Sunset Colors

The Birch Bay sunset never ceases to amaze me! What an awesome Creator we have!




I love those last rays of the sun when they shoot out from behind the peaks of the islands.








Not so beautiful as the sunset, but Petra had a lot of fun sticking her head under the water looking for the crab shells. Her favorite crunchy snack.... YUCK! You can see in the video below that she is not afraid of getting a little wet.

Warming the E's House

This summer the E family moved into a new home and invited us all over for a housewarming. I did grab my camera once while I was there and get a few shots so here they are. I hope you enjoy the colors and cuteness and smiling faces as much as I do. I love it when I can go back into the archives and see photos that make me smile. It's chilly and rainy outside at the moment so I was just now going through my "My Pictures" folder to see if there were some cheery colorful photos to post. I found a lot of things I thought I blogged about and didn't. Fourteen different events actually, so we'll have to see whether or not my brand-new blogging "to do" list helps me be a little less tardy about blogging. I really hope it does because I miss blogging on a regular basis and I know it drives at least one of my readers crazy to keep checking my blog and see the same old post over and over. (Hi Dad... I love that you read my blog.)

Moses and Aaron


Subtle pinks are so beautiful, what an amazing Creator we have.




T models the new swing set.


Droo full of cheese. (This is his "cheese" smile.)


Dolly and Chiquita


Emma


Mr. E had the honors of being king of the BBQ.


Do not dismay, the rest of the walls in the home are earth tones. The girls were given free reign in choosing the colors for their rooms and the result is that the hallway glows with the pinkness radiating from these rooms!


I love chandeliers! They have a really cool one hanging in their front entry way.


Back outside, Baby Cake masters the art of eating with utensils, just look at her concentration! I don't know where she gets it, as her older brother Droo is certainly not teaching her. Just dig right in girl... use those hands!

After supper there was time for a lively competitive game of Bocce.

Sailing, Sailing Over the Ocean Blue...

... ♪ We're sailors thro' and thro'
The best you ever knew ♫ ....

Okay so maybe not. But was it ever fun! Dave Z. took The Mr. and I out on his sailboat in September and even though it was supposed to be nice and breezy, it turned out fairly calm. We did get the sailboat going just over 5 knots at one point though, which was fun. Here's the photos from the day. It started out cloudy but ended up so sunny that I got a sunburn. It was such a beautiful day!

Volitation means "the act of flying; flight." This is a seriously beautiful boat. Inside there is room for people to sleep and eat and hang out. There's lots of wood and a cute kitchen and plenty of room to move around. There is an etched glass splash guard installed behind the sink that says "Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. Psalm 18:10." very fitting for the name of the boat and the profession of the captain!


Baby harbor seals.




There were a few others out there as well, sailboats are so pretty.


Hello Mr. Sun!


The boat has teak woodwork, which is so much prettier than fiberglass.


Hmmm, where are we going again? Backwards?


Captain Dave


Looking a little better!


Container Ship


Putting up the gennaker. Don't know what that is? Well it's sort of a cross between a genoa and a spinnaker if that helps at all. It means nothing to me! All I know is that the gennaker sail makes you go faster if you need help in that area, which we did.



Dave's is custom made and it was either him or a family member that designed it, I can't remember.


Dave "flying a kite." The gennaker needs constant adjustments.


No more clouds!


The Mr. playing captain.


Back in the marina I couldn't resist this shot. Doesn't the name suit the boat? And I love how reflective water can be.

Drum Roll Please......

...and the winner is....

Congratulations Sjo! I will be contacting you soon so you can choose your favorite color!


Thank you for everyone for all the fun fall comments!