And Then...

It's time...

To put him in his stand...

And decorate!!!

Sweet!

Aunt Taylor...

And Braxton...

Getting Acquainted!!!

Beautiful!!!

First...

Glimpse...

Gabriel Todd Stoddart

We...

Welcome to the world...

Baby Girl Frank/Isaacs!!!

Oh My!!

Look...

 What's...

 Peeking...

 Out...

 To Say...

Good Morning, World!!!!



Wine Train...

To begin the celebration of friend Candace's 60 years...

 We buy tickets for the Hood River Railroad Wine Train...

 First stop Springhouse Cellar...

 For tasting and wine trivia...

 We join our excursion buddies to board the train...

 Enjoy appetizers...

 And savour fall as we travel through the rain...

 We disembark for our second tasting...

 At Mt. Hood Winery...

Before...

Reboarding to head back to the station...

Dancing as we celebrate...

Life!!!!



Celebrating T5...

Happy Birthday!!!

My tenderheart middle son...

Continuing to make us all smile!

I love you soooo MUCH!!!

Preparations...

Huck, Spike, Esther & Caroline...

 Help as we decorate...

 Anticipating the family gathering...

 To celebrate Tara & George...

 Engaged to be married...

May their love be a little haven of refuge from the world!!!

Virgil!!!!

Came home and found a friend!!!!

We think it's the female that has been living in the barn!!!!

No more feet for him :) !!!

His girl is sooooo excited!!!!

Isn't life grand?!?!

One...

Of my lilac bushes...

Is BLOOMING!!!!

Awesome!!!

I Asked For...

And Received...WORDS!!!And sooo much more!!!

A Word Wall...Becoming!!!

It's Beginning...

The countdown...To Christmas...
Joy!

Celebration!!!

The Pascuzzi Family...Rich, Talia & Jayde...Welcome...Brook Virginia!!

February...

Dawns clear...And as my morning tea brews...
Mt Hood rises under clear blue skies...
Fabulous!!!

The Celebration!

Spike & Jude...

Put up decorations...The family gathers... Thirty-Three!
To sing....
Happy Birthday!!!
Dear Grama Donna!!! Great-Grands help with the blowing!!!
Mmmmmm!!!! Cake!!!

A perfect ending...

To a perfect day...

For a wonderful woman!!!!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Our First!!

Tomato... Of the season!!

The Surprise!!!!

We set the stage...In the party room...

At Oaks Park Skating Rink!
Rented the place for a couple hours!

Play some air hockey...
Get on our skates....
Practice a bit...while waiting....
For Chris & Tara to bring...

Taunia!
Surprise!!
SURPRISE!

Family & Friends!!!!!!

Creating a party for my girl!

Yup! A complete surprise!!!!

And then we hit the floor...

(some of us literally:)

A little Hokie Pokie...

And skating....

More skating...

And laughter...

And joy...

And delight!

Celebrating...

40 years of Taunia Marie!!!

PERFECT!!!!