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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Stationery Card
Our Sweet Evan is graduating this month. We are so proud of him and his hard work. Here's his graduation announcement. Congrats Evan!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
A New Year
Happy New Year! Happy 2013 from our family.
Our most recent family photo (minus our dear Spencer and his wife Ashley).
Evan is a senior this year and will graduate May of 2013. We're so excited for him to complete this milestone in his life. He's already planning to attend college and thinking of majoring in Computer Engineering - he'll be excellent in this field.
Tori is a junior this year. She's doing great in school and enjoys participating in all the extra-curricular activities. She's on the Vipers volleyball team. Todd and I love watching her play, she's got great energy and enthusiasm.
Todd and I will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this year. It's hard to believe 20 years have gone by already. When people say that marriage is a roller-coaster ride, they are absolutely correct. We've had some highs and lows but it's been worth every minute.
Our most recent family photo (minus our dear Spencer and his wife Ashley).
Evan is a senior this year and will graduate May of 2013. We're so excited for him to complete this milestone in his life. He's already planning to attend college and thinking of majoring in Computer Engineering - he'll be excellent in this field.
Tori is a junior this year. She's doing great in school and enjoys participating in all the extra-curricular activities. She's on the Vipers volleyball team. Todd and I love watching her play, she's got great energy and enthusiasm.
Todd and I will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this year. It's hard to believe 20 years have gone by already. When people say that marriage is a roller-coaster ride, they are absolutely correct. We've had some highs and lows but it's been worth every minute.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A Well Deserved Award
A well deserved award has been given. Todd received the Firefighter of the Year award from the city he has worked for as a firefighter/paramedic over the past 18 years. The department asked all the firefighters and officers to vote for the most deserving and Todd was chosen by his peers. Way to go Todd!
A well deserved award for the man I love.
A well deserved award for the man I love.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thankful
"Family, like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one" Anonymous
This quote nicely sums up my thoughts on another wonderful year and how, while the family continues to change, we always remain as one family.
We had another wonderful Thanksgiving with my parents and sisters. Dinner this year was at my parent's home and it was yummy food with lively conversation. Evan and Tori were so thrilled to be there... really they weren't to thrilled but they did enjoy the food.
Todd was helpful and carved the turkey for my Dad, while Dad stirred the gravy. Delicious!
Three of my sisters were there.... someday it will be all of them.... until then we'll enjoy those that are with us. We had Kayce, Nan, and Carol there. Also in the picture is me and Mom. It's amazing how sisters can be so different but yet so alike. When we get together and talk it's like reading each others minds. We can bounce around from subject to subject because we just know how the subjects connect even though those around us may be confused. It's great!
Spencer and his wife, Ashley, spent Thanksgiving with her family but then came to visit us over the weekend. I'm always in heaven when all three of my children are with me. Spencer had just given himself a lovely haircut and it fits his personality. He's always been a bit of a rebel punk... love that boy.
My Dad was able to stop by for a visit with us also and spend some time catching up with my wonderful children. Yet, another year to be thankful for family and another year to focus on how swiftly time flies and to always be thankful for our precious time together.
This quote nicely sums up my thoughts on another wonderful year and how, while the family continues to change, we always remain as one family.
We had another wonderful Thanksgiving with my parents and sisters. Dinner this year was at my parent's home and it was yummy food with lively conversation. Evan and Tori were so thrilled to be there... really they weren't to thrilled but they did enjoy the food.
Todd was helpful and carved the turkey for my Dad, while Dad stirred the gravy. Delicious!
Three of my sisters were there.... someday it will be all of them.... until then we'll enjoy those that are with us. We had Kayce, Nan, and Carol there. Also in the picture is me and Mom. It's amazing how sisters can be so different but yet so alike. When we get together and talk it's like reading each others minds. We can bounce around from subject to subject because we just know how the subjects connect even though those around us may be confused. It's great!
Spencer and his wife, Ashley, spent Thanksgiving with her family but then came to visit us over the weekend. I'm always in heaven when all three of my children are with me. Spencer had just given himself a lovely haircut and it fits his personality. He's always been a bit of a rebel punk... love that boy.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Vancouver, B.C. part 2
It's time to finish up our experience visiting lovely Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It really is a beautiful part of the world. I must confess that I wasn't overly excited to visit, Canada just never seemed like a vacation destination to me but I've now changed my view. It's gorgeous and unique and amazing.
