March 5th, 2014 by alex
Ya! Finally we are started on our renovation adventure. First off we are working on getting a new septic system in. After that we are having the earth movers flatten out the land so we can add a grassy area for the girls to play and a veggie garden. Down below we will flatten out that area a little more and will be another play area for the kids under the oaks. Hoping to get a jungle gym, swings and trampoline down there. In between that area on the existing slope we are hoping to plant some vines. We’ll see!
Here are some before photos…
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March 2nd, 2014 by alex
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!
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March 2nd, 2014 by alex
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February 26th, 2014 by alex
Sienna is a very social baby and loves to smile, wave and say “Hiya!” to everyone she sees. She is making lots of new sounds but most everything is still Dada… She loves to clap, wave, steal hats and sunglasses, and she loves playing with Page. They just follow each other around, so cute.
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February 25th, 2014 by brendan
Hot Mom Alex organised a weekend trip to the mountains with our friends from our New York trip, Hot Mom Julie, Monkeyfish and Hot Dad David.
The Squaw Valley tram was worth the ride. Sienna and Alex tagged along, while Page and I skied at the top of the mountain.
Page and Monkeyfish.
Sienna had a bit of a cold, probably due to even more teeth coming through. She perked up on Sunday, watching Page ski at Soda Springs.
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February 11th, 2014 by alex
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February 10th, 2014 by alex
Its that time of year again! Valentine’s cards!
We went a little over board last year with the Love Bugs, but we wanted to stay with the same theme so we toned down our ambition and created something a little more doable. So fun and Page got some great practice in writing her name on the cards.
And the real life love bug 🙂
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February 10th, 2014 by alex
The other day Page wanted to go to the Princess Store and get some pixie dust so that she and I could fly over to Nick’s house. So I took her to the store, we bought the pixie dust and we both took turns dusting each other and Page thought for a minute, “Mom, nothing is happening. We aren’t flying.” We tried to prep her that pixie dust was just pretend, but it was the saddest thing ever to watch her realize that pixie dust was not real.
She is now convinced that there is a store in San Francisco sells the REAL pixie dust.
To get some flying action in, we went to see the play Peter Pan, she just loves theater. Here we are waiting for the show to begin!
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February 2nd, 2014 by alex
We took a break from house stuff to venture to SF for the weekend. Brendan rode his bike and met us downtown. Sunday we took the girls to the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito and they both loved it. Its so fun to see Sienna’s personality come alive. She has grown so much this past month!
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I would have loaned you our mattock if you asked, but perhaps it is a little large scale for that. Look forward to seeing the progress. Good luck.
Comment by Craig — March 6, 2014 @ 10:41 pm