G'pa Lew

We had a very special visit with G'pa Lew this past week. The kids loved the extra love and attention he brought and Eden especially loved the 100 books he read to her. 

I love this picture even though it's blurry, such a sweet moment.

On Sunday we went to Joshua Tree for the day. Unfortunately it was quite windy and the temperature never made it out of the 40s, nevertheless Lewis enjoyed seeing the park and the kids made the best of it as well as they could; exploring, climbing, and hunting for bobcats. On the way in we stopped by Noah Purifoy's outdoor art exhibit. 

We spent our last afternoon at SanO. It was our first time back since Baja, and on this particular day, SanO's tide pools were filled with all sorts of treasures. We found what we think may be a baby leopard shark egg, and the sweetest starfish I've ever seen. 

Baby shark egg?? Anyone know what this is?

Zion liked squishing it /:

Sunny February

We have had some sporadically warm days this month a nice reprieve from the semi-cold winter. On this warm day we were able to wash Klamath, a long over-due and painful endeavor. But the kids had a blast - getting wet in the court-yard, playing with the hose, laying in the sun together and helping to brush Klamath. Klamath however, was not such a fan as you can see by his adamant posture. 

On another note, I must say that I love the love these kids have for one another and I hope that they will love each other like this forever.

Easton's 4th Birthday!

We went out to Corona to celebrate Easton's 4th birthday yesterday. There is something about the 4th birthday where it seems like the body is just morphed - from that of a baby/toddler into a child. It is heartbreaking and glorious all at once. Easton seemed very grown up at his party, doing all sorts of awesome tricks in the bounce house and playing so well with all of his friends. We love that kid. Eden especially loves him and was crying to leave the party, I feel so bad that we do not get to see him more.

I NEVER have wrapping paper in the house. It is just one of those things that I do not like to spend $ on. But when it comes time to wrap a present I am always in the lurch. This time we had some of Eden's artwork around which I thought worked out great. I was very proud of her for sparing her artwork in that way and also for making such a beautiful card to go with it.

This is Zion's first introduction to transformers. Terrik was pretty sweet with him teaching him how they worked. Zi was pretty stoked.