50th Anniversary

Today was my in-laws 50th anniversary. I did the decorations.  Here is what the end result was. (I also made the sign-in book, and Lemon Meringue Cupcakes.

Lovin' Me Some Summertime!

Had a terrific summer.  Went to my parents a couple of times, to Lake Tahoe, had some family down, enjoyed some holiday fun and fireworks, and went to two 50th Anniversary parties.  Sadly, from here are on out, my summer fun is on limited time.

Water fun at the splash pad.

A beautiful evening in the backyard. (Too bad it was out pulling weeds.)

 Twenty-Fourth of July. Love the July holidays!!

 A day spent with the whole family at Lake Tahoe

 We got the fun part of the tree trimming. Hauling the limbs to the burn pile.

 The color fun.  A fun run, or fun to watch as was my case.

 What is summertime without a baseball game followed by fireworks?

 Playing with the new horseshoe pit in our backyard.

 My craftroom is almost finished. It was the last room to be painted.

I am loving the color!!

Family Game time at the Kenley Family Reunion.

Backyard Fire

J came down and spent the weekend with us.  Had lots of fun...

April Flowers

These are long gone flowers. Here it is May and I actually have no flowers.  But these were beautiful while they lasted.  Maybe I can get to the store this weekend and get more. I need color in my yard. We were the only ones on the block with so many flowers. A couple of houses had a clump of 5-6 but that was it. I loved my tulips and daffodils!!!

What do groundhogs know?

Groundhog said spring was still 6 weeks away, but my tulips say otherwise.  Even though they are still completely surrounded by snow, they are trying to make their way up!! Can't wait!

Hiking in February?

Yep. That's right. We went hiking in February.  We left our house with 2 feet of snow on our lawn and drove to St. George where it was sunny and beautiful.  It was a tad chilly to be perfect weather, but none the less we were outside without huge coats and hats and gloves.  He hiked a little around the red rocks. It was nice to get outside and then 4 hours later - we were back to the snow covered Earth - where it continues to snow.  It was a nice break in the whiteness that surrounds us now.

November Wrap Up

Paul's birthday.  Having a summer birthday I have never had to work on my birthday.

This year his birthday was only 3 days before Thanksgiving.   Another year older...

J the pilgrim man.

My family all came and we had a great time together. The weather was beautiful and we had room for everyone to sit in their own chair and not on top of someone else.  Shopping was eventful - and we didn't even brave the 5 o'clock crowds!!  Love this holiday season!  J and I make turkey's and a holiday wreath.

We also made gingerbread houses, and ate a little too much candy.

Now, on to the next holiday!  Love all the decorations and traditions!!  It should be a fun couple of weeks.