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Loads of Photos on Flickr

dawn — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:20:03 +0000

I’m way behind. Go look. Over two full pages of park-y goodness.

Many Photos, Many Thanks

dawn — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:49:31 +0000

While we are on the road today, please be sure to go check out my flickr account here.
You can see loads of photos of recent events and just hanging out.
Many thanks to these fine people for letting us stay with them for, uh, ever.

Special thanks to Bailey for giving up her room, and to both Kayla and Bailey for their help with the kids.
Love you guys.

Karen’s Shower

dawn — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:06:59 +0000

A good time was had by all. You can find loads of pictures here.

The day was sunny and cool. Dana’s house is a clutter free oasis of style. The menu was fresh and bright, loaded with lots of veggies and fresh herbs; a huge hit. There was even one tiny piece of carrot cake left for Karen to take home. Whether or not she gave it to Don, well, that’s her decision to make, now isn’t it?
We had a blind tasting of 5 red wines, graciously provided by the guests. A bottle to taste and a bottle for the bride and groom’s wine cellar. To facilitate many spontaneously romantic evenings in their first year of marriage. As a bonus, the bride has notes on what each of them taste like, to her.
The winner, hands down, was a Clos du Bois Cabernet reserve, 2006, from the Alexander wine valley. But of course, one should never doubt the power of Clos du Bois to win over the masses. Second was a little 2003 Cabernet from St. Supery. An honorable third was a lovely Malbec from Argentina. See? We don’t just drink California wines.
In addition to the many wines she received, Karen also received a lovely assortment of gifts to make the honeymoon more enjoyable. What could be better?
Special thanks to Dana for hosting, Dana and Tammie for planning, Heidi for finding the caterer.
Many thanks to the guests for making Karen’s shower such a warm, festive affair.

New Pictures!

dawn — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:42:23 +0000

Here is a picture of Redding. I haven’t said much about him crawling. There’s not much to say. He conquered that skill and is pulling himself up on every available human and object. He will no doubt be walking before he turns 1. I think in this particular picture he is actually embarrassed to be caught coming out of his sister’s Princess Fort. I can’t say that I blame him.

Here’s one of Annabella who is developing a great love of cooking. Or rather, she insists we bake something together at least once a month. Sometimes more often. I comply, but only in the hopes of teaching her fractions and patience, and maybe a little science. Or just to teach her the love of the best chocolate chip cookies, ever.
There’s a few more up at Flickr.
More to come as I am apparently feeling better. I don’t actually think I feel better, but considering I have homemade chicken enchiladas in the oven, several loads of clean laundry, vacuumed floors, and fairly happy children, I must be feeling better.

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

dawn — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 01:18:17 +0000

We made it down to the beach this afternoon for a sunny, bustling adventure in the sand. Lots of tourists lining our sunny shore, but hardly a wave to bee seen.
Andrew and Bella burried each other’s toes in the sand. They’re pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself.
There’s lots more beach pictures over at Flickr.
This weekend also marks the 10th wedding anniversary of Tammie and Joe. Congratulations guys! I’d post more, but I’m still having flashbacks of when Tammie threatened violence if I talked about her at work. :0) No, really, she threatened me. So, whoever you are, and where ever you are this weekend, celebrating that thing that you’re celebrating, I hope you’re both having a wonderful time. And don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone on the interenet your deepest darkest secrets, except that you like to threaten me.
We also had a lovely dinner last night with Dennis and Melissa. Bella was already excited to see them, but then they went and brought her a present for her birthday, and now she just can’t wait for them to come back. Thank you very much for my present, too! Sorry I neglected to open it. I get all flustered when we have people over, wanting everything to be perfect. Which it never is, but then nothing is ever perfect when people aren’t here, so why the hell do I freak out? Hmm… Post traumatic stress from all the threats I’ve been receiving, I think. Anyway, they were here, they were great, we love them and can’t wait to see them again. No pressure.
Hope everyone has loads of fun and sun this weekend.

By the way, Bella insisted on wearing the sunglasses which she got for her first birthday (from Kurt, Erika, & Tom, Christian not yet being born), so that she could be like ‘everybody’ meaning us, her parents. Second, she would not put down the “52 fun things to do at the beach” cards which Tammie gave me for my 29th birthday, I think. People, our birthday month is over, but we just love our presents. Anyone out there waiting for those thank you cards, they’ll be coming this week, I swear.

Fishies!

dawn — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:15:09 +0000

Can I tell you how freaking cool it is to live within 40 minutes drive of the Monterey Bay Aquarium? I love it. Bella loves it. Andrew loves it. We got a family membership, for a year, and have already gone twice.

(Yes, you can see kayakers out the window on the bay.)
Yesterday Bella and I headed down to check it out during a week day, after our meeting in the morning. We celebrated the end of her physical and developmental therapy by watching the otters, the fish, playing with water games, and touching a little ray. Very cool. Bella wasn’t interested in the food I packed for her, but as we were walking back to the car, to go home, we passed Sly McFly’s restaurant. We’d gone out to lunch there after our last visit and she says to me, “Oh Mama, need to go have some lunch there.”
Our first mother-daughter solo lunch went quite nicely. I expect there will be loads more where that came from. She even sat on a regular chair instead of a highchair. Big girl! She seems to have grown up tremendously in the last two weeks. Perhaps because she hasn’t been sick (knock wood). See for yourself.

I know I’m biased, but could she BE any more lovely?