You know your single days are long gone when the highlight of your day is a trip to Costco for a family night out enjoying sweet, cheap thrills! Yep, no more splurging at fine dining restaurants. No more movies, dancing or long walks on the beach. Just holding sticky hands and running sneaking into burger… Continue Reading
We’re back! What an absolutely wonderful time we had. Every moment was so serene. So peaceful. So blessed. Utah resident’s license plate slogan reads: “Life Elevated”. On so many levels, we were indeed elevated above the drudges of daily life. The drive. 9 hours there. 9 hours back, not to mention the 20+ hours in the car… Continue Reading
So, our original plan to leave Friday night hit a little snag when Daddy was unsuccessful in renewing his license after the computers at the infamous DMV had a glitch and went down for the day state wide. (Um, can we say procrastinator? Of course I would never say “I told you so” after nagging… Continue Reading
By the looks of these, you never would have guessed she was squirmy, cranky and just extra Spicy this day. Dani and Emeline are truly amazing! I laugh to myself because I was certain this Spicy one didn’t look into the camera one time! Boy was I wrong. She looks like is an angel. A… Continue Reading
Just a typical Saturday at the Soto house: Daddy keeping our technological assets in tip top shape, doing some repair & upgrade to Spicy’s computer and including a lot of teaching along the way. I’m proud to brag that our 3 year old now has power supply, motherboard, and hard drive as part of her… Continue Reading
I’m back! In the past week we were: -Away from home for a big slumber party providing the challenge opportunity of sleeping in tight quarters (by the way, it was much smoother than I anticipated giving me much hope and excitement for a future combined room for these 2): -Getting spoiled with plenty of love,… Continue Reading
This year’s Father’s Day was more than just a day’s celebration. With Tita visiting, it was hard to leave the Emde Resort and miss out on the family fun so….we didn’t! Our 2 days and 2 nights of pure joy… Lots of relaxation in the warm pool soaking in the Vitamin D Alizea with swim… Continue Reading
Although we missed the “SURPRISE!!!!!!!” moment (by just a few minutes), in which 30+ people jumped out from behind ‘the beast’ (Uncle Tom & Aunt Cheryl’s very large & very luxurious RV), I heard Grandma Gloudeman (aka, Grandma, Granny or G.G.) was utterly surprised, shaking with shock as tears of joy ran down her face.… Continue Reading
I was reminded late last night after being away from home for the past 4 days of something that I do not enjoy doing. unpacking . Even though I left the house squeaky clean and not a dirty sock left behind and even though the house was in the same condition upon return (much appreciated,… Continue Reading
We are free to celebrate LIFE… We are free to enjoy our most valuable treasures… we are free to work hard and play hard… we are abundantly blessed beyond measure & free to eat until our heart’s content… (menu: tri-tip, scallop skewers, corn on the cob, baked beans, potato and macaroni salad and fresh fruit!… Continue Reading