The Smith's Visit

A few weeks ago, Susan, Dax, and Rand came to visit from San Jose. Susan and I met at the Good Sam New Moms' Group and have been close friends since 2006. It is so wonderful to watch Alanna and Dax reconnect and play together. Rand (3) and Ethan had tons of fun playing too. It's hard for Susan and me to get a conversation in amidst the chaos, but of course it is always great to see her as well!

Age 2

Age 5

What's for Breakfast?

Alanna's teacher suggested that parents have their children write a shopping list to practice their "phonemic writing." Tonight I asked Alanna to write down a list of breakfast foods we should buy at the store. I said what we needed and she jotted it down on the white board. You should have seen how proud she was when I showed Justin the list and he read it out loud. Moments like this are so precious.

Little E

My parents have taken on a huge project of scanning all of their photos. They began with my childhood albums...I love the trip down memory lane.

Me (age 2) with my beloved cat Jake


Melly, me, and Jack the cat


Competing in a horse show (circa 1987)


The "alligator dance" -- trip to the Florida Everglades
(Mel, me, Dad, and Granny Evy)