"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 30th, 2011
After attending church service Saturday night, we went to Red Robin for a celebratory dinner. The place was jam packed and crazy! The Sacramento area police departments teamed together to raise funds for the Special Olympics. They placed envelopes on the tables to collect money, and also provided back up help for the Red Robin […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 30th, 2011
Sigh. My baby is 7….bittersweet 🙂 We have a tradition where the birthday boy gets to pick out whatever they want for breakfast. ‘R’ chose Lucky Charms, Cheesy Eggs, Sausage, and Cherry Yogurt… We had a friend of the boys stay with us for the weekend, and we made sure it was a fun time […]
Posted in FAMILY on Mar 24th, 2011
Posted in FAMILY on Feb 7th, 2011
Before you say it, I know my son’s birthday was in December, but we are just getting around to having a little friend’s party for him in February! It’s tough sharing the holidays with your birthday! We held a small party for ‘A’, with a couple of his close friends. The theme was police… We […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 25th, 2011
Sigh…that time has come. Time to go home… One last lovely view… The fam and ‘T’.. Tiffany and me… “Excavating crystals…”
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 25th, 2011
Second day at Northstar…the boys to their classes, and the adults to the slopes. Our friends Crystal and Eric, joined us for lunch, then skiied with Terry. WOO HOO!! After a full day of skiing, we enjoyed some warm beverages by the fire, then went to Mikuni for a wonderful sushi dinner. Our long time […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 25th, 2011
The boys bounded out of bed, all geared up for their first time on the slopes! We signed them up for two full days of snowboard lessons! All ready to go! Looking good, ‘R’! and, awesome ‘A’! David and I decided to put ourselves in full day lessons as well! Because we were midweek, we […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 25th, 2011
We left Reno and headed for our little slice of winter paradise…Old Greenwood Villas in Truckee, CA, near the Northstar Tahoe ski resort.. We love this place! The decor is exactly how I’d do my place if I had the funds for it. The backyard (a golf course). ‘A’ is making snow angels… Rubbing snow on […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 25th, 2011
While researching things to do with kids in Reno, I learned how seasonal that area is. Most attractions were closed, so I had to expand my horizons. I learned that we were within an hour of Carson City, rich in history. THEN, I discovered Virginia City! (Insert Bonanza song…bum ba da bum, ba da bum […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jan 24th, 2011
David had to attend a convention in Reno for a couple of days. We decided to join him since it was within driving distance. First stop was lunch at Johnny Rockets. The waitress was so sweet and attentive. She made little faces for the kids ketchup bowls… David and our cousin, Terry… A highlight of […]