The boyz kickin' it with their girlz...........Don, Cassidy, Malia, Graham and Kylie (and Jason's head!) Too cute.

Richard and his babies.........Heather, Peche and Helen............Wonderful, fun, fiesty, friendly, bright new friends we met through Berta.

Nana Berta.......the reason we all know and love eachother! We love you SO!!!

Ally and Graham were in town for Thanksgiving and it was a joy to see them and meet their new addition, Kylie. They are such awesome parents and it is a joy to watch them working together.

We traveled south to Redwood City the day after Thanksgiving for Leslie and Ian's "Leftover's Lunch." What a blast to see our wonderful friends and family, see their gorgeous retreat-home and taste Leslie's wonderful cooking! Joy! We had a ball and even ended the day playing guitar hero........too fun! Thank you Leslie and Ian for the wonderful hospitality!!! We love you!!!

Yummy treats! We all circled up and expressed what we are thankful for.........Cassidy said, "My mommy & daddy!" It doesn't get any better than that I'm thinkin'.........:)

This is Cassidy's class and her wonderful teacher. We are all so thankful for her teacher, her school, her classmates and their giving & involved parents.........SOOO much blessing! Thank you Father God!

A turkey even Cassidy and I can appreciate.......:) Our friend Sally made this for the Kindergarten Thanksgiving Party.........so cute!

I love this whacky shot!

Angelina, Gabe, Leigh Ann, Mags & Cassidy ham it up for the camera......It's so good to be together!

Cassidy loves to cook! She's helping me layer filo dough for Spanikopita........go girl!! :)

Mi Familia Preciosa.......

"When the lights go down in the city,
and the sun shines on the bay,
How I wanna get back to my city..........."
It feels marvelous and like the comfort of home to be back in this wonderful part of the world where I began.........Thank you Sweet Jesus!!!!

Ice cream sure tastes extra good in San Francisco!

Beautiful Little Beach Lover..........

Don, Cassidy and I spent Saturday in San Francisco a few weeks ago.........The weather was amazing and we didn't even need jackets.........The Golden Gate Bridge is the star of this photo. Cassidy rode the cable car and we just had FUN!

We stopped to watch some crazy kids jump off a perfectly good cliff.........:)

C-A-S-S-I-D-Y...........at the beach right before that gnarly surf tried to pull her out into the sea......It was a gorgeous day though.........:) I wish we all could be California Girls.........:)

Ahhhh.......to be 5 and rip off your top giggling with your girlfriend at the park..........Life is good! We're loving the SUN!!!! We sure missed the sun and the blue skies! Thank you God!

My favorite Punkin'...........I got to chaperon Cassidy's first ever field trip! We went to Twin Hills Farm and learned about apple & pumpkin farming among other things.........so FUN!!!

This makes my mouth water just looking at the photo.........We traveled to San Rafael for this feast prepared by our new friends Sam & Helen. Sam is an amazing chef who uses super fresh ingredients often from his own garden. He showed me how to make risotto........YUM!! Berta introduced us to this wonderful couple and their two sons who gave Cassidy their tag-a-long bike...........friends rock! We are so grateful to know them.......:)

Brave Maggie Princess of the Tree at Howarth Park.......

Maggie giggling on the carousel at Howarth Park. We love this girl! :)

Cassidy gets one last pony ride at wonderful Howarth Park........I think this is the best park I've ever been to! There is so much to do and it is just gorgeous.

Cassidy eating breakfast with her new friends Trin & Sevio..........Berta invited us up to the Madrone Cabin for Labor Day weekend and we had an absolute blast! We made some new friends and really enjoyed the company and beauty..........

Our good friend, John, was here visiting with his wonderful girlfriend, Deb, so we toured the Korbel winery for some fun!

Bobus hangin' with Sierra at the beach......

Two little cuties having fun in the sun & sand..........Life is good!

Cassidy & Maggie up in the tree over the creek........

Yeah! We get to play with cuzzie Maggie now! This is the creek that runs right by mom's house.......

In Cassidy's own words, "Jesus is shining down on my school!"

August 18, 2010 was Cassidy's very first day of Kindergarten.........."The days are long but the year's are short......" So very true!!!!

Uncle Bobus and Cassidy on the ferris wheel.........

After camping we headed to Santa Rosa to drop off some stuff and take care of business.........We made some time for Cassidy to play at her first fair..........It was fun but she didn't like the roller coaster AT ALL..........years of therapy over that one, ha ha!

Cuzzies at Crater Lake..........We were in the area and had to see this spectacular sight..........No one does art like God!

Little Bean and the Red dog don't wanna ever get outta the water............:)

Lake of the Woods, Oregon........we crashed Jenny's family campout this year and it was AMAZING!! Gorgeous area and wonderful, warm people who love to hang out and cook it up!!! We were the envy of all the campers because we ate so well! FUN, fun time was had by all. We are so happy Camryn & Jenna got to come along!!!!

Cassidy had a blast at VBS (vacation Bible school) this year.........the theme was SonQuest Rainforest and she just loved the week long activities........art, singing, dancing, drama, story time.........very wonderful.....as you can see!!!

My favorite little birdies up in the tree........:) Next we're off to Crater Lake and a visit with Aunt Jenny!!!! YAHOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The Dungeness Spit is full of fun things to climb on as Jenna shows! The lighthouse is in the background and Mt. Baker is off in the distance.

The girls enjoying their newly built beach house........

Cassidy builds wet sand cakes with rock sprinkles instead of a cairn.

Jenna's cairn......

Camryn leaves her cairn behind to mark her visit.

A spa treatment at the beach.........

Time to sink those toes into some ewwwie-gooey mud!!! Irresistible!!!

Here's our little beauty Jenna in her new beach pad! You'd have to search far to meet a more wonderful 14 year old..........helpful & sweet & very fun!!!!

My heart is so happy seeing these children together and their great love for eachother.