Mom Sayings set to Wlliam Tell

Beautiful beaches

I opened Sunset magazine this afternoon and this is what I see...



I start reading the first one...



I walked this beach last Saturday! Here are the pictures to prove it. Mine are not quite as nice as theirs, but they will do. Nathan's cousin is holding J3.





Nathan's brother who lives down the road from there cringes when we tell him Tofino is in Sunset again. This is because it brings more people (aka: tourists) to the quiet town. The tourists don't stay long though, because it is a rain forest, and it rains a lot! Sunshine is a rare commodity...the price you must pay for the green lushness.

Home Again

J3, Nathan and I returned home from Canada late last night. I should be in bed, since I got very little sleep last night. However, I wanted to share some pictures. K1 and A2 stayed at my parents, since the long weekend included a lot of travel - too much to take 3 kids along.

The reason for traveling north was a "reception" to celebrate our brother (my brother-in-law) and sister-in-law's wedding. They got married on December 31 with only their parents present. So, this weekend was celebration time with a casual BBQ. We had a wonderful time with the family.

I can't get the other pictures to load right now, so I am heading to bed and will write more tomorrow.

Sunflowers!

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Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. We grew our own sunflowers at my parents' house for our wedding 5 years ago. Here is our first bouquet of sunflowers from our own garden. They are blooming a little late since we didn't get them planted until the middle of the summer. We will see if more grow.

A glimpse

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This is what they looked like last week. Now, you can barely see the cement.

Starting to turn

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Our pumpkins are finally starting to turn orange! I was beginning to wonder if they ever would. I you want to see all the different types of pumpkins and gourds we have, just click on the Flickr badge to the right.

Birthday Present

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This was our birthday present to K1 back in August. Once again, I found a deal on Craig's List. This bike was brand new. The box had been opened, but it was never assembled. It cost less than 50% of a new bike.