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!

Thanksgiving

Lots to be thankful for in the Boyer home. Children are all flourishing in their schoolwork, everyone is healthy, and we all got to be together for a holiday! Annie and family, and Joe's sister and her family joined us for a bountiful feast. AMEN

We were also treated to a tap dance festival starring Tia Jen (holding "jooj)

November at the Beach

One of many pods of dolphins we see frolicking up and down the coast!

So can it be any more wonderful, than to spend a warm day at the beach?....in November??? Yeah California is in all it's glory this time of the year! We rarely reveal it to the tourist's. It'll just be our "little secret". ok? See you at 9th street!

Halloween '06

No Halloween is complete without nana Ludden's fall stew. It's fun to share it with the next generation, where it's become an annual tradition! And then of course there is the real fun of having your granddaughter so excited that she can go to people's homes and knock on their doors and have them give you bags full of candy. This is joy!

Crab Cooker

Our favorite family dining spot when we're down in Newport Beach--The Crab Cooker (http://www.crabcooker.com/)

Beauty around SO CALIF

Sometimes California can display incredible beauty! These wild flowers are agreat example. This day was clear and warm with blue skies and great mountain views. A wonderful time to be out in nature.