Beverages

So all I can say is that my husband is into beverages. Today on our way home from sampling the vineyard he will be making into wine he requested we stop to get Ritual Coffee beans and then he needed to stop and get a 9 cup Moka Express because our 2 cup Brikka is not making the quantity coffee he needs (which I rarely see him use). As soon as we get home he promptly starts making sun brewed iced tea and shortly there after heads to the store for some beer. I am not sure I actually saw him drink any of it except maybe a beer. I think he may be a collector of beverages. Hmmh.

Summer Fun

Summer was a whirlwind but a blast. Here are a few highlights. Not necessarily in the right order of events.

Tahoe with cousins


The answer my friends, is ...

We happened to be in Santa Barbara for the arrival of baby C. When we got home Fancy did a lot of role playing and told me she wanted to be a mommy when she grew up. She would put her dolls in her shirt and even go to the "hospital" and come back out with dolly all born. Cute in a disturbing sort of way. She also requested these side shots of herself quite often.

Happy New Family of three (a couple months later).


Santa Barbara has something called backyard bowl which is a fancy smoothie in a bowl with all sorts of yummy healthy goodies on top (fruit, granola, flax and or hemp seeds, dried fruit). I am still craving them on a daily basis.

T's dad installed a zip line at their house. Soooooo fun but needs some safety features installed before the kids ride.

Grandma Roofie (as the kids call her) turned 91!

A friend visited from France.

Monkey is a local celebrity.

Getting used to the sand.


The family at Stinson.

Learning to swim.