December 28th - Sea Ranch

We had the privilege of joining my parents at Sea Ranch from 12/26-12/30 of 2009. It was a wonderful time - here are some pictures from the ocean picnic we took. Gosh, we had fun!

Christmas 2009

A selection of the crazy numbers of photos we took. We were at my parent's house in Davis then left the next day for Sea Ranch!

Christmas Eve 2009

We had the extended fam over for brunch!

Happy Thanksgiving all!

more recent photos

GG Francesca!!! Christmas Early!

Super Cool Thomas Train

Grandpa Knotts is visiting and bought Wills the coolest electric train - as you can see Wills is pretty happy about the whole thing! But I suppose what boy wouldn't be - a Granddaddy here to spoil you - a new Thomas train (that moves by itself no less) - and beach every morning to swim. . . it's pretty impressive!

Sunday Joycey

Sunday Joycey

Joycey's birthday party fun.

Cold Bath

Will in the Crib

Will and the Scooter

Will Crawling

Scooters and Kisses

Drummer Boy

Yesterday I was cleaning up after lunch and the kids were playing in Will's room. I hear drumming, and go to investigate the amazing drumming skills of my boy. I find that he has created a true drum set. The base is provided by a tray, then an upside down block box, then the drum. The seat is, appropriately, a small potty chair. Here he is playing loudly.



Then quietly.



And here is his muse. No wonder he plays so well.

Waxing Mike's Surfboard

After Mike came back from surfing, he left his surfboard outside for some waxing. Will got in on the act.



He's very serious about the chores Mike gives him.



But he'll smile when told to! ;)

Jehovah's Witnesses and Crayons

I know, it doesn't seem like a logical combination. But, there's a knock at the door, and the Jehovah's Witnesses have all sorts of things to say. . . then I turn around and Will's been practicing not coloring or writing, as I thought he would be - but balancing crayons on his ears.






He's actually quite good at it. Think he saw Mike doing this. . .that's my only thought as to where this one came from!

Messy Days

Sissy all messy. Gotta have these pics, right? They are part of the requisite growing up set - along with bath-time photo ops and the random road trip pictures.

Not Afraid

So it's been a big deal (like most kids) to get Will to get his head wet. Water pouring in the eyes, potential soap catastrophes, etc. all lead the sane individual to rue the days Mom makes you wash your hair. So the other day, I'm at the computer, and Will is "I wash dishes" (AGAIN - he's been 'learning' how for a week or two now) at the sink. I look over, and he had this huge grin on his face, and water pouring all down him. So much for fear.

Things on our Heads

These pictures are from early June through early July. Thought I'd do a little collage of all the things we put on our heads. It's fun being a mom.

It's a Sissy Day!!!

Here's some photos of Sissy

Me and the Kids - Part 2