Monarch Butterfly Grove

We got to see the Monarch Butterflies today! There are thousands of them. They look like leaves on the tree. It was a fun nature outing with the family :-)

My new crafty Craft!

Cheryl got me a fancy wreath to hang above our fireplace. I decided to try and copy the look. Pete and I picked Eucalyptus leaves from a nearby field. We visited a friend who had artichokes in their garden and picked up the dried ones. (They were $7 a piece in the store..!). I Dried some lavender from our front yard and added the eucalyptus berries. It was a fun project, but the smell was a little strong for phillip. He was sneezing a lot!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a happy HAPPY :-) It was a successful turkey day. We have a fridge and cooler full of leftovers. My 2nd turkey came out without a hitch. (I made a practice turkey last week). Now all we need to do is eat the leftovers :-)

Morro Bay

We went to a fun shell shop and found our special ornament for the year. A sand dollar :-)

Trip to Solvang

This is a fun little Danish community about an hour away from us. We loved the dollar restaurant (Custard's last stand). The Danish bakeries were fun. :-)

Halloween!!

Here's the cute little monkey!

Trip to Utah


Phillip and his boy cousing friend! :-)

Pumpkins at the Avila Barn






We went to pick out some pumpkins, but I ended up getting some ornamental gords instead. Phillip didn't really like wearing his cowboy hat again, or standing on top of the pumpkins. But it made for a cute picture! :-)

Farmer Phillip!

I know this is about a month late, but here is the Birthday Boy picture. He loved the frosting, but was pretty bored with the cake.
Of course he is wearing his newest T-shirt featuring a Bull Dog saying, "Are you talking to me?"

Sunset at Carpenteria

We went to the Avocado festival in Carpenteria California. (20th annual avocado festival!).

We walked to the beach and saw an amazing sunset. We of course got our fill of guacamole and other fried food. mmmmmmmh guacamole tri-tip sandwich!

Welcome to my BLOG!! Great to have some pictures and such!

The future is NOW!

Here is the latest picture of the little guy. He really wanted to try and eat some limes.