Our hotel in Vancouver was just next to Stanley Park, a definite must see while visiting Vancouver. It has gorgeous trees, beautiful gardens, some very cool totem poles representing the indigenous people, and great view points overlooking the bay.
We also took a little side trip to visit the North shore of Vancouver and took a short hike to visit the lighthouse. This is a beautiful side of Vancouver and takes you outside the hustling city into some quiet neighborhoods and gorgeous view.
Of course our visit wouldn't be complete if we didn't visit the local ski resort, Grouse Mountain. Todd and I were amazed at the beautiful mountain and huge number of ski runs at this resort.... would love to visit during the winter. While at Grouse Mountain we saw some fantastic artwork, wood carvings of various figures. Had to get a picture of Todd with the carving of a firefighter. Pretty cool.
And last, but definitely not least, we stopped and visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. Yikes! For someone who does not like heights, not at all, this was a very scary, yet exhilarating experience. The main attraction of this park is the suspension bridge crossing over a very step chasm and river. Once you cross over, there are walk ways up in the trees and along the side of the mountain. It's incredible. This is a must if you ever visit Vancouver.
Todd and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to British Columbia. I loved learning about the history of the First Nation and their culture along with the stunning scenery. A great place to visit.
Our hotel in Vancouver was just next to Stanley Park, a definite must see while visiting Vancouver. It has gorgeous trees, beautiful gardens, some very cool totem poles representing the indigenous people, and great view points overlooking the bay.
We also took a little side trip to visit the North shore of Vancouver and took a short hike to visit the lighthouse. This is a beautiful side of Vancouver and takes you outside the hustling city into some quiet neighborhoods and gorgeous view.
Of course our visit wouldn't be complete if we didn't visit the local ski resort, Grouse Mountain. Todd and I were amazed at the beautiful mountain and huge number of ski runs at this resort.... would love to visit during the winter. While at Grouse Mountain we saw some fantastic artwork, wood carvings of various figures. Had to get a picture of Todd with the carving of a firefighter. Pretty cool.
And last, but definitely not least, we stopped and visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. Yikes! For someone who does not like heights, not at all, this was a very scary, yet exhilarating experience. The main attraction of this park is the suspension bridge crossing over a very step chasm and river. Once you cross over, there are walk ways up in the trees and along the side of the mountain. It's incredible. This is a must if you ever visit Vancouver.
Todd and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to British Columbia. I loved learning about the history of the First Nation and their culture along with the stunning scenery. A great place to visit.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tori Takes a Vacation
There's much more to share from our travel to Vancouver but let's take a little break so I can share with you Tori's own little vacation. She had the opportunity to travel to Connecticut and New York city this summer, all on her own.
My younger sister had her third child early in the summer and we hatched up a fun plan for Tori to travel out to Connecticut for a few weeks to be my sister's unofficial nanny for a little while. The goal was to have Tori help keep the older children, Jackson and Elise, entertained while my sister took care of their darling newborn, Andrew. I think Tori did keep the kids entertained and the kids loved having her there but...... I think Tori had a hard time with the early mornings. Tori is used to sleeping until well into the afternoon during the summer and with young Jackson and Elise she had to quickly adjust to early mornings.
You can see Jackson and Elise quickly fell in love with their cousin Tori.
They spent many of their days hanging out at the local pool, playing in the rain, eating yummy cupcakes, and being silly for the camera.
They also calmed down for a little bit to let my talented sister take some pictures of the whole crew. Aren't they just the cutest bunch of kids?
Lillian, my sis, was so sweet and took a day off from the baby and Elise and took Tori and Jackson into New York city for the day. A big thank you to Matt, her husband, for watching the younger kids. Tori absolutely loved traveling into the city.
They arrived in Grand Central station and headed off to Dylan's Candystore, Serendipity for some yummy frozen, hot chocolate, and fabulous FAO Schwarz toy store.
Just before they left New York to head home after an exhausting, fun-filled day they took a little detour to find a New York city fire station. Their hope was to get a picture inside with some of the crew for Tori's firefighter Dad back home. Todd would have loved that Tori was able to see inside and meet some of the crew; unfortunately, everyone was gone but they did get a great picture of the cool fire station door.
Tori made it home safe and sound after her two week visit and handled traveling out there and back on her own just fine. This little girl of mine is just growing up so fast. I'm glad she had this opportunity to have fun with her cousins.
