Zestful: full of energy and enthusiasm. Here are some zestful captures in 2016.
There are also some zany moments. Zany: amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
Dan and Jamie have birthdays one day apart in January. Here’s their Happy Birthday Cookie Pizza.
Our boys have birthdays 3 days apart in January. We were able to celebrate Josh since he lives on our side of the state.
My pop holding his youngest great granddaughter for the first time in 2016. She was born Christmas Eve 2015.
Sister weekend Selfies.
Daughter Selfies.
Easter Egg Hunt!
Praying over our dough so it will rise!
Met up with my brother’s family in Austin Texas at the end of April. They live in Dallas and I drove from San Antonio.
Together with my brother and sister in June in Southern California.
My siblings having some fun with our sleeping pop.
The Mennonite Girls having some fun with our newly published book.
Our 93 year old Pop getting his turn to hit the pinata at his great granddaughter birthday party.
Zestful Sounders MLS Cup win in Toronto, Canada.
Our zany daughter on Christmas morning in her onezie.
We are already at the letter Z for ABC Wednesday. Thanks to Mrs. Nesbitt and her team for keeping us going all these years. Joy to my ABC Wednesday friends!
Onward and upward into 2017 we go. Today we woke up to cold temperatures for the Puget Sound area, 15! We aren’t suppose to get up over 30 degrees today. Brrr. I guess we’ll wait to prune our fruit trees till the days warm up next week. Hope your year is starting well.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Happy New Year, Ellen! That was a fun visit of the highlights of the past year and I know you have lots to look forward to in 2017!
…have a sweet year.
Loved your selection of photos. What a fun family you have. B x
I love all of these pictures of your ZANY family. They look like a fun bunch.
The picture of your Pop and newest addition is priceless.
😉 If the challenge had been ‘show love’ than you’ve succeed very very wel 😉
Adorable photo’s Ellen, moments to cherish and keep very near to your ♥
Have a nice ABC-Wednesday / _ Week
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Wonderful to flip through your photo album. Happy New Year!
My ABC WEDNESDAY
Fun and funny photos!
Fun!! Lots of life in these photos!
Brrrrr…that is cold. I think we’re supposed to have a cold snap this weekend. January has arrived!
What a handsome troupe!
ROG, ABCW
Great photos of happy times!
That is cold. It was 40°F here and rainy. You had a fun year. Love seeing your family photos. You and your brother certainly look as if you are related. I had forgotten about your sons being January boys and I had also forgotten that Dan and Jamie’s birthdays are so close.
Wonderful pictures, full of zest and happiness.
Looks like you have a lovely, fun-loving family. Thanks for sharing the photos – it was wonderful. And Happy New Year, Ellen!
PS: It’s ccccold up here, too. Very unusual weather for this part of Canada. it was minus 8 celcius when I got up this morning. What’s that in Fahrenheit? Hang on…I’ll check. Okay it’s 17.6 Fahrenheit. So close to your temperature.
Leslie
abcw team
Looks like you live an extremely zesty life. Love all the pictures.
Ann
What a wonderful Zestful Zippy Zany family you have Ellen,
It’s little wonder that you Pa ha reached such a grand age
having such a fun loving family around him.
Glad to see the Memomite Girls have another cook book
out, I must check it out on Amazon,
Every good wish for you and all you family and friends for
2017.
Love Di.
ABCW team.