Category: General

Today we had the honor of attending Gabbi’s school and having Gabbi and her class serve us a breakfast buffet with foods prepared by them for us. Very cool! Enjoy.

The “new” school name; the school was actually called Kitchen Academy and then the second week Gabbi started, the school was upgraded to Le Cordon Bleu!
How cool is that!?!

A little banner greeted all those who attended:
The Bestes Buffet Featuring Stuff & Things Presented by PCA 1-B.

The menu included:
Eggs to order
Omelets to order
Eggs Benedict (Gabbi made these!)
Crepes Suzette
French Toast
Potatoes O’Brien
Sausage links
Bacon
Orange juice
Apple cider
Water
Fruit platter and
Pastries

Gino’s (and Isabel’s) plate with Egg’s Benedict (that Gabbi made!), fruit, a blueberry muffin, and Quiche Florentine.

Gino’s (and Isabel’s) plate after Gino realized he missed the other half of the buffet!
With everything listed above plus Crepes Suzette, French Toast, Potatoes O’Brien, sausage, and bacon.

My plate (I didn’t get to try everything like Gino, it was mostly gone) but I did get Gabbi’s Eggs Benedict! Yum!

Our “little chef” Gabbi!
You and your class did an amazing job today!
Keep up the hard work and you’ll be the next Iron Chef! Woohoo!

This Saturday, with much help from Gabbi, we got our decorations down from the garage attic and started putting up our Christmas decor, starting with the tree.

While we decorated the tree Isabel played inside the tree box…for a little while anyway.

Gabbi and I worked on “fluffing” the branches while Gino did the lights.

Isabel waiting patiently for us to get through so she could put up ornaments.

Isabel and Gabbi  just kicking back while we decide what to do next.

Gabbi did the honors of putting the bead garland on.

Afterward we were finished for the night because it was time for Isabel to go to bed and she really wanted to decorate the tree (that’s her favorite part!). So we waited until the following afternoon to finish decorating the tree…which reminds me, I need to get a finished picture. Isabel did a great job (followed by Gabbi who spread the ornaments out a bit and me putting up the fragile ones!).

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UPDATE! I finally took a photo of the completed tree…

Merry Christmas!

Last night after Gabbi got home from school she sat down to listen to her iPod, which got the curiosity of Isabel. It was to cute not to take a picture…Enjoy!

Selecting a song; they choose David Crowder Band.

…I love this picture.

My cousin Gabbi (and my Aunt Ann and Mirage) arrived on Tuesday of this week to get settled before starting culinary school next month in the area. This has been exciting for us to open our home to both of them while Gabbi tries to find work and an apartment. Unfortunately we were so busy over the past 4 days I didn’t get any pictures of my aunt with Gabbi or visa-versa. I’m so mad with myself since I am always taking pictures of Isabel and yet I can’t even take a picture of my aunt and cousin when they are here! How rude of me!… Anyway, Isabel has just fallen in love with Gabbi and has already invited her to parties! Enjoy!

Gabbi and Isabel celebrating with a picnic.

Welcome Gabbi, we hope you enjoy your stay and best of luck in culinary school!
(Isabel wants to know when you’re going to cook – btw!)

Gabbi’s cat Mirage.
He’s a sweetheart. Isabel just loves “visiting” him.

Gino and his friend Jason have been trying to land more fish since their last catch, back in August, but haven’t had any luck. So last night we headed out to scout around along the Nisqually River.

A clear very fast moving river along the border of Fort Lewis. This morning Jason and Gino headed back to the Nisqually to see if they could get their lines on some salmon. Good luck guys! (If they catch anything I’ll be sure to post)

I tried to get some fall color but it was growing to dark, so I got a dead tree.

Today at lunch Isabel asked me what my age was. Using her place mat with numbers on it, I pointed out the numbers of my age and then told her that I was 2 numbers. In the mean time Gino asked her how old she was and she stated, “I’m 69.” Both Gino and I laughed. I said, “Wow, your older then Grandpa and Pompo!” Gino asked her if she was retired and Isabel shook her head that yes she was. Gino then said to her, “Well, you look really good for your age. How do you keep looking so young?”…

Isabel sat a moment and with a smile on her face said, “A car.”

Isabel’s not going to make a very good transportation manager.