Halloween!!

I just love this picture of Zach & Alexi. It was taken on Halloween. Zach was "Ace Ventura pet detective" and Alexi was a "Hippy Girl" Phil & Alexi have a party every year on Halloween. The party is getting bigger and bigger, This year it included their neighbors and all their friends as well. How nice it is to be in your twenty's!

I love that Zach & Alexi hang out together.  Phil and Zach are also good friends.

Sergi & Avi

Avi's newest trick is to get in the sink. We used to have a cat that did that but neither of these every have. I don't know why she is doing this now, but it is very cute. She will swat at you when you walk by. And don't even think about using the sink.



Then there's Sergi.  I am not sure what he was doing.  He was a sleep under this little piece of carpet that is by the bedroom slider. He does like to hide.

Baby Kittens!!

Holly & Gavin have a stray cat. She just had kittens. They caught two of them and gave them away. This is the momma and the two that are left. They will catch these in a few more weeks and have them fixed and keep them to take care of the mice on the property. The momma will come right up to you. She even came in to the Guest house for a visit. The babies are not so friendly. They will be good though. The momma was already teaching with the climb the weeping willow tree in the front yard.

The mom is multi colored.  The two babies that were given away were white and these two are black.  One is solid and the other has white markings on its chest and feet.  They are very cute and fun to watch play.

Gavin & Holly's Property

This property is just beautiful. Pete and I just stood outside and looked around. I think they have 3 acres on the top of this hill.

This is a picture of the old barn at the middle of their driveway.  I am not sure how old it is but it is beautiful.  What a view from your front door.
This is looking up from the barn at the house.  You can see the Toy box trailer in the driveway. What a great piece of property.

Swinging!!

How great is it to be a kid. They had so much fun on this swing.

Patton is 8 years old and just a sweet sweet girl.

And Jolie is also very sweet but much for daring.  She has no fears that one.  I hope that never changes for her.

Dinner out in Auburn!!

Again while in Northern California we took the girls out to dinner to the "Alehouse"  in Auburn California. What a great little town that was. There are some great little places in Northern California. It is very different that it is here in Southern California. We are going to try to go up and see Gavin & Holly at least twice a year now. Once in the summer and again in the fall.
Pete & Patton coloring at the restaurant before dinner came.  They were having fun.
Holly & Jolie coloring.  They it looks like they had more fun than anyone.

Holly is such a great Mom.

The Kitchen!!!

While In New Castle we went out to dinner at "The Kitchen" There is a 6 month waiting list to get into this restaurant. We had been planning it for a long time. When we were up north earlier this year we started talking about going to "The Kitchen" We had eaten dinner at "Ella" the sister restaurant to "The Kitchen" and loved it.

Located in Sacramento California.  You can go to their website at www.thekitchenrestaurant.com and check it out.  This is definitely fine dining at its best.
The meal is predetermined for you.  All the ingredients are displayed for you.  It is a performance explaining the foods and how they are to be prepared.  The plate everything right in front of you and the service is amazing.
This is the Tea service.  They make you Tea anyway you want it.  I had a Sweet Tea. Cranberries, Honey, Orange.  My friend Jeanine had a Herb Tea Lavender, etc.  It was wonderful Tea.
Noah Zonca was our Chef for the evening. Here he is trying to get the Lobster to sit up.  This was a live Lobster used for one of our dishes.
There was a great night.  Shared with great people.  I can't wait to go back again.  Next to Ella's.

Trevor & Jolie

One of the best parts of going to New Castle was we got to see Trevor. Trevor is the Nephew that I  have talked about before. He is a very special guy. He will be 40 years old this next year and has had some rough times. He was born with special needs. He has had several brain surgery's and he always makes it through. He is an inspiration to us all. I just love this guy.


Because of his medication and other issues Trevor has some diet issues.  His taste buds are all  wacko. One of his favorite things is Nachos and Guacamole .  Here he is with Jolie eating his lunch.  Of course when Trevor was eating Jolie had to have some just like Trevor.  She loves her Uncle Trevor.

Deer hits Motorcycle!!!

Where do I start with this one. It was a beautiful fall day in Northern California. We were all up early and the boys were planning a motorcycle ride. They leave around 10:00 to go for a nice long ride. About 45 minutes later my nephew Gavin comes back to the house alone. He said that Pete had hit a deer. The others were close behind.

Actually what happened was a deer hit Pete. The babies had crossed the road and everyone slowed down. The first two motorcycles passed and Pete followed. No one saw anything after that. It all happened so fast. Pete felt the impact and stopped on the side of the road and turned around to see what had hit him. He saw the Momma deer limping across the road. She jumped the fence on the other side and was gone. I didn't know deer's can't see from the side. She probably didn't even see him. The other motorcycle's were so loud the noise probably all blended together.

You hear so many story's of people hitting deer. When have you ever heard a story on a deer hitting a motorcycle. It was very scary. You start going over all the different things that could have happened. I am so glad it was Pete and not Gavin that was hit. Pete rides a Harley and it is built very good. He also is a very good driver. The only really damage is the light and fender. If the deer would have hit Dan he would have been alright as well. But if the deer would have hit Gavin I think things would have been much worse. I know he would have been hurt. Gavin's bike sits different on the road. No windshield and is an all together different bike. If the deer would have been a 1/4 of an inch late in jumping he would have knocked Pete right off the bike.

Everyone had a guardian angel that day!!!

Here is Gavin and Pete with Gavin's bike.  Before the ride.

This is the gas tank damage.  It was a previous event that will all get fixed now.
Fender damage.  It looks like the hoof hit here.
The right light got knocked off.


If you look close you can see the deer hair on the shock.  I still can't believe no one got hurt.  

The Proximidade Award

I have been awarded "The Proximidade Award" by Missy. I am honored to accept this award and I will display it proudly on my Blog Spot.

This is an explanation of the award straight from Gary AKA The Old Dude.

The nature of these awards frequently, is such, that one is requested to pass them on to others we deem worthy of receiving them , in the case of the "Proximidade" award, I am expected to pass it on to five worthy souls. I will reference these good people below.

First allow me to give you some explanation of the purpose of the "Proximidade"----one creates one's blog and one makes posts to it---over the course of time, one receives comments and develops regular readers, and via reading each others pages and exchanging comments one grows "closer" to these people, ---so via blogging one moves into closer proximity to some individuals than one might not otherwise have come into contact with----and acknowledging this "friendship", this proximity---one earns a "proximidade".

I hereby award "The Proximidade Award" to the following people.  They must post the award on their Blogspot and wear it proudly. Please don't forget to select 5 other Blog friends to give this award to.

Michelle

Shelley

Mandy

Amanda

Heather

Thanks Missy for giving me this award.