Easter

Easter came and left quite quickly this year, and while I was well prepared, I'm still sad to see it end.  So very blessed this year to be able to have it at home, and have our home filled with both set of parents this year.  It has not been an easy year thus far for either of our families.  My mother has been quite sick most of this year, and today she finally started feeling better.  She is not one to complain about anything....but I know she has really been sick. She told us today she's feeling 100% better, makes me smile.  Another sad start to this month was loosing mom Joanne's mother Viola, also our Grandmother.  She had been suffering for quite some time, and the good Lord called her home, and now she can be at rest and at peace.  It was a happy occasion to have our families together, and celebrate the good times.  I'm so happy to be a part of it all, and happy they were too.

The Easter bunny was very generous this year to the kids.....

3 visits....Saffy was surprised on how quick he was.....in sneaking into our house when she was asleep.  The kids had a blast finding the eggs, hunting for their baskets, playing with their new toys, and eating the goodies from their baskets.

I want to thank both sets of parents for making this a very special Easter for us all.

We all love you so much!

Jeanna, Derek, Saffron, Sebastian,

and of course Tina and Snoopy!

Sleepy Saturday

Early to bed, and when you are very early to rise, you fall asleep, right after closing your eyes....

Forgetful Friday

The real reason Spring has yet to come....

Oops......

The Years Really Can Fly By

Taking you back in time....Aug 9th, 2011 was Saffron first day at Brighter Beginnings.  Now today over 1.5yrs later, she took her Kindergarten assessment.   Look out world, here she comes!

 

 

 

 

 

Wordless Wednesday

It's Me Charlie Brown

 Such an amazing little museum, and thinking back I wish I would have taken more pictures.  Who knew they would have a whole building dedicated to one of my favorite comic strips.

 Snoopy's favorite resting spot, on top his dog house.

"The Peanuts Tile Mural by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani measures slightly larger than 17 x 22 feet, and covers the south wall of the Great Hall. It features an image of Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown and is composed of 3,588 Peanuts comic strip images printed on individual 2 x 8 inch ceramic tiles."

 I read as many as I eyes would let me......

"Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani designed two major art installations for the Great Hall of the Museum; this sculpture and a tile mural. Looking much like a bas relief sculpture as installed on the east wall of the Great Hall, Morphing Snoopy is composed of 43 layers that have been shaped and cut to reveal the evolving personas of Snoopy, beginning with Spike, Schulz’s childhood pet and inspiration for the world famous beagle."

Your never too young or old to make your mark into the wet cement.

Plant a Seed and Oh How it Grows

It's amazing how nature really does take it course....

things tend to grow with little help from humans, aside from maybe keeping it safe from harm.

I had a chance to visit my 1st Redwood forest ever on our honeymoon this year.  One of the 1st few non-wine tasting days, Derek and I visited Armstrong Redwood Reserve in Guerneville, CA.  I was in such amazement over the size of some of the trees there.....
 

So amazing the number of trees that looked like this, whether it was struck by lightening, or survived a forest fire, they still stand tall......

This tree was hollowed out at the bottom.....and just as tall as ever....

My husband is tall compared to me, but not as tall as this tree.....

A tree right on the walking path, each side held a very tall tree.

What a small tree you have here.....

er......Maybe not......

After walking a few miles....we decided to take a break and look at all the crooked trees.....

This bridge amazed me.....if you look close, you can see the original made one underneath.

Finally a Redwood just our size!!

These very large and old trees were next to the bathrooms......

Our very own family tree..... :)

A tree completely hollowed out (I was inside standing up and took this from the inside)

A very neat and very, very, very, very (okay you get the idea) old tree....

Derek and I straining to see the top.....

A very nice romantic end to a wonderful day.....