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A Very Sienna Morning

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

Sienna likes to wake up at about 6:30am. Not with crying or screaming, but with a quiet laugh which we can hear from her bedroom.

Then one of us goes to pick her up, and her ‘Nigh Nigh’, the fluffy pink blanket she loves. We bring her back to the bedroom for a little while before breakfast.

This morning we played some music. Some Katy Perry to hear Sienna roar, Pharrell Williams to get Sienna clapping. She likes to grab our hands and clap them together, along with her own. And today I played some Angels too (vale Doc).

She started making breakfast noises, so we took her downstairs. Carried, this time. She usually insists on being walked down the stairs, or trying herself, which is not stress-free for us. She had a little breakfast. Sienna usually eats quite a bit, and is very particular about trying everything that anyone else is eating.

While waiting for Page “not a morning person” Alina, Alex walked Sienna around the kitchen. Then she walked over towards me, in the lounge. Very subtly, Alex removed her hands without Sienna noticing and she took her first steps. As soon as she realised that she was walking on her own, she dropped to the floor and crawled to me. Sienna can stand-up and walk by herself, she feels very steady when we walk her, but she doesn’t seem to want to. We are not sure if it’s a confidence thing. We’re just hoping that now she has been caught in the act she’ll start walking herself. Or are we…

Happy Birthday to me

Monday, May 19th, 2014

39. My moment in time.

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Cooling off!

Friday, May 16th, 2014

It has been boiling hot here this week. Los Gatos has this lovely little water fountain that is perfect for the girls to play in. Sienna loves to dive right in…

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Mama’s Day

Sunday, May 11th, 2014

Happy Mother Day to all the Mama’s out there! We took the girls down to Capitola and Page had a go at her second time surfing. The weather was amazing today. Its so awesome we are just 20 minutes away from some beautiful beaches. Sienna and I played with seaweed and tested the water while Brendan and Page took to the waves. Page caught a pretty big wave and had her first wipeout. She needed a break after that. After some burritos she wanted to head back out for some more waves. Afterwards we headed to Testarossa Winery for some Mother’s Day wine and snacks. Its been such a  good day, so much to be grateful for!!

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Happy Birthday SB!

Thursday, May 1st, 2014

Brendan flew to Milwaukee for SB’s birthday. It was so nice to see him after 3 weeks away! It was a warmer spring day so we took a hike down to a beach on Lake Michigan. We had some sandwich’s (Sienna had a real sandwich) and played around in the sand, such a beautiful spot. Later that day we had a small Bday party for Sienna. I can’t believe she in ONE!

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Children’s Garden

Friday, April 4th, 2014

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Spring Flowers

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

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Lil’ Rascal

Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

We got the camera back, needed a new mirror. But now Auto takes these really interesting pics. I think this one is high key, Craig? Pretty cool.

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Which way do you want to go Page?

Friday, March 7th, 2014

Maybe in Colorado people wouldn’t look at me funny for pushing a stroller uphill with Page sleeping inside and then also carrying Sienna in the Baby Bjorn. But here in Los Gatos, they look at me funny… It only lasted about 10 minutes and Page woke up ready to ride her bike which was the original goal. She is so fun to watch cruise up and down the trails on her Strider. “Which way do you want to go Page?” “Left!”

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Sledding w/ the Naylor’s!

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

 

We had the best weekend up in Tahoe at the Naylor’s. It has finally snowed enough to go sledding in their backyard. Page and Nic were super charged all weekend, sledding, skiing, sledding, playing, hot cocoa… Hannah and Sienna got their intro to sledding, too. Huge props to Nora  and Tim for opening their home to us, great fun and conversations. But I still think Nora and I deserve a medal for orchestrating this sledding session. Yes, the Dad’s were out touring… But it was so worth it. Such a great time!page-nick-hug1

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