A visit with Valentina

Photos of lovely little granddaughter Valentina with our son Warren, from a visit in May.

Valentina photos

I have been having problems posting blog posts on my phone. Fingers are crossed that I can succeed via the iPad! These are photos from a recent visit with Warren and Valentina, plus a dress that I recently sewed for her. Val is turning one in about a week!

Lunch at the Lotus Cafe

We had lunch with Warren and Valentina recently. 

A visit down south

Our visits are always too short, but we had a pleasant visit and lunch with Warren, Cia, Valentina, and Lily. Here are a few great photos I came away with. 

The Lotus Cafe in Encinitas is so healthy and delicious. I had a vegan lentil curry soup that was to die for!

And here are two more bonus photos taken by Cia. 

Weekend in Encinitas 2

The rest of the photos from Warren's bday weekend. 

Westcott Family Christmas Eve 2015

 We hosted the annual Westcott Christmas Eve brunch, which has been going on in some form since we were kids, I suppose. My siblings and I meet, with our families, and the menu rarely veers too far from custard, bacon, cheese fondue casserole, and fruit salad. This year my son and fam were unable to make it - life is hectic for them, having a very young baby just getting over her first cold. But they did arrive later, thank heavens. 

When it was time to take the annual family photo, no one brought a camera! But we figured out the iPhone timer and leaned it up against a potted plant, lol. 

We also miss our late brother, and his family, who live in Roseville and Seattle. 

Late afternoon, we greeted Warren, Cia, Valentina and Lily. 

Lily and Sammy became fast friends. 

After dinner the others had retired, and a few of us stayed up for a few more photos. Notice Lily and Valentina sharing Warren's lap!

Lastly, we used our newfound skills with timer and propping of the iPhone, and managed to get all five of us in the photo.  

Christmas Day photos next post.   

End of trip photos

A few more photos from our NY trip. 

She was so proud to finish this new puzzle we gave her. 

We spent a little time in Cooperstown at the Otesaga, a lovely resort on a lake. It drizzled most of the time, and lots of weddings were going on. We celebrated our 45th anniversary here! The next day my son texted me that he and Cia had just gotten married, so we share the same anniversary. :-)

My son got married!

News flash! My son Warren and his girlfriend, Cia, ran off to Palm Springs and got hitched! Sure, of course I wish we could have been there, but we couldn't be more happy for them. Yay!

Lunch in Encinitas

We had a delicious lunch at the Lotus Cafe in Encinitas with our son Warren. Here he with Lily and Warren - glad Gingie behaved herself and didn't act grumpy around frisky Lily. 

 Here is a photo of orders being prepared for Om Balm, soon to be available at a yoga studio near you, perhaps? This is a promising entrepreneurial endeavor by my son and his girlfriend Cia. 

Dog and chicken

I had paired these two in December. The dog was a gift from the previous Christmas from Warren, and the chicken pin cushion was a gift from my pal Stacy. They remind me of another dog and another chicken.  Hmmm.....

Yay, I found this photo from 2010 of Ginger and Sonny the chicken, taken at my daughter's farm. That's what I was thinking of!

Holiday cheer

I should have posted these sooner, but I've been distracted by new phone, putting away ornaments, etc. The photos include the Westcott family brunch at my brother Bob's house, plus a few of my son Warren with his girlfriend, Cia, and her dog Lily. It was so great having them here.

Some Christmas photos