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Thursday, January 01, 2026

End of an Era…

We celebrated our last Thanksgiving at Palmira (aka Hollywood) in Bonita Springs this year.  Rick and Barb are heading North to Georgia after ~16 years in Florida including Vanderbilt, Lavante and Lieto.  On to new traditions in 2026!

Rick and Jack enjoy shooting at The Alamo in Naples.

Rick does some grilling!

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

A Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

In Chandler, AZ, the city makes their tree out of tumbleweeds!

Coldplay! Miami - July 26 2025

Had a great trip down to South Florida to see Coldplay back in July!  Stayed in Miami Lakes which was pretty cool.  Ubering to the stadium was a mess but worth it.

Monday, December 29, 2025

Elle Has Mastered the Gingerbread House

Elle likes to spend an afternoon building a gingerbread house each year.  I think she nailed it this year!

Friday, December 26, 2025

Christmas 2025

Pre-holiday Christmas / Hanukkah gathering with neighbors.

Steph's "team naughty" tree pose.

After Christmas Eve service. 

Festive Petey!

Dubai Style Chocolate

We've wanted to try the so called "Dubai Style" Chocolate but have been reluctant to pay "Dubai Style" prices. When we saw Ghirardelli's take on it for 1/2 price after Christmas we were in. A New Year's Eve treat. Tasting report to follow….

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Nebraska and Florida each Win Basketball Championships!

With basketball season kicking off again both Florida and Nebraska are back to defend their titles!

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Elsa’s Christmas Hammock

It will be hard to top Elsa's Christmas gift from last year. She loves her hammock!

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Barb’s 7th Grade Autograph Book

In 7th grade, Barb was excited to get an autograph book to take to school to have her friends sign.  She asked her Dad to sign it first and this is what he wrote:

"She lies in the beach, she lies in the sand, her busy little tongue is the first to get tan."

Barb was a bit embarrassed but was still happy to have her book!

Friday, April 25, 2025

Camelback Hike

I had a chance to hike up the famous Camelback mountain recently in Phoenix.  It was a fun hike that would have been much more challenging in the summertime!

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