Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Family Time in California

I'm now going back to document the past month, since I've been too busy soaking up time with Mike to blog. After flying into Travis AFB from Spain we spent a few days with the Johnson family before heading to Utah. After three weeks in Utah we came back to Cali for another week. Here's what we did in Nevada City:

Going on a walk in the beautiful Fall-like weather...
Jay's favorite part was holding Spanky's leash on the walk. He walked like this for over a mile and a half! He sure loves that old doggy.Jay also enjoyed walking through the leaves with his Nona. Nona is Jay's favorite person around these parts. He can't get enough of her!

Climbing up the big pile of rocks left by the contractor...
Playing on the swingset (newly refurbished by Papa)...
Making funny sounds with daddy...
Mike told us a story about a time he went to Lake Powell with his family. Every morning they would wake up very early to the crows crowing an annoying, "Caw! Caw! CAW!" One morning they woke up and heard, "Caw, Caw... POW POW!" One of his uncles had woken up earlier than the crows and scared them off with his shotgun. They didn't come back after that. After listeing to the story Jay started saying, "Caw, Caw... POW POW!" He thought it was hilarious! You never know what they'll pick up on.

Hanging out with Spanky the dog, Lana the cat, and Clark the cat/dog...


Eating cheerios in the morning...

Going to Victorian Christmas...
Jay liked the hot chocolate best.

Visiting with Uncle Cory... The guys had a great time juggling together. Cory tried to teach Mike how to "steal" the juggling balls. Jay thought it was pretty fun!

An early Christmas with the fam...
Christmas dinner. mmm... raviolis, tri-tip, salad, beans, rolls, veggies. You couldn't ask for more!Jay loves his Papa!
Isn't my husband hot? I miss him :(Cory helping Jay sneak a candy cane.

I love my family!!!!

4 comments:

Jennifer (Fern) said...

What terrible timing! he had to leave JUST before Christmas... whoever assigned him that should be shot :)

María Pérez Sánchez said...

Anna,espero que estés un poco mejor, estos meses pasarán muy rápido, no te preocupes, tu eres muy fuerte y tienes a tu family y al pequeño JAY que es encantador!tu disfruta del tiempo con tus padres(ahora es tu momento con ellos que tanto te echaron de menos antes).Sabes que te quiero mucho y oraré por ti para que este tiempo sin Mike no sea muy duro....(no me olvido de ti Mike...tambien haré alguna oración por ti....lol)os quiero mucho chicos,cuidaros

Mary Kelly said...

You guys are so busy and always having so much fun. I am so glad that you were able to soak up time with your family for Christmas. Have you heard from Mike yet?

Mike said...

Hey love,
Thanks for keeping me updated on the going ons. I love you guys