Simon Turned Older.

The Big 41!

Simon had never snowboarded at Mammoth, so we decided to head up there to celebrate with a few friends, family, and boarding.

Gerrit helped Simon blow out the candles

España!

Recent Travels

I recently had the honor of traveling with Ashley and the girls back to Philly....

Ashley mostly held Audrey and I got little Viv.

Audrey did an amazing job! She brought plenty of toys to play with and snacks to eat. She might have even got a small nap in too.

Vivienne was the perfect traveller... She was adorable and slept on both flights. And was a great representative for the "Cousins who want more Cousins Coalition".

On the second flight the Flight Attendant loved Audrey and let her come and play in the galley, complete with a pyramid of cups to stack and knock down.

Here she is sitting in the jumpseat and chatting with someone..

Overall, the flights were successful and enjoyable.

Nosara, Costa Rica

Simon and I decided to take a last minute trip to Costa Rica. We flew to Atlanta and then to Liberia, Costa Rica. We rented a car and stayed near Nosara at a beach called Playa Guiones.

Here's a quick video of our ziplining views.... sorry if you don't like heights.

I wasn't planning on running or anything athletic while I was in Costa Rica, minus swimming or surfing. So, I didn't pack my running shoes. We ended up zipling which requires athletic shoes so I ended up having to borrow shoes from the Costa Rican guys that worked there. Needless to say, they did not have a ladies size 6 shoe. My husband, the evermost supporting guy, called me 'Bilbo Baggins' all day. Lucky for me 'The Lord of the Rings' did not translate over to the Ticos (natives) who worked on the zip line.
Simon, who oddly has a fear of heights, overcame his fear for the day while ziplining. I think it was because there was an 11 year old boy in the group who kept volunteering to go first and made all the guys look bad.

Finished!

After a year and a half of dirt, we finally have a finished backyard to come home to!

Phoebe came to check it out...

Farmer Carrie finally able to grow her veggies and herbs....

And for whatever reason Phoebe most enjoyed the parts of our yard that still had dirt...

Just in Time for Earth Day!

Simon and my dad finished the raised vegetable beds and sprinklers for the backyard.

My first planting.... spaghetti squash!

My hope is to be able to make a whole meal from what is growing in my backyard!

Currently growing:

Caribbean Red Peppers

Cucumbers

Habanaros

Herbs

Onions

Spaghetti Squash

Strawberries

Tomatoes Galore

Paso Robles/San Luis Obispo Wine Tasting

Simon and I went on a "staycation" up to Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo to go wine tasting.

The vineyards are amazing with delicious wines, and gorgeous scenery.

We met up with our friends Jobie and Mitch, to go wine tasting.

It wasn't too hard to have a picnic lunch with a view.

Taking a break from the wine tasting with a little Bocce Ball. Not a bad view....

Morrow Bay

San Luis Obispo Farmer's Market

For the record, way too much wine was consumed on this trip.

Tennis Tournament

Tennis Tournament 2010!

In no particular order....

Simon, Brian, Lauren, Drake, Katie, and Carrie.

Holiday Tennis Party with

Champagne!

The less serious players, Drake and Carrie. Playing "One Handed Tennis".

One hand on racket... one hand on champagne glass.

The doubles team winners, Lauren and Simon.

A low point for Brian.

I believe it was when he lost.

Career Day at the Dunn's

We had the Bradford kids (and Kem), come over to get information from Simon about being an Airline Pilot.

It was definitely a group activity, though it was only Hayward that was actually doing the school project.

Looks like a Pilot to me!