$100.00 Omlet - Flying from Ramona to French Valley

Dad and I took the Cessna for a burn from Ramona to French Valley Airport (Temecula) this morning. It was a picture perfect Southern California morning, although it was a bit on the nippy side (34 degrees). We were airborne by 7:15am for the short 20 min flight north. We ate and then made our way out of the increasingly busy traffic pattern at French Valley and headed home. We found the Ramona Airport deserted and for good reason.....winds were blowing 22 knots across the runway. The little Cessna does OK in the wind, but we were glad to land. Overall a good time. Need to go flying more.

Evidence of Global Warming.......

Yep, 8"+ of snow in Socal and no signs of letting up. Had a blast making a snowman this morning. Next up, dragging the kids behind the Honda 50 on the sled. Have to warm them up to the idea because right now they don't want any part of dad being a kid again.

Christmas Tree - 2008

True to our family tradition, we made the trek to Tehachapi this past Saturday to find a live Christmas Tree, cut it down, and bring it home. We surprisingly found a nice tree pretty quickly but we cruised around the lot looking for a better one. Finally settling on the first tree we picked, Landon and Skye helped me cut it down. Landon found an interesting stump which he made his home for a few minutes. Doesn't take much to entertain the little guy!

Tonight, we brought the tree in and decorated it. Last year Landon was too young to really get into it, but this year, he couldn't get enough of decorating the tree. He kept grabbing ornaments and throwing them on the tree. He also likes our tree so much that he gives it hugs when he passed by. He was so excited to be able to help this year. We heard "look it" about 1ooo times tonight. He has also picked up saying "goodness", which is pretty dang funny.