We Have an Eight Yr. Old!

What month is it?

Juliette turned one and she's ready for school, now. She just needs to lose the binky first. ;)


We had a fun family trip out to Cali. We took a paddle boat out on the ocean. Good times!

Three out of six people pictured in the photo below had the stomach flu on our trip, but that didn't put a damper on our fun (but we are really sorry to our gracious hosts who we infected. Please come stay with us the next time you are feeling sick! ;)

January Wrap-up

January has come and gone. 2011 has started off pretty great. Climbing in cupboards is her new favorite thing.

Hayley having a camp out with her doll. Plastic marshmallows and all.

Brandon found a creative way of keeping Juliette happy while he was mowing the lawn (I was out running. I am training for the Ragnar Del Sol). Yes, in Arizona we have year-round lawncare. Bummer!

Peek-a-boo. She's trying to wiggle her way out of the sliding door. Little sly dog. ;)

A picnic on the back porch. Such sweet sisters. ;)

I guess I uploaded too many photos of the girls, so I couldn't add the one of Ethan playing "Quidditch" so you'll just have to imagine him on a little stick horse running around trying to catch a ball that's whirling around the room because Brandon hooked it up to the ceiling fan. Good thing he didn't end up with a Harry Potter-esque scar from the whole thing.

I made some marmalade. Yum! Brandon has started interviewing for an Infectious Disease fellowship (Colorado, Utah, or California.... we'll let you know where we will be going for our next little stint. ;) That's it for now!