Right before we left for Winnemucca, we took the kids to Candyland.  They got to play on a giant gameboard and meet all of the characters…Princess Lolly, Lord Licorice, Queen Frostine and even Grandma Nut.  They seemed to have fun.  There were also some arts, and crafts they got to do as well as a snow [...]

We had a “Take 3″ for family photos.  It seems the photos highly depend on smiling, happy people.  We went to Coronado with some of our friends and had so much fun!  Even though the day was “chilly” everyone was content.  Here is what we got! It was extremely windy so we are all sporting [...]

We have been doing everything in our power this year to embrace almost every aspect of Christmas this year.  Tonight, that took us to the Wild Animal Park. It is getting more and more chilly.  I had a happy little moment to myself when I realized I could see my breath.  Notice below, that Annie [...]

    I sat on my couch contemplating our Christmas traditions and memories in my home growing up.  Putting up the fake Christmas trees the day after Thanksgiving (big task, the biggest one that goes up has an 86 inch diameter at the bottom).  I still remember lugging the huge chests of decorations up the stairs [...]

We went to Seaport Village to go check out the boat parade through the harbor with Emily and Buzz. All of the yahts and sailboats were all fully decked out with lights, music, dancing and singing crews.  There were even a few ocean kayaks. We put the kids in fleece jammies and bundled them in [...]