Saturday, July 16, 2011

Making a Change

Tonight we attended the
2011 Caribbean Mid-Summer Night Event

This event is held by The Eli Home.  The Eli Home operates several shelters for abused woman and children.  My sister-in-law, Tami, her family started these homes and she also works for them.  Each summer they hold this event to help them raise money. 

We go and support them and this great work that they do to help people in serious need of help.
{my sister Stephanie & I}

They had a photo booth & we had some serious fun. 

 I wish I had a copy of the photos that my parents took!

I also wished that my sister Deanna was able to be there that night,  it would have made our siblings photo great!!

They are kind of small, so hopefully you'll be able to see them!!



Friday, July 15, 2011

a fun week with his cousins

This week was a fun week for Noah....he was able to spend it with four of his cousins!  That's a big change for Noah.  He had a great time.  Being an only child means that his Mom and Dad are his first playmates.  So "living" at his cousins house for a week is a huge treat!

We were busy, busy, busy.....and we had a lot of fun!

One of the main objectives for going to my sisters house was to help her try to get some things "done" at her house.  They just recently moved back to California from Ohio.  Moving is such a pain and it takes so long to get your house turned into your home.   We tried to get some things done, but it takes time and than there are the KIDS!  So we planned some fun "field trips".

Who knows where this is? 



 We took a drive to the Jelly Belly Factory for a fun tour.  It was a nice day, but we think the kids don't need to go back there again.  Been there, done that.  Everyone, except Noah & I, had been there before.  They lived in Northern California before they moved to Ohio....so this was already checked off of their bucket list.
The next day, we went to the Bay Area Discovery Museum.  The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor children's museum at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge.  

Thru the summer they had a special exhibit...
Let's Get Curious, with Curious George!



We did many other fun things...the park, playing outside, riding on skateboards....the list goes on and on.  It was a great week.  Then we loaded everyone in the car for an awesome road trip to Southern California...that's always fun!  The kids were wonderful.  The traffic, not so much!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

We left our hearts.....












in San Francisco! 

We flew into San Francisco Friday night....to site see...see my sisters new house...work in the yard....spend time with family....Just a quick getaway.

 Scott is going home tonight (he could only come for the weekend).  Noah & I will be hanging out for the week.  We have some fun things planned....and then we will drive to Southern CA on Friday and my sister will stay there for a week playing. 

I love that my sister and her family are back in California, even if it is 6 hours in a car!