Wednesday, January 31, 2007

To the beach... in January???


Yes in January! The sun was shining, the lodging was affordable, and well pretty much Cyrus and I had a blast on the Oregon Coast with Mamaw and all the ladies in the Peek/Dean ladies families.



We went to all the shops on the beach and ate at the "Sea Hag".



The salt water and beautiful beach must have made us long for summer... either that or it made us a little crazy. Rebecca looks like she's trying to surf on that huge tire!



Cyrus was a lone male (most of the time) among many women and he was spoiled the entire time. Mamaw, Aunt Elaine and Aunt Yeeta bought him new train conductor clothes and they are so adorable on him! He was held the entire time, including while he was sleeping. It might be tough to get back to our usual sleeping routine after this trip.


Aunt Leara made beautiful shoulder bags for each lady who came to the coast. She used Grandma Norma's material in each bag and put so much time and thought into designing each bag uniquely for every one of us. We will always treasure our bag. Thank you Aunt Leara!


Start planning now because we hope to make these girl retreats an annual event!!!

Monday, January 15, 2007

Baby's first Christmas


Cyrus and Madison celebrated their first Christmas together at Grandpa and Grandma Case's house.

We were lucky enough to spend Christmas and New Year's Eve in Ashton with the whole Case family. Cyrus got to spend Christmas with ALL his cousins, and it was wonderful to celebrate in the true Spirit of Christmas, giving love and gifts to our loved ones.
Merry Christmas and good bye to an amazing 2006 filled with some of our greatest blessing to date!