"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
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 […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 6th, 2009
Our friend, Sean, is an on air personality for Air 1 Radio station. He hooked us up with concert tickets to see The Classic Crime (Seattle band, btw), playing at a nearby church. This was the boys first concert! They did pretty well, and I certainly had a good time, even though it was a challenge […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 6th, 2009
Ama flew down for three days for a visit! We had fun shopping, looking at houses, and carving pumpkins. Ama bought these hats that the boys are modeling… early evening at the Fountains… Goofing off at a furniture store… While mom and I did the creative carving, the boys were on goop patrol… Batman and […]
Posted in FAMILY on Oct 20th, 2009
Let me introduce you to our awesome friends, the Savells. Eric and Crystal were literally the very first people we befriended upon our move to Roseville. Sure, we had some online friends who became friends in real life shortly thereafter, but Eric and Crystal were the first strangers who became friends. It happened the evening […]
Posted in FAMILY on Oct 12th, 2009
It all began as a typical Wednesday afternoon. The boys and I were in the living room, homeschooling, and David was on the phone, working in the bedroom office. Suddenly, our electricity went out.! David called to me and pointed out of the window to a large plume of smoke. It looked like one of […]
Posted in FAMILY on Oct 12th, 2009
About and hour and a half from us, in a town called Camino, there is a series of farms known as ‘Apple Hill’. My friend, Sema, invited us to join her and kids for the trip. We only scratched this surface, visiting three farms, and had a wonderful day. High Hill Farms… Watching how the […]
Posted in FAMILY, HOMESCHOOL on Sep 18th, 2009
Today, the boys and I went on a fabulous hike at Hidden Falls Park. This is about 40 minutes from where we live, and about 90% of the drive is all country. I had been told that there were wild peacock in Lincoln, but had not seen one until now… Hidden Falls Park Website We […]