Days 10,11 and 12

Vashon Island, Washington

Day 12....saying our tearful good byes (for now) to the Dehan family!!

We love you guys!!!!

Day 11

Notice Mt. Rainer in the background.........amazing!!

Day 10... got to love low tide

Vashon Island , Washington....Quirky and BEAUTIFUL!!

One of the prettiest place you could ever visit....3 days of greatness!!!

Thanks for the fresh crab Bob and Dean!!

Day 9 Downtown Seattle

I know that I have missed a few days on here ........Whew what a day....Pikes Place Market, lunch and dinner with friends, Space Needle......Ferry rides. It is a great adventure so far!!

Day 5 and 6

Elma, Washington

So happy to see longtime friends on their way to Spokane...we met in Elma!!

Started day 5 at the Sandy Oregon Festival

So far we are having a wonderful trip....I am a few days late posting....more to come!

Day 4

Santa Rosa , CA

Oh.....I love it here. It is BEAUTIFUL!!!! We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends that have SPOILED Sarah......(and me) Next time I visit.......I am going to bring my special wine glass and staying a week!!

Thanks Mike and Judy!!

Day 2 and 3

Salinas, CA

We have been catching up with old friends and it has been GREAT!! Loving the drive......my little monkey has been great in the car. She is starting to love Neil Diamond music.....( I am not too dorky......only a few Neil songs on my Ipod).

Day 1

Westlake Village, CA

We have completed day 1 of our Great Northwest Adventure!!

Thank you to our wonderful friends for being so GREAT....we love you!!

Freedom.....Liberty.......

Happy 4th of July!!

We live in such a wonderful, diverse country. Thank you to all those serving , including my husband , that fight to keep us free.

Nice Hats!!

Another family road trip .......

(I think this was the year we were living as undercover spies.....)

I missed posting on Father's Day but I think of my sweet dad everyday and thank him for everything he(and my mom) did to make my childhood a good one. I wish he could see his grandchildren but I know he is with them.

I see little glimpses of him in their ,humor, actions and expressions.

I love and miss you Dad!

Ahhhh my sweet little niece
Sarah and "her Nate"

This year I was lucky to spend father's day with my family in HOT Arizona!! Hanging out with my sister is always fun.......it was nice to share our oddness......love ya!!


Sarah's daddy is still away serving this great country we live in.....we are half way there!! Thank you for being such a wonderful father to our funny little girl.

Drafty?

"Is it drafty in here?"

I think that is what I would be saying if I wore this outfit.

Embracing......

I am starting to embrace birthday's.....first, there is nothing I can do about having them ( not having them would not be good)......second ,I am blessed to have good friends to share them with and third it is a great reason to go out and share sangria and good conversation !!

Thanks for the fun night out!!!

I so happy for my friend that just completed nursing school while having 2 young kids and a few major hurdles to over come!! I love to see my friends achieve their goals!! You will make a GREAT nurse!! Good job!!

Happy Anniversary!!!

Happy Anniversary.........

we surprised them all , snuck off to Hawaii to get hitched!!

Be safe....sorry you are away....but very proud of you!