Happy 26th Birthday Natalya!

Im so glad I could celebrate early with you for a weekend at Marriot! I had so much fun with you even though you could barely talk and got sick, what a bummer. Perfect for lounging by the pool :). Tons of special Auntie time where that got me super attached to precious Mila and I loved my time with Coen - boot camp at the gym and hide-n-seek. Love your babies!You are such an amazing person, wise beyond your years and some whit and style in how you communicate, I love it. Cracks me up. You do have a way with words! I hope you are blessed beyond measure this year and that God touches your life in miraculous ways! We love you birthday girl xoxo

Happy 40th Anniversary Mom and Dad! 9/16

Congratulations, you are indeed the minority and probably only 15% of the population can say they have made it 40 years. I am so proud I can say my parents are happily married. Through the joys and the sorrows, the adventures and the quiet times, you have shared in quite a journey and oh what fun it is to be your daughter. The 2 of you are like no other but in that manner like all of your children :). Makes me laugh to think about all of the years together and funny times, those are the best times - oh how you can make eachother laugh and all of us laugh - even if that part comes much later. The way you to work together and make it work is truly something special. Treasure all those years past and all those coming and ALWAYS "Love Like There Is No Tommorrow" Apparently Rubies are the Thing for your 40th so this must be the year for some Red Hot Love so get ready!
Chains do not hold a marriage together.  It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.  ~Simone Signoret
More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.  ~Doug Larson
Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and
difficult as that.~Michael Leunig

Avi Talk

We Had Visitors!

Words can't even begin to describe the fun we had and life long memories made. Tasha and I had plenty girl fun on our excursion up the coast. Good times with all of us in Seal Beach - concert in our back door that was a U2 band - how perfect! Now we are missing them bunches! Hopefully just enough of a mainland dose to bring them back soon, if not for good! ;)