Mom & Dad's Re-Inspirement Party

Last weekend we celebrated my parent's retirement, or rather "re-inspirement". After many years of waking up at the crack of dawn and working diligently at their jobs, they have decided to move on to greener pastures and start a new chapter in their lives. They even managed to retire in the same week! I so love their attitude of re-inspirement...they plan to learn new things, travel new places, touch new lives, and just enjoy each other. My dad will be setting up his own blog for retirees called myre-inspirement.com. We had a really nice party with friends and family at Monte Verde Park, and below are some pictures from the event.

The Retirees Themselves.
Kellie & Davina (My Sister-In-Laws)

Dad & Dilbert
Jordan Chowing Down
Aurora Keeping Up With The Boys

The Dayneko's

The Whole Family.
Cousin Todd.
Our lifelong neighbors and Friends, Joan & Warren.
The Vaden-Molter-Ferry Klan

Kaweah Han Photos

Van & Adam with Saw Tooth in the background.
Van and Ruth enjoying some cheerful quiet.
The Silver City General Store. Pie anyone?
Forrest (General Manager & dear friend) and the crew.
My handsome husband. :)

The porch moose...we've missed this old guy!
Our beloved Kaweah Han.
Down by the river.
A picture after the Kaweah clean, porch wash, and cobblestone walkway completion. The beautiful deer we saw on our drive to the cabin.

'This Is Livin'

Adam and I just spent an amazing four days in the Mineral King Forest with Van and Ruth (Adam's parents). We survived the two mile extreme dirt road that led to Kaweah Han, while admiring two deer on the way and taking in the glorious scent of fresh pine and mountain air. We stayed in the care takers cabin this year and spent our days hiking, napping, cooking, playing games (Adam taught us all how to play poker), and of course, enjoying the natural rock slide. We returned to reality today with our batteries charged and ready to face the week ahead. As my dad would say, "It was livin'!"