Thanksgiving is a big deal for my family. We've been celebrating together as an extended family for over 35 years. We headed up to Big Bear once more for some great family time. I look forward to this trip every year!
Mav loves the forest! Pine cones and logs, he's in heaven!
Pat and the bird.
So much yummy food!
Happy to get away from the craziness of work.
This year, we got a ton of snow! The dogs loved it.
In fact, everyone loved it!
Mav found a buried bowling ball and decided it was his job to move it. Crazy dog!
Mark brought his quads and we all had fun riding them in the snow.
Next year, we're headed back to Yosemite where the tradition began!
October was a great month! Here are a few highlights.
We went down to San Diego for a Rodrigo & Gabriella concert. They ROCK! Took Maverick and Rockit to the dog beach while we were down there. I love this beach because there is a bay that the dogs can play in... Mav still isn't too fond of the waves.
This was when Mav used to be bigger than Rockit!
Whoa!
Jon and I started (to finish)our kitchen remodel. We had already done the counters. Next up was the cabinets and appliances.
Kristin and McKenna came to visit. We went to the beach, pumpkin patch, photo shoots... their visit went by way to fast!
And, of course, you can't forget the fun Halloween activities!
My sister had her baby last month. She is absolutely adorable. I was able to go out to Tennessee for 10 days and hang out with them. The week went by way too fast and I can't wait to see that little girl again! She is so sweet!
She wore her party dress for when I arrived!
We had some thunderstorms one day ad McKenna loved sitting outside listening to the rain.
One night, we were hanging out at the beach down in San Clemente with a group of our friends. We saw a family of about 15 walking by all in blue jeans and white shirts. They had just taken a family picture. We thought it would be an awesome idea to do this with our group of friends. So we all got our blue jeans and white shirts and headed down to San Clemente. Our friend Jerry at www.jerrykasaiphotography.com was kind enough to take the pictures for us! Thanks Jerry! We are truly blessed to have this group of friends.
Recently, a group of us have started a supper club. We get together each month at one of our houses to try new recipes and styles of food. Whoever is hosting plans the main dish and everyone else brings something to go along with it. Last month it was at our house and the theme was Mediterranean. We've really been enjoying all the new foods and look forward to it each month.
Everyone enjoying the meal
Jon and I enjoying the dessert & the dessert wine!
For an early 30th birthday present, Jon took me down to South Coast Winery for a quick overnight getaway. We got an incredible deal on the room which also included wine tastings, dinner & spa credits, and wine tours. We had a fabulous time and would recommend it to anyone!
This was the back porch of our room. All the rooms back up to the vineyards for an incredible setting!
Here's us hanging out in the vineyards. We learned that the rose bushes not only look pretty, but they are there to warn of disease or trouble in the soil. If the roses are doing good, the vineyards should be doing good also.
We had a nice afternoon snack on our porch with the bottle of wine that came with the room.
Jon and I have been enjoying the Disneyland passes we got for Christmas from my parents. It's been great because a lot of our friends also have passes this year. On the last day that our passes were good for the summer, we were able to meet up with Sara & Ryan who were chaperoning for Sara's school and Kurt & Juliana also met us there. Later in the evening, Abigail & Matt came and met up with us too. It was like the good ole days when we all used to have passes in college.
Jon and I on Buzz Lightyear!
Jon, Sara & Ryan n the swings in CA Adventure.
I love that you can take pictures of the pictures these days! I have not laughed as hard in a LONG time as I did while riding Space Mountain with Juliana. We screamed like the annoying high schoolers we used to be. Too funny!
In case you were ever wondering what the CA Screamin ride was like in CA Adventure, here it is... Sorry about all the screaming, but that's what you're supposed to do on this ride, right?
Jon was born on December 14 and Missy was born 5 years later on August 6. We got married on January 22, 2005 after nearly 8 years of dating. We love being outdoors together... whether it's snowboarding, backpacking, mountain biking or road biking... just get us outside. We work together every day running the family business. Maverick came into our lives in January 2008. Life is good!
