March 11th, 2018
I told myself that THIS time I wouldn’t forget to post our family photos. I usually hold out to send out holiday cards, but that time of year is wrap-up of photo-season crazy, followed up by holiday prep-crazy, so … I’ve been forgetting. But since I’m sitting here catching up (and recognizing that our family photo is 3 years old) I realized I didn’t do it. Again. :-/
So here goes. Photos by Renee Marie Photography, who has been awesome enough to put up with our insanity for years 🙂 We did this session at one of my favorite places out here — the Redwood Preserve in Los Altos.
Please note — family photos mark the one of handful times time of year I force our sons to dress up…. in jeans.
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March 11th, 2018
Ski week just happened, and we took a short trip for a few days. We visited Hearst Castle, the Lighthouse and some tide pools on the shore right outside of our hotel. It was lovely…. and frigid for a February.
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To see more photos of the castle and lighthouse scenery, check out the Flickr album:Â https://www.flickr.com/photos/avalikelava/sets/72157694354741675
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March 11th, 2018
Grammie visited with us for a few weeks at the start of the year. It was great! One of our week-ends we took her to Tea Time.
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March 11th, 2018
Storm has come up with a very interesting innovation for himself. It’s driven by the motivating factor of coziness. Storm is all about his cozy robe, cozy pants and fluffy friends. So… his robe is now a leash for a “friend”, so that a friend is always accessible.
Observe…
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