Aus-Sie

June 17th, 2014 by brendan

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Just in time to cheer the Socceroos home against the Dutchies!

Swim Camp!

June 16th, 2014 by alex

Page gets to spend the next 2 weeks with her BFF Nick at Swim Camp. So fun!

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  1. Such a graceful dive. A 10.

    Comment by Craig — June 17, 2014 @ 3:12 am

Casa de Quikster (Page eating an apple)

June 13th, 2014 by alex

We switched gears completely on the paint color and decided to go with a cream/beige color. We just got the gutters on today. We are still waiting on our front door so after that we will be all done with siding and paint.

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We have some pretty old growth plants in our yard and a super yummy cherry tree.

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This is the beginning of our fenced in garden. It has to be 7 feet high to keep the deer out. Page calls the deer “Angie and Jolie”. I think it should fit all our tomato plants!

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  1. Love the colour. I would have picked that!

    Comment by Grandma Anne — June 14, 2014 @ 1:44 am

Here ya go!

June 13th, 2014 by brendan

A list of Sienna words

  • Here ya go!
  • Good girl
  • Ball
  • Book
  • Dadda (everyone)
  • Momma (bottle)
  • Dogga (dog)
  • Nana (banana)
  • No no no

Crazy Hair Day!

June 9th, 2014 by alex

Its the last day of school for Page. Another year come and gone, I can’t believe it. Now what are we going to do for the summer??

Lots of ballet, swimming, soccer… We have been trying to find a theater camp but she seems a bit too young still. We will hopefully fulfill her need for drama while heading to the Los Gatos Theatre FROZEN sign-a-long screenings! I can’t wait for that…

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  1. Like your hair Page

    Comment by Craig — June 12, 2014 @ 6:47 pm

  2. Pink hair, pink Hair
    Oh Page you gave me a scare

    Comment by Grandma Anne — June 14, 2014 @ 1:43 am

Perks of Netflix

June 6th, 2014 by alex

Some of the great perks of Netflix are all the awesome lunches they put on to celebrate their new ventures. Today Sienna and I met Brendan at Netflix for their launch of Orange Is The New Black Season 2. She just cannot get enough of her Daddy…

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  1. Great photos of the two of you.

    Comment by Craig — June 8, 2014 @ 2:28 am

Things we do on a Thursday

June 5th, 2014 by alex

Today we hit the local park early and tried out the carousel. Page was in 7th heaven and Sienna was a bit scared…

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A Very Sienna Morning

June 4th, 2014 by brendan

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…

  1. Well done Sienna.

    Comment by Grandma Anne — June 5, 2014 @ 1:27 am

  2. To be continued

    Comment by Craig — June 8, 2014 @ 2:24 am

Casa de Qwikster

May 26th, 2014 by alex

We are making more progress. The house is about half sided, we now need to figure out what color to paint it. We are thinking a darker grey with a little brown… So far the favorite is the color to the right of Page.

The rock steps are going in, they look awesome! We are having another retaining wall built below the decks and that will be our veggie garden. I am so excited to see how it all turns out!

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  1. I rather like the lighter grey. Enjoy the selection.

    Comment by Anne — May 29, 2014 @ 3:45 am

  2. My choice of colour is middle top. I like the use of perspective by including Page on the steps.

    Comment by Craig — May 29, 2014 @ 10:15 pm

Shark Attack!

May 19th, 2014 by alex

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