Merry Holiday, Happy EVERYTHING!

LIFE IS GOOD

Jimmy is so happy to have all of the kids here for Christmas.  We had a lovely day together and had a few takes of this pose.  As you can see, we had a fun day. 

Adventures in Jalopeno Jelly and pickled Jalopenos

We have a Jalopeno bush that is about 2 years old and is HUGE.  It produces like crazy.  This morning, we decided to try our hand at canning.  We decided to pickle jalopenos.  It was pretty easy. 

Here's what they look like.  Here's some advice if you plan on working with Jalopenos at all:  WEAR GLOVES.  My hands are burning.  I also made Jalopeno Jelly.  No pics of that process but that was pretty easy too.  Any Jalopeno jelly lovers out there? 

More vacation pictures

Dad and Hahn joined us on the beach.  We went to Zuma!

Wine tasting day!

Wine Tasting in Santa Barbara county

We had a blast!  Gainey Vineyard is our first stop every year.  They have great wines and AZ ties.  We got to take a tour and learn a lot about the growing of the grapes and processing, etc. 

Norm is a pro at wine tasting!

Mingling in the vines!

In all, we visiting 7 wineries in a short amount of time.  We also stopped off at a new beach campsite in Carpinteria.  Planning to do some camping next year. 

Summer Vacation

Last Friday we all set out for cooler temps and good times.  We went to the beach almost everyday. 

Jimmy and Norm went fishing on Monday.  They caught a lot of fish.  Norm won the biggest fish contest!  I have about 20 pounds of fish in my freezer to prove it.  I have more beach day pics on the camera.  It's upstairs and I am too lazy to go get it...  Guess my posts will be out of order.

Happy Birthday Uncle Corky!

Last Thursday Aranna made dinner for us and we celebrated Uncle Corky's birthday.   He turns 82 next week.