Sodalicious with Reanne

Of course I had to take Reanne out for our traditional birthday treat & hang out. We had a good chat and a good time.

Reanne Turns 15!!!

It is super hard for me to believe that I have a niece that is 15 years old. When did that happen? I don't know. Sure love her though. The family celebrated tonight. I love that the birthday chair tradition is still alive and I love watching Reanne open presents. She is always very sincerely grateful for everything and anything she gets. It is so fun to watch her grow up into a smart, beautiful and talented young woman. Happy Birthday Reanne.

Painting with Bob Ross... and Kristy

So after the family all painting with Bob Ross on Christmas... not everyone was a big fan, but Kristy was! In fact, she told me she wanted to paint with me once a month! So we started with another Bob Ross painting. Another Winter painting. This time we tried painting with oils... which took over a week to dry, but oils are pretty nice to paint with, but you probably shouldn't paint with oils on paper. It seeps through. ha ha.

I love hanging out with Kristy. We have a great time. Kristy has become such a great friend to me and I love it. I can use all the friends I can get.

The Family Paints with Bob Ross

This was definetly not my first time painting with Bob Ross... but it was for my family. Somehow, I convinced them to want to paint with me on Christmas. So we chose a Winter painting and like always... his 27 minute painting turned into a 2 hour painting session for us.

Here is Bob's painting that we chose to paint with him.

Here is the progression of my painting. Like always... it looks nothing like his. Turns out Winter paintings are hard. I think we all agreed on that. We ended up needing to add green in order to make it look different from the rest of the picture.

Here's how everyone else's painting turned out.

I don't know if anyone else will want to do it again... but it made Kristy want to paint with me once a month! So I am excited about that.

Sierra's Orchestra Concert

So neat to see my nieces and nephews develop their talents and perform! So glad I can be here for these moments.

Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving this year was with my Watson relatives hosted by my Aunt Sharleen at her house. It was quiet the feast! I brought three different desserts. Pumpkin Dump Cake, Chocolate Haupia Pie & my triple berry pie I made from scratch.

And all the rest of the DELICIOUS food pictured below. It was a yummy meal and I of course ate too much.

 We even got a beautiful sunset. My favorite way to end the day.

It was a great Thanksgiving. I love this holiday. Get to be with my awesome family eating great food.

Sierra Berra's Birthday

Lori & fam were in town during Sierra's birthday so we all partied together! Always fun when when family is in town.

I sure love this cute niece of mine. I can't believe she is turning into a teenager! She is still just as sweet. :) Of course I took her out for her birthday. My regular birthday treat to sodalicious. Always a good time. I love spending one on one time with my nieces and nephews.