Daddy's Girl

Dear Diary,
I love when Jeff takes the girls out for their own special date night.  Tonight Dad and Jessie had a special dinner at Asaka, then stopped by 31 for an ice cream treat.

Travel Diary

President's Weekend In Mammoth

Dear Diary,
This year's forecast for snow in Mammoth was good.  Josette was ready to go!  The 3 little ones took a lesson then hit the slopes.  Jeff helped each one with their skill and technique.  Even though I'm not a skier, I enjoy seeing their smiles as they slide down the mountain concentrating on their path.  This year we went with Ginny & Gene and the Brusseau's.  We stayed at Mountain Back and also fit in a day of sledding and snowman making.  I got sick toward the end of our trip but that didn't stop us from having a romantic Valentines dinner in Convict Lake.  Good times with family and friends!

Kids sledding outside our back door.

Freestyle before the lessons.

Ginny and Gene enjoying the view.

Spent the day on June Mountain.

Jed and Josette

 

Valentines morning

The Restaurant in Convict Lake with Susie and Jed.

Happy Valentines Day!

Last stop for lunch in Lone Pine on our way home.

December Reflections

Dear Diary,
I welcomed this Christmas season with open arms.  The kids were excited as each day got closer and our calendar was full of fun activities.  So much for taking the time to organize and clean around the house... no, we were always on the go.  Jeff and I squeezed in a few date nights and we definitely had lots of family gatherings and events.  Here are just a few...

Annual Christmas dinner with Sherry & John and Heather & Mike at the Chart House Marina Del Rey.

Mike, John and Jeff

Heather and Sherry

Our annual Ave C Santa visit.

Neighborhood party

The Lewis Christmas Tree

Date night... dinner Il Fornaio and Berlin concert.

Hover board fascination

 Hover board injury... 5 chin stitches

Christmas Eve Mass

Christmas Eve family dinner at Avenue Italy.

Josette and Gigi

Jessie and Van

Our gang

Dessert and wine with Robyn and Ted.

Mike's Birthday

Dear Diary,
Jeff and I spent last Saturday in Westlake Village celebrating Mike's 50th birthday with Heather & Mike and their close friends.  We're no longer attending 40th birthday parties but have graduated to the half century mark.  We met some nice people, enjoyed the Mexican cuisine and loved spending time with John & Sherry and Heather & Mike. 

 Heather and Mike

John and Sherry

Love my friends for life Heather and Sherry!

Saint Rocke

Dinner at Bottega Romana in the village then a "Billy Idol", "Police"tribute band at Saint Rocke.  Lucky enough to have Robyn and Ted join us for the fun!  Love our date nights!