Swim Lessons

It's swimming lesson time again!  Zoe is progressing really well this year (after a bit of winter regression) and she's having lots of fun.  Her only obstacle is her self-confidence.  My challenge is occupying a busy little 14 month old who wants to head straight into the pool, while trying to watch all of Zoe's new skills.  Great job kiddo! We are proud of you!

PS.  Darryl loved giving his new lens a try while snapping these pix of our little fishy!

Bedtime Stories

Love seeing my girls reading together

Walking and Talking

This little girl has done so much growing up since her 1st birthday!  She started walking 10-12 steps at 13 months, and now she is a speedy little biped!

The uneven beach made her a little more wobbly than usual, but she loved having the wide open space to explore her newly learned skill!

Madelyn also had a language EXPLOSION- here are the words she is saying now:

up, hi, bye, go, no, moo, neigh, baa, apple, help (today she even said helper), mama, dada, ball, duck, hot, hat, ack (for quack)

She also makes the "oo-oo" sound for monkey, makes the elephant sound, says her version of "meow" for cat, and roars like a dino!

Happy 4th of July!!

Mugu Beach

There are some moments that I wish I could bottle up and keep forever.  Playing at the beach today with my beautiful family was definitely one of them. 



My beach babies




Zoe and Darryl busy building sand castles.




Chilly girl=snuggle time for Mommy!



Maddie loved having a wide open beach to run around on!

The Numbers

2 kids

2 parents (only one on the way back-yikes!)

1 convertible car seat

1 booster seat
1 umbrella stroller

3 carry-on backpacks

4 suitcases

8 hours flight time

3,000 miles

Being back on the East Coast for the first time in 15 months and seeing all our families- totally worth it!

** Details and pictures coming soon!**

Preschool Graduation

Good-bye Preschool...

Here I come, Kindergarten!!