Susanne at Living to Tell the Story is the hostess of Friday’s Fave Five and Claudia at Dippity Road is the hostess of Finding Beauty.
Looking back over this last week and finding favorites and beauty.
Enjoying getting together with friends and family has been the theme of my last days in Southern California.
This is one of my family’s favorite spots for breakfast. My sisters and some of my nieces and great niece and nephew were there.
My grand niece with her Auntie.
So for the 5 Favorites…
Dinner with Dear on Valentine’s Day
A walk with Willow
Dinner with Family at my mom and dad’s
A Pot of Earl Grey with Willow
Breakfast with Family
and
Bonus #6 starting a 40 day devotional for Lent on Wisdom
My oldest sister Kathy’s family
The sisters minus Lana…poor Lana had to be in Hawaii instead of with us :0)
Photobucket is holding all my photos that I stored on their site from 2007-2015 hostage replacing them with ugly grey and black boxes and asking for a large ransom to retrieve them. It is a slow process to go through all my posts deleting the ugly boxes.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
What fun times, Ellen. The ladies all look beautiful, especially Avery! 😉
Many memories with wonderful friends and family. I can tell you all value family.
What a blessed week you had. May the Lenten season grant you grace and peace.
A wonderful way to round out the week. Glad you got to spend some time with Willow.
Ahhh Ellen — What a lovely post today — The smiles and twinkles in everyone’s eye are splendid.
thanks for joining us in FFB! 🙂
Claudia
What a great photos my friend. How wonderful and everyone looks like they are having such a great time 🙂
Hi found you via Dipity road. I love Finding beauty on Fridays. Your dining room is divine.
Saludos,
Beautiful post, family is the one place that hopefully we can always find beauty. You have a lovely one! Your great niece is adorable. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Family – certainly a lot of love and beauty there!
Thank you for sharing such sweet memories and photos with us, Ellen! :o) Happy Weekend ((HUGS))
What wonderful pictures and great memories! =)
Hope you enjoy a lovely weekend!
What a beautiful grand niece you have and a perfect shot with her Auntie. Happy time with family is always precious. Love your smiles!
What precious family times you had! Those are always my favorites. I’ve started a new Lent devotional as well, and I’m getting a lot out of it so far. Blessings on your weekend!
Ellen, what wonderful pictures of family! You are so blessed to be able to spend time with your family – and Willow! 🙂
Poor Lana, indeed. LOL. Love the pictures of your family and I’m glad you got to do such nice stuff with loved ones and friends before you left.
It sounds like you are getting the perfect send-off…leaving you with the best of memories.
Yes, poor Lana! She missed a great deal by not being with you and your family!! Maybe it was raining in Hawaii! 🙂
You must share all the wonderful eateries with Willow before you leave! A list would be good!
What a beautiful spot! Looks like everyone had a wonderful time. ~Jeanne
All of those pictures will be such wonderful memories for you. It looks like you have a nice family.
Its nice to be loved.
What a terrific family photo!
I’m sure you are torn about moving away! You are blessed to have so many people to say goodbye to before you leave!
That breakfast place is gorgeous! Love the gold colors.
What BEAUTIFUL photos and wonderful FAVES you’ve shared as you prepare for this big transition in your life!
Hugs and blessings,