Freya's first shower

Freya enjoyed here first shower today and was grabbing at the water.

First time...

Summer has finally arrived in Santa Cruz so we hit the beach for the afternoon.  I have been trying to document all the first time Freya's toes touch somehing for the first time, yesterday it was sand...didn't even phase her!

Hard Core

I love my mom

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Weigh In

I forgot to post our latest weigh in...

At her 2 month appointment (or closer to 9 weeks) Ms. Freya weighed in at...

11lbs 15 oz! and she is 23.5 inches long!!!

I know that this might not be as shocking to some, but for us - coming from the world of preemies - this is amazing. I have been trying to look through past posts and paperwork but I really don't think Reese broke 10 pounds until she was 6+ months!

Tea for three

Backyard Tea parties (with real tea of course) are the best!


We love you Grandpa!

summer days

Whew - the days are growing shorter, and summer is slowly ending. While the heat of summer never really hit our area - we still had some fun adventures. Here are some random pictures to share...

Reese playing dress up in Freya's clothes

I don't want her wearing my clothes!

First smiles...

backyard fun...

Cool dude.

Garden helper

yes, reese still fits in the bumbo

Tahoe or bust!

Phew - I am not sure if we looked like the Griswalds or a clown car -but we decided to attempt a trip to Tahoe with the family in August. We rented a house with some friends - and made a mini-vacation out of it.

First stop on the trip was a visit to Yuba City to see Auntie M - and of course visit a local park.


The next day we were off. Freya did surprisingly well with the drives. As long as we timed it right - she did great. The house was right on the lake - it was almost too close! In past years there had been a beach right there, but with all the rain this year - no beach! We ended up having to jump in the car and find a kid-friendly beach that would work.

But that didn't stop us! We swam, hiked and enjoyed the views.


Dessert time!


Story time for everyone.

Ms. M - swimming



the favorite game- dress up. in the 'grown-up clothes ' look at that attitude- work it Reese!

Peek boo

Birth Day

A little overdue, but here's is a clip of how we celebrated Freya's homecoming.



Yes, we're still glad she is here. (she was so tiny!)

Story Time

Excuse the mess, but enjoy a brief story with Carl. As told by Reese.