Annual Gingerbread House Decorating

Evan's Baptism

"People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. Jesus, however, called the children to himself and said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God"

Luke 18:15-16

My son and his son

Beautiful child, I love you Evan!

"Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it"

Proverbs 22:6

Happy Thanksgiving

"And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." Colossians 3:17

Happy Thanksgiving from my table to yours!

Preparing our feast!

It was nice to have DeeDee's family stop by.

and baby Matthew came to visit too!

Tio Mikey getting the kids sparkling bubbly ready

I think they're ready!

Thank you dear Heavenly Father for family, friends, laughter, good health and Your guidance!

Starting the Holiday Season

Started the holidays with a visit from our California family, Dan, Michelle, Nathan, and Megan. It was short but sweet and they were here for our wang dang doodle party.

Megan and Nathan (he loves his little sister, he would climb mountains for her! : )

Nathan and Marty waiting patiently for the rest of us for a walk to the park.

Our little M

the boys playing in the sand

Adrianna looking out for her cousins

They'll be back for Christmas!

Time for a Wang Dang Doodle!

Kori and Marty

Travis, David, and Dan

Bob, Veronica, Jeff, and Gil

Serena, Maria, and Stacie

My Virginia, Mike, and Debbie

Linda, Frances, Robert, and Sylvia

Suzie and Steve

Vince, Bryan's wife, Bryan, and Michelle

Trees- My sister says we need all the trees we can get here in Az! I totally agree and I'm trying to do my part!

"Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, nor go the way of sinners, nor sit in company with scoffers. Rather, the law of the Lord is their joy; God's law they study day and night. They are like a tree planted near streams of water, that yields its fruit in season; Its leaves never wither; whatever they do prospers." Psalm 1:1-6


David planted this Navel Orange tree on 11/3. When it grows it will provide much needed shade in our guest room plus give us oranges!

He planted this Orchid Tree in Spring 2010

I have been training this pomegranate bush into a tree. It's 3 years old and looks like we'll finally get some good pomegranates.

Purchasing trees can be pretty costly so we were bummed when the freeze we had in 2007 killed 6 of our ficus trees, but we have been provided with some freebies! This one grew where we had lost one of the ficus and we've let it be and after less than 3 years it's this big. Behind it is a Sisso which we had put in to replace a ficus. It has tripled in size since planted 2 years ago.

I noticed this baby sisso a few weeks ago and it's where I was hoping to plant a tree so I will just let it do it's thing and grow!

And this little buger is looking kind of wimpy because it is in shock! It came up in the corner back there and was too close to the lime tree we have behind this storage bldg so I had David transplant it where I was needing a tree to shade the dining room window from the afternoon sun. It dropped all it's leaves except for these few but it's sprouting new leaves. Thank you God for the freebies!!

Julie +: )