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.