Holidays in Syracuse

The trip was wonderful!
This is a picture of us after a nice lunch at Dinosaur BBQ.

Here are just some photos from the fun!

The bar where you need to swipe your card to get in.

(And it helps if you are Polish)

How many grown-ups can you fit into a telephone booth?

Cuse basketball was a big highlight while in Syracuse. This trip I went to two games at
the dome.  See all that Orange in the background...These fans are serious!

We were blessed with a white Christmas and after a beautiful morning jog through
the snow, we cooked brunch for family and friends.

Our time was spent playing and enjoying life with Nate's amazing
 friends and family.

 

Nate and his beautiful Grandmother.

I returned overflowing with love and my fill of cold weather. I am happy to

be back in beautiful, sunny San Diego, where the weather

has been in the 70's.

Nate's Birthday Lunch

Lighting the birthday candles

The kids really enhance the birthday experience. Eating the cake off the candles.

Raw BlueBerry "CheeseCake"

Making Herbal Salve

Warming the herbs to extract healing properties.

The Press: pressing the oil out of the herbs

The ingredients and tools needed to complete the salve.

Weighing the salve evenly into the jars.

Beer Brewing and Juice Making

 Does everybody look as awesome as we do while brewing?

This batch we were blessed to have our housemate Meghan brew with us.

This newest beer is an IPA that will be dry hopped with a few ounces of hops.

And just to make sure we are well balanced we make fresh juices in the morning

with homegrown produce.

Camping Trip to Idyllwild

Hiking the Devils Slide Trail

 Mr. Pib was having a blast. Here he is taking a look from higher ground.

Stopping for a snack in the sun at the top of the trail.

 We camped at Fern Basin. Man what a great campground. From our campsite we had a

view of the wonderful sunset and since we were here mid-week there was no one else around.

Dylin Sleeps Over for 3 Nights

A day at the Birch Aquarium

Rueben Fleet Science Center

Gardening...

Connor Turns 2!

 The wonderful construction process.

Turning a cardboard toilet box into a Castle...

The construction crew and the completed project.

Connor enjoying his birthday castle.