Gratitude is the heart’s memory ….. a French proverb
We are 70 years old! How did that happen?!?!? We’re not sure, but we celebrated with a dream vacation to Greece in September. Three nights in Athens, three nights on the island of Mykonos, four nights on Santorini and a final two nights in Athens: perfect! Not too crowded, not too hot: twelve days and nights of sunshine, clear skies, bright blue water and FUN!
Other travels this year included golf in Borrego Springs, a lovely Sunriver wedding, an Oregon Ducks football game in Eugene and Las Vegas to see Sting and Billy Joel in concert! In October we flew with Penny’s mom to Riverside, California, for Aunt Margot’s Celebration of Life. A beautiful weekend! Besides wonderful family time we were able to share meals with friends, Gary & Susan Brown, and with our long-time Garden Grove neighbors, the Woods Family.
In our “regular” life, Kevin planned a backyard landscape project that turned out great and played lots of golf (of course). Penny left the board of the Family Nurturing Center after ten years (term limits). She’s happy to be “re-retired”!
Arden is 9 years old and in the third grade. In July we had our second annual Grampa – Grammie – Arden Adventure that began with Arden’s first solo airplane trip to Medford! We hung out by the pool and played games for a couple days, then headed to Burney Falls, Lassen National Park and Red Bluff before meeting up with Becky and Jonathan in Lodi.
Julián will be 3 years old on November 29. Healthy and happy, he loves running and the Disney movie, CARS! We flew to Chile in March and had so much fun: beach time in Viña del Mar, then a quiet country weekend in Olmué. It wasn’t too hard to say goodbye since we knew they’d be visiting us in June.
Penny’s mom, Rosemary, is doing well, loving her Medford retirement community and the new friends she has made there. She spent six weeks at Black Butte Ranch this summer, thanks to family and friends who kept her company up there in the forest.
We’re driving to San Jose for Thanksgiving with Becky, Jonathan and Arden, then heading home to decorate for all the family for Christmas!
We wish you a holiday season of gratitude and love,
KEVIN & PENNY