February Tally Trip

Well, it was a little too short, but it was wonderful in every other way.



We had a long weekend with the Tally girls (and their guys)- Yes, Avery's the big attraction, but we kind of like her parents, too.
















We loved seeing Jamie every day, too- and hearing a lot about some guy named Josh.. and on Sunday we finally got to meet him. He's a sweetheart- and a pretty good sport- he sat through 100 laps of NASCAR without complaining. (that's more than I can say for myself!) (Sorry, no pictures of Josh- he and Jamie are on Teresa's blog if you're curious.)


And we even had a quick visit with our old friends, The Richies. Gene and Terri were in town cleaning their kid's "college house" to get it ready to put on the market. Our kids are the same ages, and were all good buddies when they were small. Separated by mutual moves after Hurricane Andrew, we don't see them as often as we'd like- so when we heard they were in town we just had to interrupt their work for a few minutes! They sent all three of their kids to Tallahassee, and their girls came home when they were done (Their son, Tony, is roaming around the country playing baseball) ...our girls went to Tallahassee and stayed! O.K., so Kailee's the only one who's stayed for sure, and Jamie's still at FSU, so her final destination is yet to be determined, and Bonnie didn't exactly put down roots there....so I need to quit my whinin'. Two here and two there is pretty good- as long as we get to go see the ones there ever so often. And we did! And we made plans to try to go on a family camping trip in May- so, as Teddy says, it's all good!

Banana Bread

Jamie wants my banana bread recipe- so I figure why not share it far and wide! I'll blog it!

Banana Nut Bread
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour!
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 large mashed bananas (overripe is best)
1 c. chopped nuts (I use walnuts)

1 Tbsp melted butter
TOPPING: 1 tsp. cinnamon mixed with 1 Tbsp sugar

Preheat oven to 350
Grease a loaf pan, and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. flour.
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sifted dry ingredients. Beat in mashed bananas. Add nuts. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes (or 65!-test with a toothpick, sometimes stays gooey in the middle). While cake is still warm pour melted butter over top and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Old fashioned comfort food! Enjoy!

Just another nice weekend in South FL!

This is where we were Friday night... a little cove just off the Key Biscayne Yacht Club; it's one of our favorite spots. It feels like we're on vacation, even though it's just south of our mooring field. (works for me!)

We went exploring in the in the a.m. Saw a nice manatee, lots of birds... and mangroves!

Happy Birthday to Me!

well...some people just aren't very good about keeping up with their blogs! Where has the time gone?


Christmas came and went... We enjoyed having Jamie home for a good, long visit. The Jones Family stopped by Christmas morning on their way to the Keys- and it was good to share breakfast with them- Then off to Grandma's for our traditional Christmas dinner and mayhem. We missed Kailee, David, and Avery- they were in Dallas this year.



Then somewhere in the middle of the week, the Florences, from Atlanta stopped in for one night and a sail-day...it was great to see them- kind of a whirlwind visit! No pictures-sorry!- we didn't stand still long enough!


And before you know it, it was time to celebrate 51 big ones! Ted and the kids took me out to dinner, then we had dessert at Teddy & Teresa's.



Maybe that sort of catches us up!

More sailing posts, soon!- We took Tim and Laura Love out last weekend, and blew out our jib. Good thing Ted saw it coming, and the sailmaker was already working on a new one for us. We're going to hoist it tomorrow and show off our pretty new sail. Maybe I'll post a picture of it before next month!

Happy Thanksgiving from our gang!


And while you're here... check out the newest sailor!

I just can't resist one last goofy shot....


We had a wonderful weekend with family gathered 'round- God's blessings are bountiful!

Party in Tallahassee!

All sorts of family got together to celebrate Avery's first birthday...Sort of a mini-family reunion! The party was on Saturday, followed by the Canes game. (some went to the game, some stayed home in air-conditioned comfort.) Teddy and Teresa and Bonnie headed back after lunch on Sunday, while Ted and I stayed on for a couple more days. (Never long enough!)
Are you wondering where the birthday girl was for the picture?


In the bathtub under the watchful eye of Auntie Courtney!


It was so good to be with all the Tallahassee folks again.

And even extra fun because of all the people who were in town for the Canes game.... it was just a rip-roarin', action packed weekend!

Family Reunion

I believe this was the 19th annual Wy-ook family reunion. We just get together for the weekend, play games and hang out on the beach, by the pool, in the game room... and catch up on one another's lives. It really is a highlight every year- When we started doing this, we felt like our babies were going to grow up so fast- and we wanted to be sure the cousins would know each other. Now they're Gators, Canes and Noles, some even roommates! Some are married- Now one's engaged- and we keep growing! This was Avery's first reunion (and Greg's- Jill's fiance.) Wonder who'll show up next year for the first time? No tellin'! Next year we'll all be in Atlanta, for a wedding-reunion combo. Can't wait!