More Christmas pics from California

Pat sure made a friend

Christmas California style

Not really a sign of Christmas

Ah, finally we found it....a beautiful Christmas tree...and a beautiful son!

Christmas in California

Here is the first installment of Christmas pictures 2008.
We are spending time with Andraus and Amy in Ventura, California.
What a delightful time. We sure love our kids...a lot!!

Palmtrees...and Christmas lights!!

The Thurmans....the Doc and his lovely Doc wife....
...the Dad and the Mom

The Day it Snowed

Our little budgie was quite taken by the snowflurries outside the kitchen window

The wind was blowing hard all day...and we enjoyed being inside

Does this mean a WHITE Christmas?

Not only strong winds out there....it is also COLD!!

That white stuff building up in the back yard.

We do love candles..... this special SNOW DAY was also the 3rd of Advent!

Not much snow....but VERY COLD! Brrrrrrr

.......and very pretty

My Husband

Well, I just had to post this picture....some of you have already seen it....but it is my favorite...a sunset at the beautiful Oregon coast with my lovely hubbie!

Christmas coming to our house

A Saturday in December

Can you believe it....December 6 already? Today my house has been filled with a mixture of cleaning agents (washed the kitchen floor) and cookie smell (yes I did some baking)....our tree is up (I will post pictures....) and a few decorations are up. Have decided to not deck all the halls this year; just the tree and a few beautiful candles here and there....and it is starting to feel like Christmas...again. The temperature is slowly falling and it froze last night....some of our lights are up on the house....but we have time. Tomorrow our Growth Group is hosting a dinner at an apartment complext in Rockwood....we as looking forward to making new friends in an area of town we don't know very much about....then next Sunday we have our annual Global Outreach Christmas party here at the Thurman abode....and then we will end the party season with our Growth Group Christmas bash....and then we will most likely go to California to spend Christmas with our kids....well, I'll be back with pictures later on.