Summer!

Lots happening!

Spring!

Lots happening here! Girls out for spring break, my mom arriving for a visit...and last but not least, I sold my book! Publishing date this summer. Here are a few photos. Enjoy spring!

Winter into Spring

Fruit trees already blooming here, even though overnight temps often in the thirties. Aspen loves school. Aria on a "pre-competition" swim team. They swim 500 yard in an hour! She's a trooper. Chris just got a job. Week on week off schedule flying EMS helicopter in New Mexico. And I'm finally getting close to finishing the draft of my first novel "Rock Her"

Christmas!

Some photos!

Winter in Aptos

Its winter on the central coast and that means we can hear the big surf most days from our place. It also brings the rainy season which makes everything green!

Aspen's 2 year stats

Aspen is 27 lbs 11oz (76th) and 36" (98th) at her two year well child appointment. Just for fun I looked up Aria's 2 year stats: 35 lbs 1 oz; 38" 99+ percentile for all. Chris told me today that both my girls will be taller than my 5'8" and I agree.

First Lost Tooth!

And visit from tooth fairy. Fairy dust left in room. Aria said "if I touch it will it make me fly?"

Officially Fall!

Aria loves school, Aspen thriving. We love having Chris home two weeks at a time and are adjusting to his two week absences. I just returned from an amazing weekend with Jess in SF and Sonoma. Life is great.

A few more photos

Kindergarten!

Aria loves kindergarten! She has Christiansen/Skogness as her teachers and she is thriving. Two weeks in she got to be the star helper. Aspen is enjoying her playtime three mornings a week at the Children's Cottage. She sings Happy Birthday, Wheels on the Bus and Twinkle Twinkle Little star. So sweet!

Janet's Visit

My mom spent some time with us here in Santa Cruz this past week. Lots of fun had by all. Here are a few photos from our time at the boardwalk

Please help me

A favorite commonly used phrase for Aspen right now. She is starting to use sentences to communicate. Aria had her 5th birthday party yesterday. We had a double party with our friends the B's. Here are a few photos.

My favorite photo...

Aspen lives to kiss her "sissy"!

Happy Birthday Dear Aria!

Aria turned 5! Princess party next week.

A Few Photos...