Don't Give Up on Me!

Geez it's been way too long for a new post, but ya know, I've been busy. Hosting family for a total of 3 weeks, hiking and socializing like a maniac and finally completing house projects, including the painting of our house.

The tourist traffic has been steady, folks snapping shots from their cars, getting out of their cars, many yelling (mostly positive) comments as they drive slowly by. As Jim says, we live inside of a grape.
In other news, the Bar Mitzvah event was enormously successful. We made a number of fabulous family memories, all as Jake went from boy to man.

Jake did a great job, and their Rabbi from ATL was amazing. The events began with the celebration of his 13th birthday.

Okay, so I had him pose before he blew out his canldes. He did some really big hikes with his dad and his Uncle Jim, another marker of his growth as a young man. Here he is hiking with Uncle Jim.

And finally, my money shot of my sweet niece and nephew.