Dec 12, 2024 – This was the first day of the year… snow was beautiful 🙂 Who knew that there was such a thing as Skiing Pneumonia?! After this trip to Dr. Snow we both needed antibiotics. Totally worth it LOL! (Timberline) Dec 19, 2024 – Here we are at Willamette Pass. Very fun! We…

Good news! Xander wrote back on Sunday with first photos from S. Korea. The latest news is that he got a new promotion that brings him up to E3. That’s a first class airman. 🙂 They just did a big exercise and here are some pics… Almost looks like fun 😀

It was supposed to be a relaxed weekend. Raining for 2 days. Nothing to do but sit at home and do cozy things… then, the sun popped out and there was a 4 hour break. We decided to risk it and head to the Salem Carousel and go for a spin. Well, Mommy just got…

This blog is all about the acorns… but Mommy and Daddy decided to take our anniversary trip without the little acorns! Hey, we gotta do it once in a while 🙂 We went to Vancouver BC, Canada. We thought we would have some delicious Canadian Bacon, but we didn’t find any. In fact, we didn’t…

I’ve always heard “You’ve never been to the Capital?!” The truth is that I never really wanted to go. However, now that we did go, I think I would tell people the same thing… it’s worth going!We took a week to go there and it was really great. Not just the capital but all the…

Well, at least we eventually took some kids to the fair. It’s the kind of thing you don’t need to go every year, but if you never go… you’ll never know what it’s like. So, here we are on a hot August day. Still, family adventures are always fun!

Give the people what they want ❤️.

We went to see Uncle Travis last week. Always a good time 🙂 Here are some pics: Now who’s got their eyes closed?!

We are now in May and still going to the mountain. L and I have been able to go 16 times plus one time to Willamette Pass. Unbelievably, it just snowed again at Timberline so we got fresh powder in the Month of May. Wonderful.I might need to add some more photos, but here are…

Not sure how we sat and looked at the fire for 8 hours and never took a picture of the flames! Regardless, T and I spent the whole day burning a 2-year pile to the ground. Yes, we threw a lot of sticks in that fire! Best part was spending that much time together ❤️❤️

Wow! So many years now going to the mountain. I have actually forgotten how many years it has really been. Well, we still go and we still have fun. Here are the latest trip! At the cabin 🙂 Watch out for “Dead Eye”! …………………………………………Look out, Mommy! Ski Time! Cosmic Tubing – That’s L and T…

This may look like ordinary people, but they are actually Martians from outer space. These alien creatures fell in our metal pond out back and seemed to hang around right around the beginning of the year. Maybe 2024 is going to be a little weirder than other years! Ehhh? Well who knows! It could be…

I always liked to joke that we should have given all our kids “J-Root” for their middle name. Here is a picture when we were getting ready to plant the first trees. We had no idea what we were doing but the instructions said “No J-Roots”. That’s when you jam a tree in the hole…

This was a fun post, but it took some time. Mommy has done so much for all of us over the years… look at these… Mommy really is a superhero! I guess I’ll start with the parents 🙂 Anyone can cook, but no one as good as Mommy 🙂 Now here we are with some…

Wow, so many fun moments. I wish I could just stop the clock on this one. Mommy got each of you fun, warm hats. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hmmm… it’s Autumn and that means harvest time! We always said that we had 4 pumpkins. Can you spot ours from these piles of pumpkins?

Well, for some reason we just love bananas. It’s a big thing. Growing up, I bet you ate at least a banana a day. So much so that sometimes people thought we had Monkeys at home! (Maybe we did?) Hmmmm… maybe there were some Monkeys at home. Well, X must have really taken this bananas…

I have got a LOT of silly pictures of these acorns sleeping in crazy ways. Maybe that’s just how you like to get comfy. Regardless, it’s always cute. I will add more photos over time as I find them 🙂 I don’t know which of these is the most crazy. Maybe you can tell me…

Barbecue!!!! Yes, we do and we just can’t help it. It’s not that smoky flavor or the rich sweet Carolina Honey sauce… it’s the love that goes into each meal. It takes hours and that is hours of love 🙂 Here’s my favorite BBQ books. Peace, Love, BBQ and my personal journal on my quest…

What can I say? We just love him. This cat keeps his distance (except when he wants). He pretty much stays away. But we do know what he loves! Morning laps, afternoon naps in Abia’s room, catching critters, and noodles! I will be adding more pictures to this Cosmo Gallery. If you have a good…

Here’s a quick snapshot of one moment in our lives. Lunch on the patio. Sunny day, but look you have jackets on. Hmmm looks like your Monmy is once again taking care of all your needs. So, don’t forget to say “Thank you, Mommy!” every chance you get! -Daddy

This post is happening right now (Sept 5th) while I am posting. I am on a trip to San Antonio to see Xander. He graduates from USAF boot camp this week and I am flying with the hope of catching up with him for a meal. Wow, I look sooooo happy here! There is a…

Ok, I just love this picture. Who knows what was being said, but clearly these 4 are having fun or ready to have fun. Just look at that garage. Packed full of fun and food. See any stuff in this picture you remember?

Wow! Labor Day was great! Travis and I worked on the bookshelves. We have the wood milled and planed. Now we just need it to dry a little more. Probably cutting and assembling next weekend! Then we had the Warbee battle. I already posted on that. Then Liem and I went with Rob, Kaylee, Ellie…

So, it seemed like a good idea at the time. “That will be fun” so I went ahead and ordered the four gel blasters. Oh yes, the anticipation, then we made the first 10,000 “gellets” (gel bullets). Sara was in Oregon so we had some pretty good battles. But then, it was just the three…

Travis and I used to doodle during youth group while the other kids were in the meeting. We made all kinds of doodles. Sometimes we even included bananas or pigs. One of our favorite is Spy vs Spy. It’s where two spies are constantly trying to one-up each other.Here’s the full picture from that night….

Did 10 miles around Minto with Liem. He rides his electric bike and me on the onewheel. Tough day, but the best part was getting some time together. Liem spotted some bunnies on the trail. We were cruising! Most of the time around 17 miles an hour. Made it home a bit late for dinner…

It’s always great to have family come for a visit and we hate to say goodbye. But always remember that goodbyes are just for a season and we will see each other again. Soon. Exploding kittens, long hikes, ice cream, mal de puerco, long talks, beach walks, learning to tease, gel blasters, movies, Costco shopping,…

Yes, it seemed like a good idea at the time, but putting you little acorns in a hole was not really the way to grow mighty oaks! This was the day we planted the apple tree. Then over the years that tree grew and grew. That’s how growing is… so slowly that we hardly notice…

I know we have had a lot of Christmas trees, but this has to be one of my favorites. I am not 100% sure, but I think that this picture is the first year that the kids carried the tree and I just stood back and watched. It is a pretty big tree!Later, I know…

Just in case you didn’t know… it is traditional to start with a “Hello World!” It’s the waking up and greeting of something new. Here is something new… it’s my blog and it’s about you. I am so glad that God gave me four children and the years that I had with them. Now some…