It's been a while (lol). Ben turned 7 this month! He's a sweet, funny kid who gets hyperfocused on one thing at a time. This month it's lightsabering :). We had his birthday party at Mirror and Laser Maze, which was super fun. Nonna came out for the party, too! Two of Ben's friends also […]
Read moreThis month was a busy one. Ben had a two week spring break. Craig took him to Houston to visit with Nonna while he attended a conference. While they were gone, Nora and I went to see Brian Greene lecture. She was pretty entertained by him. Debbie and Joe came up for a visit (happy […]
Read moreThis month we headed down to Tucson to visit with Debbie and Joe. Ben, Craig and Debbie went to a performance (Shen Yun) while Nora and I went to the Reid Zoo. We saw the COOLEST anteater, identified birds, and climbed all over their cool outdoor play set. We went also went to the Phoenix […]
Read moreJanuary was a bit slower since we started back at work. I transitioned to a new position in the School of Earth and Space Exploration. It's going well so far - I'm enjoying finally getting to teach new courses. Ben celebrated his 100th day of first grade and we got to see him perform in […]
Read moreMerry Christmas (or whatever you celebrate) and Happy New Year everyone! We had a great December - Nonna was out for a visit while Craig got his gall bladder removed (everything went fine!). We visited Santa, went to Zoolights with Ben's bff, and snuck in a trip to Disneyland. Both kids are doing well. Nora […]
Read moreNovember was, thankfully, a bit slower than October. We did manage to get out of town for a weekend to visit Palm Springs. We rode the tramway up to San Jacinto Mountain, which was beautiful. The kids loved that there was snow along our hike! Nora was wearing a tiara and a long, fancy skirt, […]
Read moreOctober was BUSY! We started the month off with a visit from Pawpaw. While he was here we were sure to get a fishing and golfing trip in :). The kids loved playing with the nightcrawlers when we were fishing - reminds me of myself when I was a kid! They also loved riding in […]
Read moreWe started out this month with a trip to Legoland with friends. We had a ton of fun and were exhausted by the end of the day. I would say the kids liked the Legoland Driver's School the best maybe? They were super proud of their drivers licenses. Nora was DISTRAUGHT when she learned that […]
Read moreSlowly catching up! Ben is still struggling in first grade a bit, but things are getting better. His teacher and counselor think it's because he's not getting enough free play time with friends (it's too hot for the kids to play outside :(. We spent most the month trying to stay cool - we took […]
Read moreWOW, I'm behind, which is a total shame because July was our FAVORITE month so far this year because my nephew, Alexander, finally came out for a visit with Grandma!!! We packed a ton in for his trip - we visited the Grand Canyon and took the Grand Canyon Railroad, went to the Odyssea Aquarium, […]
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