Eli's Baby Blessing
Eli's Baby BlessingEli was blessed when he was 10 weeks old on May 6th, 2012. The family crowd gets smaller and smaller with each baby that we bless out here in California, but we are so thankful for...
View ArticleMore Visitors!
It was so much fun to have the newlyweds Kellie and Joe come to visit. Living out in California, we don't get a chance to get to know the new members of the family very well, so it was nice that they...
View ArticleLaney's Preschool Graduation!
Laney finished preschool! It was her first graduation of hopefully many to come. Okay, so since her preschool is put together by a local Christian school, they called it a "Chapel Blessing" and their...
View ArticleSummer Fun!
We haven't been up to anything big or exciting in June. We are just getting used to a new routine with 3 month old Eli and starting to get out of the house more. Going to the Gym in the morning was a...
View ArticleBrad's Phone
Turns out Brad's phone is a treasure trove of pictures! So here are some random photo's from the last 6 months.FebruaryBrad took Cali to the Winchester Mystery House with some friends.MarchWho is that...
View Article4th of July!
What kind of 4th of July would we have without a parade! Okay, I hate parades. There, I said it. But it just goes to show how much I love my girls, because so far they love them! Twins? Wow,...
View ArticleAll Good Things...
Well, it's here, the end of summer. And my blog is shamelessly baren of pictures from this summer. So here is a super quick recap. I wish I could organize the pictures and put cute captions on all...
View ArticleArt work
Cali has all the sudden went from drawing just random people, to specific people and stories and stuff, it's been so fun to see what she comes up with!Laney's rendition of swan lakeCali's...
View ArticleFirst Day of School
Here we go! Laney loves school! She absolutely thrives with all the rules and set schedules. All that worrying for nothing, go figure. Cali was the only one who cried when Laney walked into her...
View ArticleBoys vs. Girls
I was so glad our first 2 babies were girls. In fact, I was praying for them. I would have been super excited for boys too, don't get me wrong. But for someone not used to kids or chaos I needed...
View ArticleMendocino, California
For our "Summer" family vacation we headed north about 4 hours and checked out the beautiful Mendocino. Known more for it's quaint B&B's and not for their family friendly activities, we still had...
View ArticleHenry Cowell State Park Roaring Camp Railroads
Intel had an Employee Day at Roaring Camp Railroads. We got to enjoy a nice picnic under the trees and a tour of the Redwood State Park via a super cool old train. While we all look hunky dory in the...
View ArticleSeptember
Eli - 6 Months16 lbs 11 ozs (50%)27 inches (75%)Yes, I know there are a lot of Eli in this one pose, this was just the only time this month that he was feeling photogenic and flirty for the camera!...
View ArticleSan Jose Heritage Rose Garden
This is our second time visiting these rose gardens, and once again we said, why don't we come more often? It's so incredibly beautiful and peaceful, with lots of room for the girls the run around and...
View ArticleSan Fransisco Exploratorium and Palace of Fine Arts
The San Francisco Exploratorium had so many fun things for kids AND adults. Okay, maybe just for us nerdy adults. Groovy!Some sort of vibration sand table. Whatever it was, it was pretty cool and...
View ArticleI Can Ride!
Thanks to Daddy's Home-made Skut bike, learning how to ride a bike only took a few tries and no falls...yet. (Directions: Take an old 12 inch bike and take the pedals off. Tada!)Ready....set... Way to...
View ArticlePumpkin Patch
We didn't get to go to one of the many fancy pumpkin patch's that are so prevalent around here. Truth be told we just didn't have time. Luckily Christine is an awesome friend and went with us, which...
View ArticleOctober
Eli - 7 MonthsHe can now - Sit upThe girls enjoyed putting on an impromptu guiltar show for Eli. He actually liked it a ton!We didn't help her with this at all. I was amazed at the detail. She made...
View ArticleHalloween 2012
Cali's 3rd Halloween Costume this year. For the ward party she was a Minnie Mouse cheerleader. For preschool she was a Belle Ballerina. And for trick or treating she wanted to wear Laney's old...
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