"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Jan 19th, 2017 by leigharev2
We are so grateful to be living where we do. we live 20-30 minutes from some of the most amazing trails. This was a lovely morning trail run with a bunch of friends. Located in Auburn, CA., I think we ran 10 miles for this one. Then breakfast after at the Flower Farm…
Dec 23rd, 2016 by leigharev2
My friend Grace and I took our boys on an adventure in Sacramento. She found a company called Urban Adventure Quest that has different adventures in cities across the nation. All you need is a smart phone with internet, and someone to write out the clues/puzzles in a notebook.
Our team name: SUPER MEGA ULTRA PANDA SWAT TEAM
The quest is a walking tour that begins near the capitol. There are 17 challenges you figure out. Points are made for correct answers, deducted for incorrect, some and there is an online leaderboard that keeps track of the points. You can also race for time against other teams. We choose not to race the clock so we could enjoy what we were doing.
One of the most beautiful, creative, adventurous, fun, friends I know…Grace.
This quest taught us California history, Sacramento history, war history, local culture, public art…
At the Vietnam memorial…
Sweet ‘R’ loves to capture pieces of nature. He wanted me to take a photo of this flower he found..
Inside the capitol, there are corridors that have display cases representing all of the counties. Here, the boys are standing in front of our county, Place county…
…and in front of the Governor’s office…
The rotunda…
We were in a time crunch and did not get to complete the quest, but we did have time for a fantastic pub lunch at the Fox and Goose.
Dec 23rd, 2016 by leigharev2
Dec 23rd, 2016 by leigharev2
We had an early start decorating before Thanksgiving, but this night was the finishing act of putting up the tree and getting the lights up outside.
I decided to go all out with a multi course dinner on our holiday china.
This is a delicious punch, made with apple juice, lemonade, white grape juice, and ginger ale…
‘R’ was in charge of assembling the antipasti tray!
We watched ‘Frosty the Snowman’…
…then enjoyed our dinner…
…then decorations!
Dec 23rd, 2016 by leigharev2
A great day to sleep in, watch movies, then go out for dinner at McCormick and Schmicks!
Our seafood gourmet…
Our meat and potatoes fan…
Our traditionalist…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
May the rest of your holiday season be blessed with love, joy, and laughter!
Dec 23rd, 2016 by leigharev2
This is one of my favorite places to run. The trail begins near the Flower Farm, a lovely cafe, flower farm, winery, bed and breakfast, property. Running to Avery Pond and back to the Flower Farm is a total of 10 miles. We all enjoy a yummy breakfast after…
Dec 23rd, 2016 by leigharev2
The boys and I joined some friends to watch this movie. They had a fun cutout display in the lobby. We played around with it a bit…
Dec 23rd, 2016 by leigharev2
This was half marathon #12 for the year. Misty morning and perfect weather for a race. Our friend Jessica made the announcement that she has another little runner on board!
We started out way too fast and the first three miles had some nasty inclines.
It was pretty humbling. The race was through some beautiful country residential. I lost my phone at a pit stop and had an aid crew take me back and get it. (Fell out of my hydration pack).
Getting ready to go into the tunnel in Newcastle…
This was spray painted on the ground in front of a bar 🙂
Finally finished! This was my second hardest race of the year. First being Clo-Cow. Glad it’s over.
David and the boys surprised me at the finish line. The boys ran me in the last 100 yards. It was sweet!
Celebratory breakfast with my sole sister Melissa at the Ugly Mug!
Nov 19th, 2016 by leigharev2
The boys are making a movie. They needed something to secure their camera for a first person action angle. I am very impressed with their solution of taping the camera to their knit cap!
Nov 19th, 2016 by leigharev2
The Christmas spirit hit our house early! I had the stirring in my heart, but did not say anything. I tend to be a purist about not doing anything before the day after Thanksgiving. But then, the boys both asked if we could decorate early. DH gave no comment, so I took that as a ‘yes’!
We put on Christmas music and drank egg nog and set up the house. The only things missing are exterior decor and the Christmas tree.
The boys are also now listening to Christmas music as they do their chores. Merry Early Christmas everyone!
