Henry Christopher 4 months

Henry is 4 months old!

He is 21 pounds and wearing size 9 months clothes.
He smiles and laughs.
He loves his bath.
He loves his sister.
He sleeps through the night-ish.
He has completely won our hearts.

Henry Christopher- I thank God every day for you!
You are such a funny baby, and such a gift!

A Long Weekend in Bass Lake

We spent a fabulous long weekend in Bass Lake. What a treat! We hit all my old stomping grounds. . . including my old house and high school, both of which have undergone massive changes. Strange. I guess you just can't go home again.

It was Simon's birthday, so we really wanted to live it up. . .the weather didn't necessarily agree with us, but we had a wonderful time nonetheless.

Mommy and Henry at Ducey's Bar and Grill

Milk, please.

We were planning on spending Simon's birthday in Yosemite. . .sadly, the weather held us back.

Off the wagon

Yikes!
What happened?

I fell off the blog wagon for a month!

I guess that tells you a little about me at the moment. I'm in this little window of life where the thought of finding the camera cord and uploading my photos is so daunting it sends me into a mini panic attack. Luckily, I can take pictures with my phone too!

Went for a little walk with Lucy and Henry yesterday. I pushed Henry in the stroller and Lucy trotted along beside me, periodically stopping to lay on various neighbor's yards to test their softness.

We have a winner!

Climbing on a fire hydrant wouldn't have occurred to me normally. . .

. . but it's just her size!

Henry was amused.
He stared at the trees and made cooing sounds, including my favorite sound that Lucy used to make that sounds like a gutteral, "Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukraine."

I will plug my camera in at some point.

Allegedly.

Day at the Beach

Summerland Weekend

Lucy, Henry and I spent the weekend with my girlfriends Jenny, Sarah, and Kristie and their kids in Summerland at an incredible beach house owned by Kristie's family. We were literally across the street from the house we lived in in college. It brought back many fun memories, most involving pizzas, studying . . . or not, and sitting for hours on a disintegrating couch on the back patio.

Lucy had a ball playing with her friends Maddie, Wil, Fletcher, and Fallon. Non playing babies present were Henry and beautiful Baby Nola. . .The view from the house was spectacular, and we did not take it for granted!

The kids loved the beach! Lucy and Fallon had a great time running in the sand, that is until Fallon got caught up by a wave and took a tumble. Sarah and I ran into the surf after her which left me drenched in the only pair of shoes I brought for the weekend. There were a few attempts at purchasing flip flops, but I mostly just spent the rest of the weekend as the good Lord intended: barefoot in pajama bottoms. (Fallon was unscathed. . . we were a bit shaken.)

We had lunch at a favorite spot the Padaro Lane Grill. It has picnic tables and a huge sand pit in the middle complete with toys. The kids loved it. Lucy made a new friend whom she approached slowly and said, "hello, little girl!"

We came home from lunch to find Kristie and Nola watching the New Orleans Saints on tv in their good luck matching jerseys.

The kids

Lucy and Maddie- watching the sunset

Thank you so much for a wonderful weekend!

A two year old. . . and a two month old. . .

Here we have a two year old, and a two month old. . .
so why, pray tell, are they the same size?

And both wearing size 4 diapers?

And why doesn't he bend?
It's like nursing a skateboard.

Lake Arrowhead

We headed up to Lake Arrowhead on New Year's Eve to spend time with my family and have a "second Christmas." What a wonderful way to complete our holiday season! We relaxed, we ate, we opened unbelievable presents, we ate some more, and then to finish off the holiday, we ate.

Papa reads a special story. . . using his Donald Duck voice.

This may be my favorite picture of the trip. The two princesses in their new outfits (thanks Heather.) I love the way their jammies are wadded up underneath, they are so precious and guileless.

Exploring the lake. . .

Mom and Heather. . .with precious Sadie William tucked in the Moby Wrap.

The men. . being men.