Cyrus Sycamore Stingrays Summer 2011

Okay, so as promised I am trying to catch up.
Summer 2011 was very quiet. The boys once again spent all day swimming, Cyrus and Talen made great improvements and some how managed to beat their personal best each meet! Brodie finished another year of Little Stingers and is ready to join the swim team this summer. (If we are still in Danville.)
Cyrus was able to spend time camping and hiking with the scouts. He really loves his leaders, they have so many great outings!
Talen and Cyrus spent almost 2 weeks in Oregon with the Miller grandparents and cousins. They worked hard to help grandpa get the land ready for their new summer home, and spent allot of time fishing.
I spent most weekends in class and or studying to finish my Pilates certification with Balanced Body.
J.D. worked hard and managed to take a trip with Brodie to see his parents in Oregon at the end of summer.
The highlight of course was a visit from my brother Scott and his family for 4th of July. And a visit from Holly in August.

Talen Sycamore Stingrays Summer 2011

Little Stingers 2011

Another great year of Little Stingers for Brodie!

Fall is Here!

Fall the best time of the year! In Danville that means crisp sunny days, chilly nights, and the trees are in varying degrees of change. I find so much hope and promise in this time of year. If Spring is the inhale then Fall is the exhale. So take a deep breath and let it out slowly so you do not miss anything!

Thanksgiving Day 2011

In an effort to keep up with holiday events I am journaling out of chronological order, (I will catch you up on summer in the near future).
This year we joined forces with the Miner family, the Stout family, and Nora for a good old fashioned Thanksgiving meal. It was the perfect combination of old friends and new friends. We had more food and dessert than we could possibly finish, football games, board games, and great conversations! We even had a sleepover with the Miners and Nora. It was sooo perfect to wake up Friday morning to people sleeping on couches and the floor, my home has never felt so full & happy. We stayed in or pajamas and watched movies. and played games while Nora discovered the American tradition of Black Friday, she had a great time in Target and bought as much as she could carry! A trip to the San Francisco creamery, the movies, and then home to watch the Cal vs, ASU game ended the perfect holiday.
We have some much to be thankful for, most of all each other.

Many Hands Make Light Work...

I was grateful to have many willing hands to assist with dinner and clean-up! I think my house was actually cleaner after entertaining 18 than before they arrived!

Craft Time!

We had 11 children in our home for thanksgiving this year, and I think they were thankful for turkeys made out of candy and plenty of new and old friends to keep them entertained.