Corn Maze & Hot Fudge Cake

Tiff's Teen Scene group went to a Corn Maze on Friday night. I didn't take pictures ~ surprise! And Tiffani didn't either as she left her purse in the car. I'll post more as we receive them from friends.



After leaving the maze, we drove to Bob's Big Boy ~ haven't been one in over 20 years at least! Had to have my favorite ~ Hot Fudge Cake...brings back childhood memories and evidentally not just for me! LOL!

Here's a picture at Bob's of her former Girls Bible Study group.
(Karah, Hannah, Tiffani and Sierra)

Laguna Beach

Time for a break!
We headed out to Laguna Beach today.
It was a gorgeous day!












We love interesting Trees...

LOL! Had a giggle when I saw this cacti! Dani gave me a small cactus as a "remembrance" of the desert and here's cacti at the beach. :-)

Clouds, Mountains & Sky

Jeff surprised us and came home 2 days early.

We popped out for an early Date Night and on the way home,

we saw these incredibly beautiful sights.

We picked up Tiffani, so she could see the valley...and stopped for dessert!

Looking west at Mt. San Jacinto

Looking southeast at "Tornado" Cloud with Moon

Behold, to the LORD your God
belong heaven and the highest heavens,
the earth and all that is in it.
~ Deuteronomy 10:14

End of School Year BBQ

Sarah, Tiffani, Samandra, Zack & LJ

Jerin, Tiffani & Lexi

Lexi, Tiffani, Samandra & Zack

Tiffani & Maria

BirthChoice Project

Tiffani was assigned a Benevolence Project last month wherein she was to learn about a charitable organization, create a goal to contribute her own time/talent/treasure, and write a report about her experience. She chose BirthChoice of the Desert and will add a brief synopsis of her report to this post very soon. She met her monetary goal and donated 2 baby blankets as well. Tiffani donated a fleece blanket. And a big thank you and hug to Andi, who crocheted a beautiful blanket that Tiffani could give!

Baby items given to new moms in need.

Each new mom receives a bag of goodies and diapers for her precious baby.

Tiffani showing Andi's beautiful blanket.











Tiffani meeting with Patty Stringer...BirthChoice's Director.

Tiffani sharing with her class about her experience with BirthChoice.

Luke 18:16-17
But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

WildLights at The Living Desert

Yvonne & Karah joined us at The Living Desert's WildLights this year. It was a chilly evening, but we enjoyed our hot chocolate and the ampitheatre's version of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

Tiffani & Karah

The girls with a giant teddy bear.

Hymn/Carol Sing & Roasted Marshmallows

Clay, Justin & Andrew


Sarah, Carrie & Tiffani

Sarah & Tiffani

Carrie, Grace-Hope, Sierra & Alexandrea

Tiffani and some of her friends spent a chilly evening around a fire pit roasting marshmallows, drinking hot chocolate, and singing hymns and carols of Christmas.

The parents stayed inside where it was warm! Hee hee!! We could hear their singing though and it was beautiful!

Santa Monica Pier

Jeff had a meeting this weekend in Los Angeles, so we took off yesterday and had dinner at Houston's Restaurant in Manhattan Beach. Whenever Jeff has a chance to eat at a Houston's, we're there! :-) All roads lead to Houston's! We stayed at the hotel where the meeting took place. Tiffani and I enjoyed reading and chatting while Jeff was away.

And we enjoyed some Family Time today at the Santa Monica Pier. We had lunch outside at Rusty's Surf Ranch on the Pier. Then rode the Ferris Wheel. Jeff and Tiffani had a little treat, while I had Strawberry Cream green tea from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. One of my favorites!

We had a sunny, cloudless, warm day. We walked to the end of the pier and down the steps to see the posts holding up the hundreds of thousands of pounds of cars, restaurants and amusement rides on the pier...a sight to behold.

We watched talented pier performers: break-dancers, a man singing old Rock 'n Roll, a woman singing gospel, and painters. On the way out, Jeff threw 4 baseballs, which stayed in the red bucket, to win Tiffani a stuffed blue & pink puppy...that she immediately named Blink (combining blue & pink).

We passed by Muscle Beach on the way back to the car and found an empty bench with our names on it. We sat and soaked in the sun's rays for a while, watching acrobats and free-form dancers. Marveling at the strength of all ages climbing ropes thirty feet above the ground and swinging on rings.

Park City Getaway...

We extended Jeff's business trip in Salt Lake City for a couple days to stay in Park City, Utah. We stayed at the Hotel Park City. Just beautiful!