Friday, November 27, 2009

A Lovely Thanksgiving Day

We met at Robin & David's at 4:00 pm to enjoy their newly renovated backyard.
A fountain will go where the milkcan now is.
Philip drew the plans for this clever use of space.
Luke, Jerry Stevens, Grandpa Seelye & Robin
We all walked the 2 blocks to Philip & Abby's newly-made studio apartment.
Jessica, Melissa & Anni Weins shared the day with us.

Grandma emerging from the spiral staircase upstairs.
Abby made a delicious salad & cheese, apple, nut snack -yum!
The day had gotten up to 82 degrees, but it cooled off when the sun set. The fire from the brazier gave us a little warmth so we could eat outside.
You can see the front door in the background.
Grandma's Chinese friend, Queenie, is in the US while her daughter attends Biola.
Anders is getting so big!
Kirk & Jerry looking over Abby's new cookbook that she's trying out
Is was so nice to get to know John Jensen, Chris's dad,
who was out from Ohio for the holiday.
We walked back to R&D's for dinner & dessert. What a lovely afternoon & evening!
We have SO much to be grateful for!!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

A fun Day at Oak Glen

We stopped at Wood Acres to pick up our usual Arkansas Blacks. We have been visiting this apple farm for over 15 years! It was hard to see Jim Wood looking so frail. Kirk & I both left a tract for him (each without the other knowing it). Hopefully, he'll read them and think about God's offer of salvation.
Jeff enjoyed seeing the places where many of our family
photos have been taken over the years.
The cute couple!
The old couple!
We went on a mile walk that starts near Los Rios Rancho.
Here are Kirk, Heather & Jeff jumping up and down on the floating dock.
See all the ripples in the water they made!
A tranquil setting
Walking through the oak trees, back toward the apple selling area
Then we drove over to Riley's farm where Jeff remembers coming when he was in Jr. high.
The place was fairly deserted except for a few of us.
This goat did NOT want Kirk to stop giving him a head rub! It was fun to watch!