My younger sister had her third child early in the summer and we hatched up a fun plan for Tori to travel out to Connecticut for a few weeks to be my sister's unofficial nanny for a little while. The goal was to have Tori help keep the older children, Jackson and Elise, entertained while my sister took care of their darling newborn, Andrew. I think Tori did keep the kids entertained and the kids loved having her there but...... I think Tori had a hard time with the early mornings. Tori is used to sleeping until well into the afternoon during the summer and with young Jackson and Elise she had to quickly adjust to early mornings.
You can see Jackson and Elise quickly fell in love with their cousin Tori.
They spent many of their days hanging out at the local pool, playing in the rain, eating yummy cupcakes, and being silly for the camera.
They also calmed down for a little bit to let my talented sister take some pictures of the whole crew. Aren't they just the cutest bunch of kids?
Lillian, my sis, was so sweet and took a day off from the baby and Elise and took Tori and Jackson into New York city for the day. A big thank you to Matt, her husband, for watching the younger kids. Tori absolutely loved traveling into the city.
They arrived in Grand Central station and headed off to Dylan's Candystore, Serendipity for some yummy frozen, hot chocolate, and fabulous FAO Schwarz toy store.
Just before they left New York to head home after an exhausting, fun-filled day they took a little detour to find a New York city fire station. Their hope was to get a picture inside with some of the crew for Tori's firefighter Dad back home. Todd would have loved that Tori was able to see inside and meet some of the crew; unfortunately, everyone was gone but they did get a great picture of the cool fire station door.
Tori made it home safe and sound after her two week visit and handled traveling out there and back on her own just fine. This little girl of mine is just growing up so fast. I'm glad she had this opportunity to have fun with her cousins.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Travel to Beautiful Vancouver B.C.
Todd and I had the opportunity to travel to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada this summer. I had a brief visit to Canada a few years ago when we did the tourist thing at Niagara Falls and walked across the border for a few hours, but haven't really seen the beautiful country. And the Vancouver area is really a beautiful part of that country. We enjoyed every minute and the experience makes me want to do more of a tour across Canada.
We flew into Seattle, Washington and drove across the border as a way to see the sights from the ground and enjoyed every minute of the drive. Washington state is gorgeous all they way to the Canadian border and Canada gets even better.
Our first excursion while visiting Vancouver, was hopping on a ferry to travel over to Victoria Island and doing a whale watching site-seeing tour. Love it! Check out these great photos of our view while on the ferry and then beautiful Victoria Island.
As I mentioned, while we were visiting lovely Victoria Island we went on a whale watching excursion and, whew, it was quite an experience. We took the tour on what is call a zodiac which is a small, motorized boat that looks like a raft. We were all required to wear flotation suits that were just so much fun to wear (not at all). Much of the tour was the boat traveling at a very high speed until we finally found the whales. Just a few minutes watching the whales - very spectacular and beautiful - and then traveling back at a very high speed. All in all the tour was about three hours. Beautiful and breathtaking and tiring.
Here I am at the beginning of our trip in the lovely flotation suit.
Gorgeous view during our excursion.
Todd actually got a great photo of a killer whale jumping out of the water. This particular whale jumped several times, it was just gorgeous.
Victoria Island was just lovely and thoroughly enjoyable. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather the entire day. This was a great way to start off our visit to Canada. More highlights or our trip in my next post.
We flew into Seattle, Washington and drove across the border as a way to see the sights from the ground and enjoyed every minute of the drive. Washington state is gorgeous all they way to the Canadian border and Canada gets even better.
Our first excursion while visiting Vancouver, was hopping on a ferry to travel over to Victoria Island and doing a whale watching site-seeing tour. Love it! Check out these great photos of our view while on the ferry and then beautiful Victoria Island.
As I mentioned, while we were visiting lovely Victoria Island we went on a whale watching excursion and, whew, it was quite an experience. We took the tour on what is call a zodiac which is a small, motorized boat that looks like a raft. We were all required to wear flotation suits that were just so much fun to wear (not at all). Much of the tour was the boat traveling at a very high speed until we finally found the whales. Just a few minutes watching the whales - very spectacular and beautiful - and then traveling back at a very high speed. All in all the tour was about three hours. Beautiful and breathtaking and tiring.
Here I am at the beginning of our trip in the lovely flotation suit.
Gorgeous view during our excursion.
Todd actually got a great photo of a killer whale jumping out of the water. This particular whale jumped several times, it was just gorgeous.
Victoria Island was just lovely and thoroughly enjoyable. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather the entire day. This was a great way to start off our visit to Canada. More highlights or our trip in my next post.
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