Birthday in Paradise

This year with all of Ken and his bud's turning 50!...we decided a blow out bash was necessary. So with eveyone's help in planning we chose Punta Mita- a nice little sleepy town up the coast from Puerta Vallarta.

Our days were filled to overflowing with sunshine, warm breezes, beautiful ocean, good food and great friends!

First day (May 19th) we spent down at the Four Seasons Beach Club with an evening feast on the beach.

Second day (May 20th) we spent combing all of the area for a church meeting house...which we eventually found! Ken had fun speaking in Spanish with the members there!

down by the 4 Seasons Restaurant
Our favorite little niche for lunch

church in Puerta Vallarta

Rubbing shoulder's and hobnobbing

This was actually a fun event. One of our leading Republican candidates, Mitt Romney was in our area for a luncheon and I got invited to attend. There was an extra seat available so I brought Joe along! he was very dynamic and gracious with everyone he met. He had some great messages about preparing America for the future. He has my support! (http://mittromney.com/HomePage)

Yes! it looks like Joe's hair is done in a "mohawk" style, but I guess it's just the angle of the photo and funny lighting, because it didn't look this way in person!

Amy's Progress

Here is the Amy belly report--still growing!

3 Generations

Hard to believe I'm in the top tier when we show our 3 generation pic's! But here I am with a daughter and a granddaughter. These are some small proofs of our photo shoot. MY grandchild is the most beautiful in the world...so there!

Feeling a little green?

Celebrating our Irish ancestry is so much fun! There's always some Corn Beef and Cabbage, green mashed potatoes, green jello or pudding, and green 7-UP! Nothing says it better than GREEN!

Having food and fun is a Boyer specialty!

A visit with Aunt Skippy

Melba, Ken, and Aunt Skippy


This was a very special visit with a relative of Ken's. His Aunt Skippy was married to Art's (Ken's dad) brother Russ Boyer. She shared some fun family photos and told us a little about the family. We're glad we had this opportunity to meet her. Melba came along and enjoyed seeing Skippy after very many years.

Feel the Love...!

Valentines day is a special tradition at our home. We ALWAYS have "Little Nana's Red Stew", so yummy on a cool winter evening. Plus lots of candy for dessert. This year we added candles, and all dined by candlelight (which Heidi found most intriguing!)


Our special "treat" this year is going to be the arrival of our new granddaughter (due in July) Here's Amy's belly report; with Heidi helping show how big it is!

Office re-do

Well we finally found a contractor (after 2 years) to work on our LaVerne office. So here is the before and after-early phase of demolition and add-on. The beautiful Magnolia tree is gone, to make way for the expansion. But change is good!

A visit up to Utah

Well now, Karen and Brian are settled into their lives as students up at Brigham Young University in Provo,Utah. So time for a visit to make sure their pantries are stocked with food, and to give them extras hugs and kisses. Annie and Laura joined me for a ride up in the dead of winter!

There is something almost unholy about 8 degree weather. For the first time since we have owned the Suburban (7 years), a messeage flashed on my digital directional...it said I-C-E. Yeah that has never appeared as a warning before! YIKES. People shouldn't be living in conditions like this!

But it was made worth it by going to my favorite places:

Zupa's (http://www.zupas.com/default.asp) for the best soup-Thai Coconut Chicken
A unique combination of spices and coconut milk give this soup a deliciously exotic taste.

Taco Time (http://www.tacotime.com/) Crisp Meat Burrito with seasoned lean ground beef and Mexi-Fries® One taste and you're hooked. Golden fried potatoes flavored with original seasoning. It's not a meal without 'em. And to finish this off-Crustos® Golden strips of deep-fried flour tortilla covered in our special mix of cinnimon and sugar.

Oh and seeing the kids was nice too!

Miss Heidi

Every day Heidi just grows by leaps and bounds! Here she is as a "teenager" already!

Old Town San Diego

Another warm winter day in California! We spent part of our visit with Nana and Pop down in their favorite part of San Diego, we enjoyed a nice lunch out in the sunshine and walked arounf the shops. Annie and Natalie joined us. (http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/)

NEW YEAR 2007

Well we rang in another year! Hip-hip-hooray!!!! My brother Tommy came and spent the night...by the next day he was off and gone again...nice seeing you brother! Nana and pop stayed up to celebrate too!

Visit from nana & pop-pop

Nana and pop-pop came into town for a visit through the holiday's. It just so happens that their anniversary and nana's birthday are just 2 days after Christmas, so a celebration was in order.

Christmas 2006

Enjoying hot cocoa over at the Johnson's house

Nothing better in the world than to have family close for the holiday's. As the years go by and the children grow up I know this will be harder and harder to achieve, so it's nice to enjoy it while we can!....Be sure to check out our family homepage for all of this years updates in our newsletter.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Best Burger ever!

Had to include this as one of the higlights of our year; Nessy Burgers (http://goodeatsusa.com/NessyBurger.html)

Lion King

Thanks to some good pre-planning with our friend's the Bladh's, we booked tickets for this fall performance of THE LION KING. It was Heidi's first "play" and she loved this. With any busy day, however, a cat nap is absolutely necessary!