Happy Holidays from Florida



Ornaments hanging from Palm Trees wrapped in rope light




Max's birthday cake - chocolate pudding cake made in the crock pot, with the coolest candle







Christmas dinner at my neighbor's house.  Christine is the best cook!




Mom and me in our New Year's hats




Christine's Christmas Dinner




Check out these deserts!




Who says its warm in Florida?




Mom and Dad join us for dinner on New Year's Day




Max made an apple pie. Mmmm...




I helped Phil and Christine decorate their tree




Love these huge Christmas decorations - they almost make up for the lack of snow.




Em loves all the partying.



Spooky Halloween Brunch

Katie outdid herself once again with a delicious Halloween Spooky Brunch

My favorite desert - Dirt From The Graveyard

Sarah made fossil cookies inspired by the November issue of  Martha Stewart Living.  They came out great!

Pumpkin Puffs - Taste as good as they look

Seven Feet Under Dip - had to go back for more...

My Spooky Family

I wore my spider ears.

Stevie looks good wearing the spiders too!

Thanks Katie, Our Spooky Cook

Happy Halloween!

It's Apple Time at North Star Orchards, Madison, ME

Judy in front of the store with the pumpkins and mums

Sisters in the apple orchard

It always seems to rain whenever we go to get apples.

In search of the view - it was too foggy to see much

You can try different varieites.  We all bought Mac's.  Definitely the best apples I've had yet this year.

Raf wanted to drive the tractor

But he ended up pushing it instead.

We got to take this fun tractor ride.

The New Katie Cruz

Congratulations Katie and Raf - Just Married September 5, 2010

The Happy Couple.

Before the wedding

Max saves the bench in beautiful Prescott Park.

Mom and Shelley waiting for everyone to arrive.  Where is Raf's family?

Judy and Katie drop off the balloons at The Wellington Room for the reception

We're so glad Mom and Dad could come.

Dad and Katie enjoy dinner at Blue Latitudes in Dover - our favorite place for before-wedding dining.

Here comes the bride accompanied by Sarah.  My beautiful nieces.

Raf's official welcome to our family.

The happy couple enter the reception as the crowd throws confetti and rose petals.

Cutting the cake.

September Flowers

May you live happily ever after.

Pretty in Pink

Pretty Katie in front of the azaleas at Morikami.

The Bag Ladies

My sister Judy made us these beautiful pocketbooks.   My colors certainly 'brighten the day'.

Happy 49th Anniversary

I celebrated Mom and Dad's 49th anniversary with them this week.

We had a delicious dinner at Stonewood Grill.


Right after the wedding they headed south to Florida. They got as far as Williamsport, PA the first night. It snowed and all the shoe polish Uncle Jim had written 'Just Married' with, ran all over the car. There was so much rice in the car, they never could get it all out.

I love hearing the stories about those times.

Sisters

How nice it is to have a sister. We always have such a good time together. Lots of adventures. Here we are 'leaf peeping' after going to an Octoberfest.

A good time to visit Florida

Last weekend my cousin, Jay, his wife Lynn, and two daughters, Jennifer & Erika were here. We all met for dinner at Singing Bamboo, along with Dad's two sisters, Aunt Berdie & Aunt Ruth. We discovered there's a Chinese menu in addition to the American menu. I'm happy to report, everyone looks great. Can't wait for more February visitors.