Golden
You know how hard it is to wait for your Golden Birthday when you are 8 and about to turn 9? It's suuuuper hard!! Some how, some way, we managed…
Grandma’s Flowers
A few days ago it was national dog day, and Paul coincidentally had just snapped three pics of Natalie snuggling Gwin-gwin. Very sweet pics! Natalie and Ruben were at Grandma's…
The Calm Before the Storm
Last week was a very quiet time around the house. We were finishing up our summer school early, in advance of my surgery and recovery, so we basically focused on…
The Kiddie Pool
When it starts to get hot, the kiddie pool comes out of the red shed and then Dad has to spend a lot of energy scrubbing it clean before finally…
An Eight Year Old and A New Photog in the Fam
The anticipation was keen throughout last week, growing stronger as Sunday approached. Ellie's actual birthday was on Wednesday, but we had to wait till the weekend to celebrate properly at…
At Grandma’s House
It is a long standing tradition, starting way back when Grandma and Grandpa first moved down to the Valley, that every other weekend they would have the grandchildren come for…
Memorial Weekend 2020
E.P.I.C. That was our Memorial weekend. We had SO much fun, we had NO car trouble, there were NO injuries (other than one mild bee sting and a few slivers)…
Boys Weekend
This was the weekend Dad took the four youngest boys up to the ranch in Tom-Tom (the new truck). It turned out to be, as you might expect, a very…
Water Fight!
The best way to socially distance is to have a water fight, right? I don't know. I figure the flying water mitigates germs, viruses, etc. Anyway, big brother Mark came…
Time for Tea
Ellie asked for a tea set for many weeks, and finally had enough saved to get a little set for herself. She was delighted to serve tea to anyone who…