa for a few days. We decided to meet up with them, along with my cousin and her little girl, for lunch. We planned on meeting at noon. I arrived about an hour and a half early, so the boys and I decided to walk downtown Napa. Playing with […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 15th, 2012
We divided our little family for “family date night”. I took ‘R’ and DH took ‘A’. After our church service, we went our separate ways. DH took ‘A’ to ‘all you can eat shrimp’ at Red Lobster. Here is what we did… In the courtyard at church, they had a shaved ice stand. The boys […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 12th, 2012
2 weeks. Key words: family. friends. snorkel. Hula Grill with Sara, Esperanza, and Fabio. We were blessed to have our family with us for the first week. Fabio and Esperanza have a timeshare at the same place we have. We go to this restaurant at least once every time we are on the island. We […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 6th, 2012
Our friends, Reb and Bev, invited us again to their family camp. They had been going to the same place for over 20 years. We enjoyed our time with them last year and looked forward to going again this year. DH had to stay home, but I took the boys with me. S’mores every night! […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 31st, 2012
We surprised the boys by taking them to the Cal State Fair. (This in and of itself is not a surprise; Cal State Fair is a client of DH’s and we get passes every year…) …the big surprise was that we went on an evening that celebrity skateboarder, Tony Hawk, and other pros were putting […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 31st, 2012
Fishing off the dock… Uncle Devin, jumping in with the boys! I love this picture… The boys swam to the buoy with KK and Uncle Devin. They are growing up so fast… P and K taught the boys how to do cartwheels! My awesome niece, P, wakeboarding… Cousins innertubing! Boo yeah! Pretty, pretty 🙂 […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 24th, 2012
Every 4th of July, we visit our uncle and aunt’s property at Lake Chelan. This year, we came a couple days early to join them for a day trip to the remote little town of Stehekin. Lake Chelan is a long, 55-mile, narrow lake. It is the largest natural lake in Washington; it is also […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 16th, 2012
Another wonderful visit with the Grandparents. Gentle, sunny weather made for lovely country walks. Quiet, serene, special. Goofs. Randy and Margaret have a few birdhouses in their yard. This one had at least three little babes inside… From the garden! Playing with Luke! Country walk…
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 16th, 2012
My cousin Terry came down for a couple of nights. It is always such a joy to have him here. He grilled up an incredible dinner for us one night and we had quite the pool party. We hiked Hidden Falls and found a fabulous swimming hole!
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 16th, 2012
This year’s Vacation Bible School! BREAKAWAY TO THE BIG CITY My job was to make and serve treats for all the volunteers Me and ‘E’! ‘R’ getting his shirts signed by ‘Quickstar” The boys, with their buddy and tent partner, ‘C’