Nan and Pop are Here!!

 For the first time in nearly 5 years, we're so happy to have Nan and Pop here for a visit! It's been a l-o-n-g time, due to the pandemic's travel restrictions, but wow, it is great to have them with us once again.

Violet has been wanting to visit the poppy fields in Lancaster, and Sue was up for an adventure, so after school on Wednesday, we headed north.

There weren't just poppies - beautiful yellow and purple and lavender wildflowers mingled with the orange, for a gorgeous combination of colors.

To be honest, it wasn't as "orange" as we saw a few years ago, but still striking and worth the drive. 

Interestingly, we saw zero flowers at the actual AV Poppy Reserve, where you have to pay to park. All these flowers were from our first stop, a few miles east of the reserve.

We continued west toward the 5 freeway, making it a real adventure through some scenic roads. See the orange field in the distance here?

Happy Birthday to Gord! Wednesday was his birthday, and we celebrated with lunch out at the Habit and a father/son tool-shopping trip.

We also took Nan and Pop to Gilchrist Farms, so they could see Violet do her mounted archery. Pop made some friends with the farm dogs, and he loved the old tractors they have.

From D&D game room to bedroom! We're so blessed to have this extra space, even if it really needs to be redone completely.