"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 8th, 2012
Well, even though the slopes have had to make snow due to the fact that there is absolutely NONE, we were able to get up to Sugarbowl for a fun morning of skiing and snowboarding! We purchased season passes at Sugarbowl, because they give all season pass holders unlimited free lessons. I was day five […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 28th, 2011
Our second Christmas in our new home. It has been a blessing to be able to create traditions and memories in this home… One of our traditions is to follow Santa on the NORAD website. The boys watch Santa fly over the world during the day and learn about different cities all over. They decided […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 28th, 2011
Our friends, Reb and Beverly, live on a lovely property that they rent out for weddings and other special occasions. They have a beautiful stone barn, and named their property Stone Barn Ranch. They had a Christmas Eve celebration, with a potluck, hot chocolate and cider, popcorn stringing, hayrides, horsehoes, and Christmas carols… Reb and […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 26th, 2011
Our church had yard signs made for the members to post in their yard. We saw a few others in our neighborhood and decided that a fun way to meet some of our Bayside neighbors was to go on a ‘Bayside Christmas Sign Hunt’. We bought some ornaments made for bayside, where the proceeds go […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 26th, 2011
The day after ‘A’s birthday, we extended the festivities by meeting up with Paul and Shannon in San Francisco. This is the lovely view from our backyard early morning… We spent the day at the California Academy of Sciences. They let everyone in for free on this day! So glad we got there early; it […]
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 25th, 2011
We have a tradition where the kid’s get to decide their menu all day on their birthday. ‘A’ asked for bacon, sausage, toast, eggs, potatoes, ketchup, and egg nog… After breakfast, we went to our friend Eun’s house. She asked me and our mutual friend, Maggi’s, and our kids, to join them in a service […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 26th, 2011
Our friends, Katie and Chris, have a tradition of going to Apple Hill and chopping down a Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. The invited us last year and were invited again this year. It is quickly becoming a wonderful tradition for us as well! We left our house early and it was such a […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 25th, 2011
It was an early morning for David. He played a breakfast concert at Safe Haven Ministries, a homeless shelter in Sacramento. These two pictures were posted by our friend, Sandi, who was the female singer… I stayed home and slept in. I was greeted this morning by a pilgrim, shouting “Happy Thanksgiving!” Both boys […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 22nd, 2011
One of my WA state BFFs joined us for the weekend! She flew in Friday night and I took her to visit her great aunt and uncle. They live about 20 minutes from me. After a good night sleep, we had a leisurely morning around the house, then drove up to Apple Hill. First stop…wait […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 17th, 2011
Heading toward the Iao Valley, there is a tropical garden that you pay to walk the grounds. They have the most incredible flowers, trees, and plants. I always have the hardest time trying to figure out which pictures to post. More rainbows… Waiting out a flash rain storm…we were walking along the boardwalk. This […]