What a great weekend we had in the "Big Easy" As you can tell by the photos. We had amazing weather and we saw some wonderful sights: a plantation tour with all the historical stories, music and great food on Bourban Street, and terrific walking tours of Jackson Square. Did we mention the yummy food? We could not believe the number of places to eat -great restaurants on every corner. It was a perfect weekend getaway. We hope to do more in the future.

Yes, you are correct...this is San Diego and it is about 73 degrees on the beach. Judy joined her buddies (commonly known as the Fab 4) for a long weekend on the Mission Bay strip. Bonnie, Christy, Erin and Judy had a sunshining good time! We fit in a lot of fun in one weekend: Mexican food, wine country tour, Italian food, Starbucks (several times), more wine, Seaport Village, Old Town and beach walks. We were sorry to say good-bye to the sunshine and the beach. We will be back for sure!

Happy New Year to all! Here we are--the Units with their special grand girls--Sara and Lori. Note the additions of 2 American Girl dolls...Rebecca and Molly:-). We have had such a lovely Christmas holiday with our family. We spent an amazing few days in Seattle with Matt, Janelle, John and Amy. There were celebrations for a birthday, Christmas and an expected Baby Weaver. We saw friends and spent time with our kids. Who could ask for anything more?

Soon after our return from Seattle--the Houghtons (Michelle, John, Sara and Lori) arrived to spend 10 days more of celebration. We took in the Children's Museum, Botanic Garden's light show, American Girl store, Mexican food, Elk hunt (for John), movies and much, much more.

It has been a glorious season of celebration. Life is incredibly good.