"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Dec 13th, 2009
My in-laws (the boys grandparents) came for a weekend visit. After picking up Fabio (Dado) and Ezperanza (Dada), we headed straight to Napa. It was a cool, clear day. A perfect Autumn day in December!! First stop: Rubicon Estate. This is a beautiful property owned by the movie director, Francis Ford Coppola. This property was […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 18th, 2009
Our friend, Sean, is moving from Roseville to Indianapolis over Thanksgiving week. We wanted to treat him to a going-away Thanksgiving dinner, so I made a full turkey dinner a week early! Shortly before dinner, ‘A’ lost his third tooth! We were glad that he did not have to watch how he ate! Menu Dilled […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 18th, 2009
Saturday was spent purchasing a new car for my husband. WOO HOO! We decided to break it in by going on a day trip to San Francisco on Sunday! Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge… We drove around Marin county for a while, then went back into the city. Decided to drive to Ocean Park to […]
Posted in FAMILY, HOMESCHOOL on Nov 18th, 2009
Nestled right in the middle of Sacramento is Sutter’s Fort. We stopped here on our day trip with Michelle. M.I.C.K.E.Y…. Heading to the Fort’s entrance… Built in 1839 by John Sutter, the fort served as a rest stop for weary travelers and a place to purchase provisions. There were multiple cannons surrounding the fort. They […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 18th, 2009
Michelle and I took that boys to Sacramento for the day. We surprised them by parking before getting downtown, and took the light rail in! As we were looking for the entrance to the light rail, we ran into a rafter of wild turkeys. There were about 30 of them! All aboard… We decided to […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 18th, 2009
My ‘sistah from anothah muthah’, Michelle, visited us from Washington state for four days. We had a great time doing alot and doing nothing. The boys found humor in the fact that the three of them were coincidentally wearing brown cordouroy… Michelle brought the boys, ‘excavation kits’. ‘A’s was fossils, and ‘R’s was fools gold…Pyrite…. […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 18th, 2009
We took advantage of a perfect Autumn day and went on a hike to Hidden Falls. Hidden Falls Regional Park is between Lincoln and Auburn. The pinecones are HUGE! We enjoy seeing the nut trees. I think this is chestnut… Acorns! …and an acorn fight! Dead Man’s Creek Overlooking the overlook of Hidden Falls…
Posted in FAMILY, HOMESCHOOL on Nov 8th, 2009
On the way home from Santa Cruz, I decided to surprise the boys with a trip to the Jelly Bell Factory Tour, in Fairfield. Here, ‘R’ lets us know how he feels avout the cinnamon jelly belly that he is pointing to on the car… This bear is made out of Jelly Bellys! Waiting for […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 7th, 2009
It all began with the simple thought, "why don’t I take the boys to Santa Cruz for the day. We can dip or toes in the ocean, and maybe I can meet up with a friend I have not seen since high school." The day started off just fine. Traffic was OK, and we were […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 6th, 2009
One of the satellite Bayside churches hosted a Trunk or Treat. They had about 20 cars all decorated, inflatable games, hot dogs, and cotton candy. It was the perfect Autumn evening in NorCal. About five cars were decorated, representing the decades 50’s – 80’s… This was incredible. They tooks two storage trailers of a sort […]